Classes put students in a pickle
Whether you fancy pickled cabbage, a tomato and apple chutney or cured meat, Melton’s next culinary event will have you covered.
At the free presentation,...
Speedsters nabbed in Anzac road blitz.
The Anzac Day weekend road blitz picked up 36 speeding drivers on Melton roads.
Operation Tribute also detected six disqualified drivers, six unlicensed drivers, three...
Support for bereaved Bacchus Marsh mums
Katarina Butigan and her partner Anthony Cook were devastated by the death of their daughter during childbirth on August 4, 2014.
“It wasn’t supposed to...
High Street bridge works finished
Roadworks on Melton’s High Street bridge have finished and vehicle load limits have been removed.
Lanes in both directions on High Street, between Melton Valley...
Melton council to vote on $50m works spend
Melton council will spend more than $50 million on infrastructure works if councillors approve the 2016-17 draft budget tonight.
Rate increases are proposed to be...
Cat found after 70km trip in rubbish skip
A little girl’s faith and a chance sighting in Bacchus Marsh led to a happy reunion between a Bannockburn family and their missing moggy...
Fatal freeway crash at Ballan
A man has died in Ballan this morning following a car crash.
A car, travelling towards Ballarat, is believed to have crossed the centre media...
At a glance: Melton/Moorabool state budget items
Some of the big ticket items for Melton and Moorabool in the 2016 State Budget including some which have been previously announced.
$518 million to...
Living below the line to tackle poverty
When Catherine Baud lives on under $2 a day next week, her thoughts will be with the millions of people around the globe living...
Bacchus Marsh police station to be upgraded
Faulty heating and cooling systems at Bacchus Marsh police station will be replaced as part of the state government’s $3 million package to upgrade...
$5m for Melton specialist school upgrade
Melton Specialist School is to get a long-awaited facelift, with the state government announcing $5.4 million in funding for the school in this week’s budget.
Multiple...
Commemorative plaques stolen
Almost half the brass plaques commemorating “significant people” in Melton’s history have been stolen.
When Melton Valley Rotary Club member Graham Dempsey visited the Federation...
Hospital fundraiser cancelled over hoon fears
A hot rod charity event in support of Bacchus Marsh Hospital has been cancelled over fears that hoons would gatecrash it.
Steve Costa, organiser of...
Wind farms fears for Moorabool tourism
James Handley hopes to transform his Bungal property into a holiday destination but fears the planned Moorabool wind farm will have adverse affects on...
‘Bacchus Up’ to hand out food vouchers
A “pay-it-forward” initiative in Bacchus Marsh means struggling residents need not go hungry.
Ten businesses are now taking part in the Bacchus Up: Pay It...
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Falcons sitting content
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...
