Melton chaplain on green thumb mission
Rob Champion is on a mission to instil in young people a love of gardening and healthy eating – starting with Melton’s foster care...
Funding confirmed for Halletts Way works
Construction on the long-awaited east-facing ramps and shared pedestrian path along Halletts Way is expected to start later this year with the state and...
Hospital reassures on maternity care
Bacchus Marsh Hospital’s administrator has assured the community that the hospital has been “transformed” in the past six months amid fresh revelations of there...
Shopping centre safe despite assaults
Woodgrove shopping centre is safe despite a 36 per cent increase in assault charges, police say.
Figures obtained by Star Weekly reveal rises in assaults...
Red Cross calling in Melton
Melton’s Red Cross team will be out on the streets next month rattling their tins and collecting spare change.
Team member Margaret Wood says the...
Support sought for drug help app
Sunbury community leaders hoping to develop an Australian-first smartphone app to connect ice users with mentors are calling on residents and businesses to help...
Kurunjang Secondary College turns 30
Change has been more than just a revolution from blackboard to computer screen since Kurunjang Secondary College opened 30 years ago.
From design of the...
Children injured after ‘unsafe U-turn’
Three young children were hospitalised on Saturday after the car they were in performed a U-turn and was struck by another car on the...
Take a stand against sitting
Inner-west residents are being urged to get on their feet in the wake of research highlighting the ill-effects of prolonged sitting.
Professor Stuart Biddle of...
Melton op shop used as rubbish tip
Kitchen scraps, dirty nappies, leftover meat and stained furniture are just some of the things found dumped on the nature strip in front of a...
Moorabool lunch long on flavour
Who doesn’t love a long lunch?
Guests at Moorabool’s Longest Lunch, at St Anne’s Winery on Friday, March 4, will be able to sit back...
Melton council to trial free snake removals
Melton council will trial a free snake removal program following calls from concerned residents.
Councillors unanimously voted in favour of the five-month trial at last...
Breakfast, friends and fun at school
Katherine, 8, Ravjeet, 11, and Chloe, 9, love a big bowl of cereal in the mornings. Adding friends, giggles and happy chats makes for...
Community rallies behind Tripod Farmers
A fresh food distributor is backing an embattled Bacchus Marsh grower at the centre of a recent salmonella outbreak.
There are 144 cases of salmonella...
‘Negligible risk’ in Fiskville meat
Victoria’s chief veterinary officer is meeting property owners worried about the impacts of contaminated soil and water from CFA activities at the Fiskville training...
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Reforms underway for non-emergency patient transport
A range of reforms and improvements to Victoria’s non-emergency patient transport sector is set to be introduced by the state government.
It follows an extensive...
