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Kabbadi is coming to Victoria

Tickets for the first ever Pro Kabbadi League exhibition match to be played on Australian soil are now on sale. Kabaddi – the second biggest...

Young writers workshop

Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop. Young writers and creatives from the...

Encouraging girls to chat

Melton Council has partnered with Girlchat for this year's 16 Days of Activism to campaign against gender-based violence and strengthen action to end violence...

Councillors ready for business

Melton's new councillors are ready to get down to business. The city's 10 new councillors were sworn in on Monday November 11. They will...

Meals program brings residents together

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, its hangovers are still evident to many, especially the elderly. Grant Lodge, a residential care unit in Bacchus Marsh,...

Melton to co-host netball championships

Melton is one of the locations that has been selected to host the Netball Victoria’s 2025 School Championships, taking place at nine locations across...

A patch of grassland paradise

In the heart of Sunbury sits a grassland considered to be the best left in Melbourne, as Oscar Parry discovered. What might first appear as...

Wines to pair with festive flavours

Australia is renowned for its diverse and exceptional wine regions, producing a wide array of wines that pair well with the festive flavours of...

Hitting pancaretic cancer for six

The local cricket community is coming out in force to raise funds and awareness of pancreatic cancer. The inaugural PanKind Power Play T20 event...

40 years on air

After 40 years of working in community radio, Melton community radio DJ Duane Zigliotto is more passionate than ever. Mr Zigliotto, who started as a...

Father recounts terrifying siege ordeal with baby

An innocent father at the centre of a terrifying siege choked back tears as he recounted the moment he discovered a stranger in his...

More mental health support for Victorian students

The state government has announced three new programs as part of the $200 million Schools Mental Health Menu, providing targeted mental health support for...

‘Deep-seated hatred’ for estranged wife led to killing

Weeks before she was found shot dead at close range, Cindy Crossthwaite was enduring a bitter court battle with her estranged husband over how...

Tough penalties under laws to tame tobacco turf war

Dodgy traders busted selling black market cigarettes and vapes will face Australia's toughest penalties under long-awaited Victorian laws to curb a raging tobacco turf...

Unmowed grass in Aintree raise snake and fire hazard concern

As the weather gets warmer, snakes become one of most residents’ concerns along with fire. Aintree resident Laura, who did not want her surname published,...

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Managing festive stress

Christmas can be stressful enough at the best of times. While the festive season comes with expectations of fun family get-togethers, the reality can...