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Diggers Rest bring festive cheer
The Lions Club of Diggers Rest and Diggers Rest Primary School are set to bring festive cheer to the community when the annual Diggers Rest…
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Melton adopts 2026–29 pet strategy
Melton council has adopted its latest Domestic Animal Management Plan (DAMP) for 2026-29, laying out the direction for the city’s animal management services over the…
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Vanishing act on Houdini monument
A monument honouring Australia’ first powered flight by American escapist and magician Harry Houdini has been destroyed for the second time this year. The historic…
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Books inspired by inventor brother
A Taylors Hill author has penned a series of books inspired by her late brother. The first book in Nina De Goederen’s ‘Johnny the inventor’…
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Melton, Moorabool response times rise
Ambulance response times across Melton and Moorabool continue to sit below the statewide average, according to the latest data from Ambulance Victoria. Performance data between…
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Melton Valley tees up 20 more years
Melton Valley Golf Club will continue to call its long-time home base on Melton Valley Drive and High Street its own, after council unanimously moved…
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Discounts on cat desexing
Melton council is again encouraging residents to look after the health of their furry feline friends. Partnered with the Vet Project, Melton council is offering…
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Moorabool investigate transmission line
Moorabool council is set to present at a hearing into the environmental effects of the proposed Western Renewable Link (WRL) on Wednesday 26 November. Moorabool…
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Change for change
A Caroline Springs family has turned the act of recycling into a game, a valuable life lesson and a way to give back to the…
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Shire of Melton’s caring history
A dedicated group of retired home carers from the former Shire of Melton continue to honour decades of community service, meeting regularly to share lunch,…
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Dining for success
A Melton-based community leader is calling attention to what she describes as a silent but urgent crisis affecting migrant and refugee-background families across Melbourne’s west,…
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My Place
Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services L2P coordinator Tanya Padgett supports disadvantaged young people in the Melton and Moorabool areas through the L2P program, a learner…
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A spectrum of colours
Christmas cheer has arrived in Fraser Rise as a local family’s glowing display shines light on a good cause. The Selle family has put on…
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The two public servants
As we all know, English cricket suffered an ignominious defeat at The Oval on 29 August, 1882, when the colonials beat Mother England at her…
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Melton teens charged
Three teenage boys from the Melton area have been charged following a carjacking in Windsor earlier this month. Police understand the group entered a rideshare…
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