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First Aid courses Enrolments are now open for Melton South Community Centre’s next round of first aid courses, scheduled for Saturday, June 29. Available courses…
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Moorabool Shire to exit Committee for Ballarat
Moorabool Shire Council will withdraw from the Committee for Ballarat. During a council meeting on June 5, a motion to contact the committee and advise…
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Men’s Shed puts health at the forefront
Health is a major focus for the men of Melton. Recently, a diabetic information and prevention session was held at both Taylors Hill and Melton…
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Destruction of native vegetation comes with high price tag
A person is more than $200,000 out of pocket after Melton City Council successfully prosecuted them for destroying native vegetation. The accused was convicted and…
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Operations leads to mass arrests
Almost 70 people were arrested during a month-long operation targeting serious and violent crime in the western suburbs. As part of Operation Cavalcade, local police…
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Jury sent away to deliberate on murder trial
The fate of Caroline Springs airline pilot Greg Lynn is in the hands of 12 jurors, who will soon decide whether he is guilty of…
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Show Your Westside returns
Returning for another year, the Show Your Westside art exhibition will give artists across the west a space to display their art and win prizes…
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Learner driver behind house crash
An unsupervised learner driver with two children on board, was behind the wheel of an SUV which slammed into the side of a house in…
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Winter vacation care program available for Melton students
Spots are open for primary school students to partake in the City of Melton’s winter vacation care program these upcoming school holidays. Running from Monday…
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Manslaughter alternative thrown out of Lynn trial
Jurors will only need to decide whether former Caroline Springs airline pilot Greg Lynn is guilty of murder, after an alternate manslaughter charge was thrown…
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Jury told to imagine being blamed for campers’ deaths
Jurors have been asked to put themselves in the shoes of an airline pilot accused of killing two campers when they retire to decide whether…
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Teen arrested for explicit images of Bacchus Marsh Grammar students
A teenager has been arrested for distributing a fake nude video which features the faces of female students from Bacchus Marsh Grammar. The video, which…
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Schools granted outdoor support
Deanside Primary School is among more than 200 other schools in Victoria set to receive a grant to support outdoor learning and Landcare. Woolworths and…
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Honorary OAM for Blackwood resident
Noelle Shader had tears in her eyes when she found out she would be awarded an honorary Medal of the Order of Australia. Looking back…
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‘Shambolic’ prosecution case criticised by Lynn defence
Lawyers for a man accused of killing two campers and burning their bodies have labelled the prosecution’s case as “a shambles from start to finish”.…
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