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Melton police target rural roads

Extra police will be out on some of Melton’s highest risk rural roads as the highway patrol increases its efforts to target speeding drivers...

Melton growth outstrips state

Melton is booming, with new figures showing the municipality’s population climbed by more than 4.5 per cent in a year – double the state...

Program breaks the cycle in Melton

Young offenders have been learning new skills which have enabled them to help Melton youth most in need, thanks to an innovative program. Each week,...

Bernie Williams murder case re-opened

Several weeks before his body was discovered off a bush track near Gisborne in the summer of 1984, Bernie Williams had told his mother...

Ravenhall landfill growth opponents dig in

Melton council and Kororoit MP Marlene Kairouz have ramped up their opposition to the expansion of the Ravenhall landfill. The Environment Protection Authority last month...

VEC issues fines for council poll no-show

More than 13,000 Melton and Moorabool residents have been slapped with fines for not voting in last year’s council elections. The Victorian Electoral Commission has...

Caroline Springs woman’s shout-out to inspire

Sherry-Rose Watts doesn’t see herself on television, in magazines, on company boards or in political circles. It’s this chronic under-representation of young, black, African women...

Development funds lay idle

The state government has reaped in more than $43 million from developers in Melton but has spent less than 3 per cent of that...

Melton South Sudanese community stepping up for peace

Each time John Garang Kon scrolls through Facebook or turns on the TV, he feels like he’s bombarded with anti-South Sudanese sentiment. When reports of...

Melton mayor defends tea costs

Melton mayor Sophie Ramsey has defended spending $18,500 on a high tea to celebrate International Women’s Day, saying she “couldn’t care” about social media...

Bacchus Marsh man charged with sexual assault

A Bacchus Marsh man has been charged with four counts of sexual assault. Police allege the 56-year-old assaulted two victims between May last year and...

Horse Shepherd Equine Sanctuary search for new pasture

An open day is being held in Gordon next weekend for people wanting to adopt, foster or sponsor horses without homes. Horse Shepherd Equine Sanctuary...

CCTV safety trial puts Diggers Rest neighbours in loop

Residents in one Diggers Rest street will soon start “electronic” patrols as part of a community CCTV link-up. Not-for-profit group Community Against Crime (CAC) will...

Man charged over fatal Bacchus Marsh crash

A 25-year-old man has been charged over a fatal crash in Bacchus Marsh at the weekend. The Bacchus Marsh man was the driver of...

Road blitz nabs pedal pushers

Speedsters and others drivers flouting the road rules copped the wrath of the law on Hume and Macedon Ranges roads during a recent police...

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Diggers Rest resident Joel Moody is a lived experience peer support worker and community advocate who is passionate about increasing awareness and support for...