Teaching children the importance of gratitude
Parents of youngsters attending early- education centres showed their appreciation of these other ‘significant adults’ in their children’s lives as part of Early Childhood...
Community order given to repeat offender
A Melton West man has been given a community corrections order despite being non-compliant to similar orders and aggressive towards corrections services staff in...
Slab heave damages another Melton West home
A Melton West woman is continuing a fight for compensation despite a Melton South building company being ordered to pay her more than $60,000...
More ambulances bypassing Werribee Mercy
Ambulances have been forced to bypass Werribee Mercy Hospital’s emergency department more often over the past year due to a spike in demand.
The recently...
Council rejects Champion Road apartment bid
Williamstown residents have applauded Hobsons Bay council’s rejection of a 39-dwelling, three-storey apartment block they said would create a “future slum”.
Probus Built applied for...
300 objections to replacement quarry
Melton council has received about 300 objections to an application by Boral to build a replacement quarry processing plant at its Deer Park site.
The...
MP calls for more respect towards women
A western metropolitan MP has called for “more respect” towards women in his submission to the Royal Commission on Family Violence.
Cesar Melhem has described...
Increase in trailer thefts at Melton
Police are warning Melton residents to install anti-theft measures on their trailers following a recent spate of thefts.
Thieves are stealing trailers, caravans and jet...
Moorabool council split over code of conduct
Moorabool mayor Paul Tatchell has welcomed state government plans to require all councillors to sign a code of conduct before taking office.
Four of Moorabool’s...
What came first, the chickens or the excitement?
Squealing students and chirping chicks . . . it’s been an epic two weeks at Kurunjang primary school.
As part of their life cycle studies, grade 1...
Vacant Brookfield building put to great use
Autism Plus has leased the former Reg Geary House from Melton council after the Brookfield building had sat empty for a year.
The organisation, which...
Science student becomes the master
Kaylah will take over the reins from her science teachers next Thursday.
The Kurunjang Secondary College student will be teaching grade 5 and 6 pupils...
Ballan Health co-payment uproar
Residents are outraged by Ballan Health’s decision to introduce a $23 co-payment they say will badly hit the hip pockets of the town’s “working...
Maddingley man jailed for child sexual abuse
A 28-year-old Maddingley man, has been sentenced to five years’ jail with a minimum of three years for inciting child sexual abuse and pornography offences,...
Melton’s little athletes find a home after 47 years
After 47 years, Melton’s Little Athletics finally has somewhere to call home.
A long-awaited purpose-built facility at Atherstone will open early next year for the...
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Dialing up abortion care
Women from Melton, Wyndham, Hume and Whittlesea are reaching out in growing numbers to Victoria’s sexual and reproductive health phone line, 1800 My Options,...
