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’Extreme’ rental pain in the west
Rental “pain” is not felt equally throughout the Melton municipality, with different suburbs rating among the best and worst in the west according to new…
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Willows residents get fighting fit
A new boxing program has been launched for residents of the Melton Willows assisted residential service in a collaboration between Smart Body Australia and HitFit…
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Melton council carved up
Melton council is one of 30 municipalities to be carved up into single-councillor wards for the next local election. The change will see the number…
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Young achiever nominated
A Burnside teenager has been nominated for a 2024 7NEWS Young Achiever Award for her contributions to fostering a sense of community in Melton and…
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More councillors, no wards
The state government has confirmed the new ward structure for 39 councils across the state and Moorabool council is one of five that will become…
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V/Line tells Swifties to shake off strike fears
V/Line is assuring Taylor Swift fans from Melbourne’s north and west that industrial action won’t disrupt their journey to the MCG for the start of…
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Djerriwarrh Creek Bridge Campaign builds
An online petition has been launched aimed at saving the Djerriwarrh Creek Bridge. The heritage listed bridge is more than 170 years old, and while…
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Authorities tyred of illegal dumping
More than 2100 tyres have been illegally dumped in Moorabool shire in the last 12 months, and council and environmental authorities are urging the community…
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Green bin households could win $100 voucher
Half of Melton’s landfill waste bins contain food that could be converted to organic compost a recent council audit has shown. Green bins, collected fortnightly,…
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My Place
David Hookey is a 32-year Moorabool resident and hardware salesman that has been a CFA member for a half-century, and a member of Ballan Rotary…
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Strongest contender in decades in fight against breast cancer
For decades, hormonal treatment of breast cancer has been going in one direction – blocking estrogen. Now, a global study involving researchers at the University…
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Sisters Day Out
Aboriginal-controlled family violence support organisation Djirra held a Sisters Day Out to coincide with Ochre Ribbon Week on February 14. Ochre Ribbon Week is an…
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Police respond to ‘suspicious object’ in Diggers Rest
Police were called to the intersection of Prominent Road and Splendour Circuit, Diggers Rest, for a report of a suspicious device attached to a sign…
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Funding boost for local roads
Moorabool council is one of 11 in the state to receive funding from the state governments lates round of the Safer Local Roads and Streets…
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Shoot hoops at your own pace
If you love basketball but aren’t up to the demanding physicality of the sport, Melton Basketball Association has set up a league that may be…
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