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Car crashes into Melton house bedroom

A man is expected to be charged after his car crashed into a Melton house over the weekend. Police, State Emergency Services and paramedics attended...

Teammates organise fundraising tournament for young basketballer fighting cancer

A young basketballer fighting cancer will have a tournament played in his honour next month. Braedan Killender-Brennan, who played for the Lightning under-18s team in...

Melton’s SES unit the most understaffed in Melbourne’s north west

Melton’s State Emergency Service unit is the most undermanned in Melbourne’s north-west. With 20 active volunteers serving a population of more than 130,000, the unit...

More police needed in the wake of crime statistics

The police association has called for a boost in officers – not more taskforces – as Melton’s crime rate soared more than 17 per...

Bacchus Marsh murder victim’s mother continues to seek justice

Sarah Cafferkey, 22, would light up any room she walked into. She loved to dance, had a “bubbly personality” and was studying social justice. But...

Men throw a spanner in works and get serious about men’s health

Melton blokes got chatting about their health and what they should be doing to look after it last week. As part of Men’s Health Week,...

Barnaby Joyce under fire over Bacchus Marsh irrigation snub

Moorabool council is urging the federal government to rethink its decision not to fund upgrades to the Bacchus Marsh irrigation district. Moorabool chief executive Rob...

Global storage giant NewCold sets up in Melbourne’s west

A Dutch-based cold storage and logistics company is setting up at Truganina. Construction has started on the $100 million NewCold automated cold storage warehouse, which...

Ruby Anriquez-Acevedo sets to exhibit her project at the NGV

Caroline Springs resident Ruby Anriquez-Acevedo spent weeks working on a project to be exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria last month. The 22-year-old tells...

Police search for missing Delahey teenager

Sunshine police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a Delahey teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Olivia Samuel, 15, was...

Sydney investors target Melton for growth & yield

Sydney investors have one of Melbourne’s last affordable property frontiers in their crosshairs. One of the city’s growth corridors, Melton – about 35 kilometres west of the CBD – is...

Rocked by gunshots

Two people are lucky to be alive after shots were fired into a car in Rockbank on Thursday night. A round passed through the driver's headrest...

Bacchus Marsh bowlers receive a funding boost

Bowlers at a Bacchus Marsh club are delighted after receiving a $2500 grant. The money, from VicHealth’s Active Club Grants, will go towards purchasing more...

Landfill plans on the agenda

Community members are invited to information sessions to discuss the planned expansion of the Ravenhall landfill. The state government has 'called in' Cleanaway's application to...

Labor pledges $2m for Ballan day surgery

Federal Labor has pledged to fund two day-surgery theatres in Ballan if it wins the election next month. Ballarat MP Catherine King announced last week...

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Police probed over sex crimes, violence ‘alarming’

An "alarming" number of police have been investigated for sex crimes and family violence offences, with more than three per cent of the workforce...