Men’s shed members make playground ship shape
A Darley ‘pirate ship’ has been spruced up by a group from the Bacchus Marsh Men’s Shed.
Over two Tuesdays, six men repainted a pirate...
Bacchus Marsh population growth on the agenda
Moorabool council is ready to tackle population growth and the demand for housing at Bacchus Marsh.
The council last week released its draft Bacchus Marsh...
Orange glow over Savannah
Pentland Primary School pupils wore orange last week in support of one of their classmates.
Eight-year-old Savannah was born with the rare genetic disorder Prader...
Moorabool council wins approval to raise rates
About $260,000 worth of new capital expenditure and upgrades in Moorabool can stay on the books following the Essential Services Commission’s approval of...
Man and ram sleep rough to dodge council
Godwin Aquilina is so determined to keep his ram Jackie Chan that the pair are sleeping rough in Melbourne.
They left their home in Maddingley...
19th century children’s books on display
Mavis Blackie has been collecting children’s books for the past five decades.
While she finds it hard to pick a favourite, Beatrix Potter’s books are...
Disease steals Melissa’s limelight
Melissa Pym went from being centre stage as a fire performance artist to feeling “almost invisible” now.
In 2014, she was diagnosed with lyme disease,...
CFA bosses ‘knew of Fiskville contamination’
Some senior CFA officials knew the Fiskville training site was contaminated but still continued to send staff to train there, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry...
Exford teacher racks up 47 years of service
John Finn started his teaching career almost five decades ago at a tiny rural Victorian primary school.
There were nine pupils, aged five to 12,...
Fighting cancer one tea at a time
Adele Van Esch is hoping to change the world one oolong tea at a time.
The Melton woman will do her part for the Cancer...
Drug-drivers on the rise around Melton
Police are worried about an increasing number of drug-affected drivers on Melton roads.
Melton highway patrol officers wrapped up Operation Impacted, targeting roads with a...
Love is in the air in Ballan
The Eskdale family has been involved with the Ballan District Health and Care centre almost as long as the 50 years the centre has...
Dingo pest control fears for Eynesbury
A Melton environment group fears that introducing dingoes to the Eynesbury forest for pest control will have adverse effects on native wildlife.
Earlier this year,...
Woman questioned over Calder crash
A Keilor woman has been interviewed by police following the fatal petrol tanker crash in Keilor East on Tuesday morning.
The 47-year-old spoke to police yesterday but...
Pair charged over Bacchus Marsh shooting death
UPDATE
The live-in girlfriend of a Bacchus Marsh man shot dead on Tuesday has been charged with his murder along with a man she allegedly...
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Caroline Springs couldn’t have asked for much more from the first part of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Roy Picone Shield season.
The Falcons were...
