30 years ago
7 February 1996
The federal government has agreed to spend $6 million buying land surrounding the notorious Anthony’s Cutting in preparation for a $40 million reconstruction of the Western Highway between Melton and Bacchus Marsh.
20 years ago
7 February 2006
A Victorian coroner delivered an open finding last week into the death of a man whose body was found near his girlfriend’s house in Harkness Road, Melton, in 2001.
15 years ago
8 February 2011
A proposed electrical substation for the Mount Mercer wind farm will “unleash a monster” if it is allowed to go ahead, according to Elaine resident Marcus O’Brien.
10 years ago
9 February 2016
The Bacchus Marsh company at the centre of a recent salmonella outbreak has suspended some farming and processing operations while investigations into its cause continue.
