Melton foster mum has no plans to stop
Leonie Patterson has a rather large family – four birth children, one adopted son, one permanent-care daughter, 15 grandchildren, one great grandchild and 285...
Melton family’s journey to citizenship
Mohammed Haque and his family fell in love with Australia the moment they visited this great southern land.
After arriving from Bangladesh on his wife’s...
New calls for school gym
A petition calling on the state government to build a gym at Melton West Primary School has garnered more than 250 signatures.
The current multi-purpose...
Scotsburn farmers swamped with generosity
Scotsburn farmers have been overwhelmed by the generosity of Victorians.
Members of several Lions Clubs across the state and the Need for Feed group loaded...
Back to school reminder
After weeks of summer holiday fun, Melton and Moorabool students have returned to school.
The first day back was filled with fun stories to tell...
Paramedics help Darley family through ordeal
Slightly disgruntled and just a bit excited, seven-year-old Xavier went back to school last week … with a story to tell.
The Darley youngster had...
Drivers urged to fill up tanks
Melton and Moorabool motorists are being urged to take advantage of a 12-month low in petrol prices.
At some petrol stations, motorists are paying less...
‘Crush all hoons’ cars’, says Hume councillor
Anyone caught doing burnouts or engaging in hoon behaviour should have their car impounded and sold for charity or crushed, a Hume councillor believes.
Speaking...
Assistance for Scotsburn families
Moorabool council is offering rates assistance to landowners whose properties were damaged by the recent Scotsburn fires in a bid to help the town...
Melton Australia Day awards well deserved
When Margaret Behan started the Riding for the Disabled program more than two decades ago, she didn’t realise how big it would grow or...
Filmmaker wins Moorabool Australia Day award
Steve Tandy has never understood the murky world of crime, drugs and violence, nor why people fall into their thrall … let alone why...
Sessions to help small businesses grow
Learning how to grow a small business, finding and accessing resources, and tapping into local support services will be key topics at a special...
Cap threatens Moorabool council finances
Moorabool Council's financial stability will be 'jeopardised' of it can't raise rates beyond the state government-imposed cap, a meeting heard last week.
The council expects to lose...
New residents welcome to Diggers Rest fun day
People who have recently moved to Diggers Rest are being urged to get in with the crowd during a community day at the town’s...
Melton dance troupe leap to victory
A group of Melton dancers has stepped up to win a national dance competition.
Galactic Dance and Events students – under- 10s, 13s and 15s...
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Greg Lynn to be sentenced for killing missing camper
Former Caroline Springs Airline pilot Greg Lynn will finally learn his fate, four months after he was convicted of murdering missing camper Carol Clay...
