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Suspension extension denied by VCAT
A bid to extend the suspension of a well-known horse trainer’s licence was knocked back at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal earlier this month.…
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Former mayor honoured
A former Melton mayor has been remembered by friends and family as a “kind, man’s man” who loved his community. James McElroy, 66, died on…
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Tree vandals strike again
A spate of attacks on trees in Sunshine’s Wright Street has cost Brimbank ratepayers more than $9000 in the past two months. About 25 trees…
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Students embrace walking in the West
Sydenham-Hillside Primary School pupils have been stepping out in this year’s VicHealth Walk to School program. Teacher Henry Nicdao says the initiative helped ease vehicle…
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Two men injured in Ravenhall shooting
Two men have been taken to hospital with gunshot wounds following an incident in Ravenhall this afternoon. Police and paramedics were called to a business on…
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MY BALLAN: David Llewellyn
What is your connection to Moorabool? I live in Ballarat but have worked here full-time for the past five years in Ballan and was…
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Nudes, rifts and rock music
Today, the band Queen is rock royalty but at the 1974 Sunbury rock festival, they were unknowns who were treated with contempt. Their glam outfits…
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Police hunt men over assault
Police are hunting three men believed to be involved in an assault in Melton on September 9. Two men were assaulted on the corner of…
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Ballan’s cup overfloweth
Ballan turned on the charm when hosting the Emirates Melbourne Cup as part of its 15th annual trans-Tasman tour. The $200,000, 18-carat gold cup was…
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Green light for more pokies
More than 150 additional poker machines could be allowed in Melton if proposed state government gambling reforms are approved by Parliament. The government recently announced…
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Arrests over shooting
Detectives from the armed crime squad, special operations and police units arrested two men in Caroline Springs last night. A 19-year-old Melton man was…
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Ballarat travel times steady
Services on the Ballarat line have exceeded the 96 per cent reliability target each month for the past year. Latest performance figures show 96.8 per…
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Inmates soon for new prison
A six-metre high, 1.7-kilometre wall surrounds Victoria’s newest prison at Ravenhall. The Ravenhall Correctional Centre will start receiving prisoners in coming weeks following its official…
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Light shed on family violence
A Caroline Springs woman combined her experience in mental health work with her passion for performing arts to create a movie which speaks out against…
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Supercross thrills and spills
Some of the world’s best riders battled it out for round two of the Australian Supercross Championships at Bacchus Marsh Motorcross Club at the weekend.…
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