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Matthew Guy’s big regional rail bid
Railway tracks between Melton and Sunshine will be quadrupled, passing loops west of Bacchus Marsh extended and level crossings removed under the Opposition’s bold $19…
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Deadly dog virus is easily collared
Dog owners are being urged to vaccinate their pooches against the highly contagious parvovirus, which can be deadly. The virus attacks cells, particularly the lining…
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Buyers snap up latest land release in Weir Views
There aren’t many suburbs where you can snare a piece of Melbourne land for $155,000. But you can get your hands on a 231 square…
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Alliance for Gambling Reform: pokies crackdown urged
The head of the Alliance for Gambling Reform has urged Melton council to knock back a pokies lease for Essendon Football Club. Negotiations with the…
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Wild night in the marsh for BADGAR Wildlife Rescue
Every year, BADGAR Wildlife Rescue helps nurse hundreds of Australian wildlife critters back to good health. But the Greendale-based shelter needs your help, says volunteer…
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Dedication is the target
Neil Stewart saw an advertisement for the Melton Pistol Club at a shopfront more than three decades ago. He decided to give it a go…
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Desperate days for Darley bub
Not particularly worried, but unable to get rid of a niggling feeling, Alyson Myers drives herself to Bacchus Marsh hospital hoping for assurance everything is…
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Man jailed over violent robbery
By Ewen McRae A man involved in an armed robbery in Sunshine last year has been sentenced in the County Court to five years…
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Health Minister Jill Hennessy ‘too busy’ for meeting
Health Minister Jill Hennessy has avoided meeting the Melton community about the “urgent” need for a public hospital in the municipality for seven months. The…
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Call to review public transport
State politicians are being urged to fix Melton’s “woefully inadequate” public transport, particularly bus routes. The Melton Transport Community Reference Group has started a petition…
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A family fights epilepsy stereotypes
Jamie-Lee, 14, was diagnosed with epilepsy about two years ago, forcing her to give up swimming, horse riding and sport because of the risks of…
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Guy planning, population pledge
A Coalition state government has pledged to rein in housing approvals in booming Melbourne suburbs that are struggling with a lack of infrastructure, despite earlier…
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Victoria’s award for volunteering
Victoria Hirt has always gone out of her way to help others. She’s volunteered in poverty-stricken communities overseas, worked with younger girls on helping them…
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A champion campaign
Do you know an outstanding woman doing wonders in the sporting community? Djerriwarrh Health Services is calling for nominations for women who have made a…
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Happy hoops for all
Melton police and high school students battled it out in an epic basketball tournament last Thursday. Years 7 to 10 students from Kurunjang, Brookside, Catholic…
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