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Operation Cosmo targets speedsters in Moorabool
A Victoria Police operation is targeting roads in Moorabool to reduce road trauma. Operation Cosmo will see police highly visible and enforcing on roads until…
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Station petition gathers steam
More than 2300 people have signed a petition calling for a train station to be built in Mt Atkinson. The petition, which will be tabled…
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Fighting climate change one meal at a time
A program to teach kids in Melton about the links between climate change and food has received $50,000 from VicHealth. The Melton Food Systems Collective…
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Consultations for Bacchus Town Centre open
Moorabool residents are encouraged to take part in community consultations for the Bacchus Marsh Town Centre Structure Plan. The plan sets out a framework for…
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Money for community groups available
Community groups in Melton can get help for their projects through the Mayoral Charity Fund. In a meeting on July 22, councillors agreed to allocate…
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Health authorities rush to stem legionnaires outbreak
Melburnians are being urged to monitor for symptoms after a significant outbreak of legionnaires’ disease left several people critically unwell in intensive care. At least…
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Help the Uncle Bob’s Club
The Uncle Bob’s Club is calling for volunteers to join its state committee. The term is a 12-month position, beginning in October of each year…
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’There’s no silver lining’
Jacki O’Farrell had a cardiac arrest during her first birth and was unable to sit up for her first two weeks of motherhood. Her second…
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Basketballers head west
Melton local Maddy Brady is one of 12 girls from the Keilor Thunder Basketball under 18s team that will head to a national competition in…
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Pigeon racing takes flight
They say birds of a feather flock together, and this statement couldn’t be more true for the Melton Racing Pigeon Club, who started their 2024…
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O’Connor calls time on career
After 23 years in Parliament, Gorton MP Brendan O’Connor has called time on a career full of exhaustive work to better the lives of the…
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Melton to witness Jehovah’s Witnesses convention
Melton will be home to the Jehovah’s Witnesses community from now until the end of September, with the annual Jehovah’s Witnesses convention to take place…
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Women’s Health Matters survey to increase awareness
Star Weekly is aiming to bring the healthcare issues facing women in Melbourne’s west and north into the spotlight with its new health survey. The…
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Putting more women on the map
Community members now have a chance to nominate the achievements of remarkable local women by nominating them to be commemorated through place and road names.…
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Funding for financial counselling services
Not-for-profit community service organisations can now apply for funding to deliver increased financial counselling services to their local community, including in Melton and Moorabool. It…
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