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Teacher celebrates 40 years in the classroom

Gail Larkin remembers the early days of Kurunjang Secondary College – chalkboards, typewriters and plug-and-cord phones. The school has improved vastly since it was opened...

Melton cheaper but not necessarily affordable

Melton has been dubbed the most affordable Melbourne metropolitan municipality. Yet 50 per cent of people on Centrelink benefits are unable to afford to live there,...

Students on mission to eradicate education diadvantage

Sophia D’Ambra is on a mission to eradicate education disadvantage, starting with Melton Secondary College. Ms D’Ambra is a Teach for Australia (TFA) associate on...

Council slams rates capping report

Melton council has slammed a draft report by the Essential Services Commission into municipal rate capping, stating “inadequate” detail has been provided and some...

Raising funds for an extra shot of freedom

Freedom … what does it mean to you? For one Maddingley woman, it’s being in the middle of the ocean, feeling the sea breeze and...

Melton mum nominated for ausmumpreneur awards

Lara Jennings knows the ins and outs of teaching … and its ups and downs. The Melton mother not only juggles a toddler and a...

Judge upholds ‘generous’ prison sentence

A Supreme Court judge has dismissed a Ballarat man’s appeal against his sentence, adding that the sentence imposed was a “generous one”. Christopher John Gladigau,...

Two notorious Melton roads to be upgraded

Two notorious Melton roads will be remodelled thanks to federal ‘black spot’ funding. Safety upgrades along Boundary and Sinclairs roads will be carried out after...

Grants available to tackle weeds and pests

Melton landowners along the environmentally significant western volcanic plains can get help tackling weed and pest animal species, thanks to a new round of...

Parkinsons support group reaches out

There are plenty of people who could benefit from the Parkinson’s Support Group at Melton, but it has only about 10 regular members and...

Melton SES receives new equipment

The Melton State Emergency Service unit has been given new equipment as part of the annual AAMI equipment handover program. Melton SES members Wayne Stylianou...

Melton council travel costs double

Travel by Melton council staff cost ratepayers $80,000 in the past financial year, almost double the previous year. Councillors and staff took 19 interstate and...

Copper thieves cut off homes and businesses

Brazen thieves have cost a Plumpton business dozens of customers and tens of thousands of dollars of lost trade. Avanti restaurant manager Joseph Brancaleone said...

Food Bank helps avoid hard choices

Tough economic times are forcing more Victorians to choose between heating or eating this winter. Single dad Tom, who didn’t want to reveal his surname,...

Diggers Rest dad named coach of the month

Footy isn’t just about night training and Saturday morning matches for coach Paul Davis … it’s a way of life. The Diggers Rest Auskick coach...

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Walk with the wattles

Celebrating Wattle Day, a nature journaling and sketching workshop at Melton Botanic Garden will combine science, creativity, and mindfulness to take a close look...