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Cooper’s Animal Refuge needs help
Orphaned goats meet you at Christine Gilmore’s door, young joeys welcome you inside, but the real party is outside. Welcome to Cooper’s Animal Refuge at…
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Greening the West honoured
Planting one million trees across the west by 2050 is a mammoth task. For its efforts to do so, Greening the West has been recognised…
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Bulldog Daniel Pearce joins new team
Former Western Bulldogs player Daniel Pearce has swapped football fields for fire trucks – and he couldn’t be happier. The 23-year-old says he always knew…
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Melton roared – a state listened
It all started in May with a public cry for help … we need more police or the consequences will be severe, Melton sergeants said.…
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Melton South siege: police negotiate with man in house
Specialist police are negotiating with a man who is refusing to come out of his house in Melton South. A police spokeswoman said the man is…
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Revamped Melton amphitheatre has opened
The revamped Melton amphitheatre has opened … and just in time for some warmer weather. The second stage of the Melton town centre redevelopment, which…
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Injuries prompt horse safety warning
Equine emergencies, including separate incidents involving a Bacchus Marsh man and a Melton West teen, have injured 13 Victorians this month. The Bacchus Marsh man,…
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Call to change rate cap appeals
The state government must streamline the rate cap variation process to reduce costs on the ratepayer, a parliamentary committee has recommended. The committee reported that…
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Kurunjang boy lost without his pal
They say a dog is a man’s best friend – but for five-year-old Koen, Valak was much more. The five-month-old American staffy was Koen’s companion,…
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More cops on the way for Melton
Melton could get at least 70 police officers in the next four years under a new staffing model that has identified the municipality’s police resources…
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Man fights for life after shooting in Kurunjang
A young woman screamed “my boyfriend’s been shot” seconds after a man was gunned down on a street in Kurunjang. The man, in his 20s,…
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A tea with high purpose
Fancy a cuppa? Or some freshly baked goods? Community Care World Mission will be hosting a high tea Christmas fundraiser for anyone wanting to taste…
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Outback comes to Caroline Springs
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me … an emu up a gum tree. The honeycomb windows at the Caroline…
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Willows Homestead Reserve wildlife wonderland
The Willows Homestead Reserve has been transformed by the magic touches of a local plant group. The reserve has come a long way and the…
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Men ignore alcohol harm message
More than half of Moorabool men, and a third of Melton men, are at risk of short-term alcohol harm each month, figures reveal. The VicHealth…
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