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Primary school warms up for bushfire season

Toolern Vale and District Primary School is ready to take on the upcoming bushfire season. The school has received $23,5000 from the state government as...

A musical showcase

The musical talents of the Hobsons Bay City Band will be on show at the Altona City Theatre on August 25 when the band...

Changing lives through recycling

TOMRA Cleanaway’s Victorian Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) network has been making a difference in the lives of many in the north and west since...

Punjabi celebration dances into Bacchus Marsh

Moorabool residents can look forward to a special Punjabi celebration on Sunday, August 25. Unite Foundation, a Bacchus Marsh based not-for-profit organisation, will host its...

Donations offer a hot meal

Those doing it tough in Melbourne’s west will now be able to enjoy hot meals at home. Ravenhall charity Western Emergency Relief Network (WERN)...

Never walk alone

There is still time to register for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day walk, ran by Lifeline Western Melbourne. On September 10, nine laps of...

Djirra keeps the fire burning in the west

For more than 20 years, Indigenous organisation Djirra has been committed to a future without family violence. One year since setting up in Melton,...

Dorothy’s concert spectacular

Dorothy and her Wiggly friends will be doing the dippy do dinosaur dance all the way to Wyndham later this year. The beloved green and...

Bad driving spotted in Moorabool

The bad habits of Moorabool motorists have been scrutinised by police as part of Operation SPOTTER in Bacchus Marsh. A focus of the operation...

The carnival is far from over

The Carnival continues to be a popular attraction, despite people movers making way for SUVs. Like Toyota did with Tarago’s radical rebirth as the...

Allan accused of treachery over raise the age backflip

The Victorian government has been accused of betraying Indigenous people after sensationally abandoning a promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. Premier...

Learning fest returns to Melton

Curiosity will come to life in the west when the City of Melton Learning Festival at the end of the month. From Saturday, August 31...

Djerriwarrh Festival returns to Melton

The beloved Djerriwarrh Festival in Melton will return in November this year. From 11.30am to 9pm on Saturday November 23, a street parade will shut...

Dramatic weekend in Melton

Emergency services in Melton had a busy weekend, responding to two dramatic incidents. At 7.30pm on August 10, a vehicle travelling on Coburns Road was...

Dancing in a line

The U3A Brimbank runs programs for seniors all across Brimbank and Melton. Standing for University of the Third Age, the U3A group encourages active retirement,...

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New year scam warning

NAB has identified AI-driven scams and new evolutions of cryptocurrency investment scams as key trends to watch out for in 2025. The bank has released...