Festival bears fruit
Organisers of the Strawberries and Cherries Weekend at Bacchus Marsh hope a tourism grant will help the festival flourish.
Last year, more than 17,000 visitors...
Poor flushing costs Western Water $150,000
Only ones and twos down the loo – that’s the message from Western Water, as new figures show blockages caused by fats and oils,...
Trivia night for Allen family
When Paige and Shane Allen met in Cairns eight years ago, they knew straight away they were soulmates.
They’re now living in Bacchus Marsh and...
Domestic violence dubbed state emergency
MPs in the west have called the prevalence of domestic violence a “state emergency”.
In their submissions to the Royal Commission into Family Violence, local...
Melton residents association re-elect president
John Goodman, re-elected as president of the Melton Residents Association, has vowed to follow up on what he says are council’s unfinished projects.
Mr Goodman,...
Residents vow to fight phone tower
Taylors Hill residents are vowing to fight construction of a 25-metre mobile phone tower in their “backyards”.
Stavroula Singh, who built her family home at...
Rotary calls for ambassadors
Bacchus Marsh Rotary Club is calling for “ambassadors” to join a new program aimed at encouraging people to get involved in community work.
The club...
dealing with mortgage stress
Organisations in the west have banded together to help people deal with mortgage stress.
A Mortgage Wellbeing Service, run by Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre...
Melton seeks growth funds
Melton council plans to seek infrastructure funding from the inaugural $50 million Interface Growth Fund.
Economic development and advocacy manager Michael Tudball said councillors would...
Radio host retires after 30 years
When Kaye Nicholls started on the airwaves 30 years ago, the topic of women’s health was taboo.
The Melton 979 FM host wasted no time...
It’s a big issue. Period
Let’s talk about periods. That’s the message Hillside woman Donna Stolzenberg has for all the men, women and children in Victoria.
Ms Stolzenberg has started...
NAIDOC celebrations
About 100 Melton residents celebrated the rich culture and history of the land they stand on as part of NAIDOC week celebrations. Melton council...
Stroke victim explains his journey
When Antonio Iannella, above, suffered a stroke on a family holiday in 2012, he thought his life was over. Little did he know it...
Taxi drivers lamenting Uber
Melton and Moorabool taxi drivers are lamenting the rising popularity of share-riding service Uber.
Bacchus Marsh and Melton Taxis manager Charlie Habib said business was...
A year after the MH17 disaster
There are stories the van den Hende family will never tell, memories the children will never share, and lives that will never be the...
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Warriors unable to put it all together
A lack of polish proved costly for the Western Warriors in the Victorian Netball League on Monday night as their winning streak came to...
