Bumper salad days for Costas
Costas Bobolas’s tomatoes are the pride of his garden.
The long-time Melton resident harvested a beauty weighing 760 grams in the past week.
“I look after...
Diggers Rest pupils commemorate Anzacs
World War I service men and women were commemorated at an Anzac Day ceremony in Diggers Rest last Friday.
Diggers Rest Primary School choir group...
Dementia cases to rise sharply in Melton
The number of Melton residents living with dementia is expected to increase by a whopping 1440 per cent in the next three decades, according to...
Bad blood over Ballan community hall changes
The Ballan Mechanics Institute Hall is under new management, but ousted committee members are fuming over the decision.
The state-owned heritage hall has been managed...
Toolern Vale raid nets drugs and guns
A Toolern Vale man has been arrested after police found a cache of drugs, firearms, ammunition and allegedly stolen equipment on Friday.
Whittlesea Crime Investigation...
Lal Lal group challenges wind farm laws in court
A Lal Lal community group is taking the state government to the Supreme Court following a decision by the planning minister that could strip...
Yendon farmer steps up to the plate
First time was a charm for Yendon farmer John Elford, whose tomatoes were the pick of the bunch at the Paddock to Plate awards...
Pie for remembering Pi
It’s easy digging into a pie, but it’s no easy feat to remember the 232 decimal places of the mathematical circle formula called Pi.
Just...
Jackie Chan the ram on notice
Jackie Chan the ram is officially on notice.
The future of the 10 year-old merino at the centre of a long-running dispute between the ram’s...
Funds for youth homelessness services
The state government has pledged funds for a mobile youth outreach service, and promised ongoing support for a crisis accommodation centre at Melton, as...
New funding for community legal centres
Legal support for Bacchus Marsh and Melton domestic violence victims will be boosted thanks to new state government funding.
Victoria Legal Aid and community legal...
Abbeyfield House founder retires from board
For months, Jean Arnold searched for the best location for an elderly resident’s home.
It couldn’t just be anywhere. So when Melton council offered land...
Melton remembers those who served
Ian Lawrey has watched with pride as Melton’s Anzac Day commemorations grow larger each year.
Thousands of people, young and old, now gather at Melton...
Bacchus Marsh Hospital investigation widens
Victoria’s Health Services Commissioner is investigating 38 complaints of alleged mismanagement of births at Bacchus Marsh Hospital.
Five more complaints have also been made, but...
VU jobs and skills centre coming to Melton
Victoria Polytechnic will open a new job and skills centre in Melton later this year.
Victoria University’s TAFE division has already opened job and skills...
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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...
