Orange day ran like clockwork
Melton State Emergency Service crew members and volunteers were among thousands who donned something orange for Wear Orange Wednesday on May 11.
Events and festivities...
Mambourin opens Bacchus Marsh centre
Jobseekers with intellectual disabilities can access training and job services more readily through a new service in Bacchus Marsh.
Mambourin, a not-for-profit organisation providing work,...
Funds to assist Melton youth to reconnect
Djerriwarrh Community and Education Services has been given almost $1 million for a program designed to engage vulnerable youth with training opportunities.
The funding is...
Ballan CFA officer urges Fiskville reopening
Ballan’s community is waiting with bated breath to hear what is to become of the Country Fire Authority’s training facility at Fiskville next week.
The...
Training program leaves no youth behind
Young people living in Broadmeadows who have been “left behind” will get more help accessing vocational training and employment as part of a new...
Meet your federal candidates
Meet the major party candidates for the federal seats of Gorton and Ballarat
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Rod Swift, Greens
Tell us about your background.
I’m a prominent gay and lesbian...
Big wins for L2P program
Djerriwarrh Community and Education Services scored a big win in National Volunteers Week.
The Club Caroline Springs bar and bistro funded a new Toyota Prius...
Time’s up for LGBTI village
Peter Dickson’s dream of developing Australia’s first residential village for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community at Ballan could be over before...
Councillor confirms federal tilt
Moorabool councillor Paul Tatchell is preparing to shake up the Ballarat election race.
Cr Tatchell confirmed last week he would run for the National Party...
Melton’s hidden gem open to public
One of Melton’s hidden gems will be showcased as part of a national botanic garden open day celebration.
The gates of Melton Botanic Garden will...
Moorabool residents nurse mistreated horses
Moorabool volunteers are rehabilitating some of the 100 malnourished horses rescued from an Ararat property in February.
Gordon-based Horse Shepherd Equine Sanctuary is taking care...
Pykes Creek search for gangland murder clues
The gun used to kill one of Melbourne’s most notorious underworld figures could have been discarded in a Myrniong reservoir, detectives have confirmed.
Police search...
Council question time ‘has lost respect’
Moorabool council public question time has turned into a platform to take “free shots” at council staff, a councillor says.
Moorabool council is considering whether...
Melton CFA calls for volunteers
When Kevin Antony joined the Melton fire brigade as a volunteer firefighter, he wasn’t planning on staying too long.
But this year, the brigade’s 1st...
Jarryd bowls them over
Smashing records on the green is just how Jarryd Davies rolls.
The 13-year-old from Melton took out the under-18 singles title at the recent Bowls...
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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...
