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Emergency service members to donate blood

As if they don't do enough to save lives, Melton’s emergency services workers are now rolling up their sleeves to donate blood. Melton police senior constable...

Free dental checks for Melton pets

A Melton pet store is giving free dental checks for all the municipality’s cats, dogs and bunnies to help raise awareness of the importance...

Health complications more likely in country

People living in rural and regional Victoria are reported to have shorter life expectancies and are more likely to develop preventable health problems. The Garvan...

Councillors reject transparent expenses ‘overkill’

Melton councillors have rejected a bid to make their travel expenses more transparent, saying the proposal was “unreasonable and unnecessary”. Watts ward councillor Lara Carli...

Callous thief steals childcare centre toys

Melton police are on the hunt for a thief who stole playground equipment from the Eclipse childcare centre. Security footage captured the man breaking into...

Callous thieves steal SES equipment

Bacchus Marsh State Emergency Service volunteers are reeling after heartless thieves stole equipment from their Gisborne Road headquarters. At about 3.40am on Monday, two offenders,...

Motorcyclist killed at Coimadai

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a motorcyclist at Coimadai today. The male motorcyclist was found deceased by a passing motorist at the intersection...

Chance to discover dingo pups

Lyn Watson has dedicated most of her life to breeding, and conserving, “pure” Australian dingoes. The kind that doesn’t have wild or domestic dog genes...

School bush garden to stregthen Aboriginal ties

Pupils of Altona Meadows Primary School have planted a bush garden in a bid to strengthen ties between Aboriginal students and the local Indigenous...

Recycled water flows into Werribee River

Water from the Melton Recycled Plant has been released into the Werribee River after recent rains put storages at capacity. Western Water’s customer and community...

Melton Waves cleaners sacked without notice

Five cleaners at Melton Waves leisure centre turned up for work only to be told they’d been sacked. Australian Services Union organiser Melissa Wainwright said...

Students sleep rough to help the homeless

For tens of thousands of Victorians, a home is a corner on the side of a road or a damp spot under a bridge. There’s...

Third time not lucky for developer

Third time was not lucky for Xhelil Memedi, who had applied to Moorabool council to develop a nine-lot housing subdivision at Darley. An application for...

Brothers at the firefront

Noel Heafield grew up with stories about the Country Fire Authority. It’s the best job in the world, his brothers would say. The 37-year-old Ballan...

Teacher celebrates 40 years in the classroom

Gail Larkin remembers the early days of Kurunjang Secondary College – chalkboards, typewriters and plug-and-cord phones. The school has improved vastly since it was opened...

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Three arrests after extended follow

Three youths in an allegedly stolen care were arrested after police followed them across Melbourne’s northwest early on Thursday morning. Officers spotted a grey Audi...