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Councils put case for money, transport

Increased funding and improvement to public transport in growth areas such as Melton and Hume topped the list of items on the wish list...

Councils put case for money, transport

Increased funding and improvement to public transport in growth areas such as Melton and Hume topped the list of items on the wish list...

Millions for Melton in schools plan deal

FOURTEEN schools in Melton are to gain millions of dollars through the Better Schools Plan, which has been endorsed by the state government after...

Caroline Springs school a prep magnet at Mowbray site

AT LEAST 70 prep places could be created next year if plans for a new private primary school in Caroline Springs are approved.A year...

TAFE plan has‘failed miserably’

SAVAGE state government cuts to TAFE funding have forced steep drops in enrolments, new figures reveal.The Education Department’s 2013 Victorian Training Market Quarterly Report...

Kurunjang online tutorials a classy act

KURUNJANG Secondary College students can receive one-on-one help with maths, English, science, business and economics studies thanks to the launch of an online tutoring...

Melton Specialist School’s Gonski wishlist

ELLE Gillard can only imagine what $5.8 million of Gonski reform funding would do for Melton Specialist School.The school council president says the money would...

Mowbray College fears arose in 2010

STAFF at Mowbray College began asking questions about the school’s financial viability about two years before it collapsed, a court has heard.The revelation came...

Imagination takes flight at Kurunjang Primary School

PUPILS at Kurunjang Primary School, including Emily (pictured), celebrated last week’s opening of a new learning space with an art exhibition. Birds In Flight is...

MP urges immediate cash for Melton, Moorabool schools

SCHOOLS in Melton and Moorabool need an urgent cash fix to keep pace with massive population growth, says the state opposition as it increases...

Permanent portables a blight in Melton, Moorabool

SCHOOLS in Melton and Moorabool are crying out for a funding boost in the lead-up to next month's state budget.Melton Labor MP Don Nardella...

Moorabool students line up for mentors

YOUTH workers hope a new mentoring program will provide stronger guidance for Moorabool's young people.Mates Mentoring co-ordinator Gina Scuffins said Moorabool Council had already...

Future’s looking bright for Tegan

MELTON'S Tegan Burgess-Miller will head to Sydney this week to learn more about women in leadership.The Staughton College student was among 50 year 11s...

Egg-citing bonnets at Melton West Primary School

PREP pupils Taylah and Reese (pictured) got into the spirit of Easter during a hat parade at Melton West Primary School. Science teacher Bev Wheadon...

TAFE cash flows, but damage done

NEW funding to support "innovation and structural reform" in the TAFE system is too little too late for Victoria University, according to critics.The Australian...

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2024 Deeble nominees

Some of the most talented athletes in the western suburbs will be vying for the prestigious 2024 Don Deeble Sports Star award next month. The...