News
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Melton telehealth trial reduces hospitalisations
Melton and Moorabool residents suffering from chronic health conditions have taken part in an Australian-first trial to monitor their health remotely. The telehealth trial, which…
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High tech crime fight for Diggers Rest residents
Melton’s top cop and a community safety guru will meet Diggers Rest residents next week to talk about preventing crime. A growth in the crime…
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Safety starts with a splash at Melton Waves
Andy loves splashing in the water. His swim instructors at Melton Waves Leisure Centre are teaching the four-year-old about entering the water safely and what…
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Mixed views on in-school GPs in Melton and Moorabool
Concerns have been raised about Melton and Moorabool teenagers accessing medical treatment at government schools without parental consent. Melton Secondary College, Kurunjang Secondary College and…
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Lantern Festival to light up Footscray
Footscray will shine brightly in a celebration of Vietnamese settlement in Australia when the Lantern Festival lights up Leeds Street from noon-7pm on September 17.…
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Scars of a hit-run horror in Toolern Vale
Stacey Matthews was cycling in Toolern Vale last year when she was knocked off her bike in a hit-run incident. A year on, the 26-year-old…
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Tighter security at the Bacchus Marsh courthouse
A $30,000 upgrade to the Bacchus Marsh courthouse will free up frontline police, and give security guards a new line of work. Melton MP Don…
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Kinglake residents seven-year wait for Bear
Two-year-old Bear went missing in 2009, and the Wittmers had given up hope of finding him. After searching for the blue Staffordshire bull terrier for…
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Pupils celebrate National Literacy and Numeracy Week
Shaniya, Gillian, Brandon and Thomas had no trouble getting out of bed and off to school last Wednesday. All they had to do was wash…
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Carjackings, home invasions face full force of law
Armed home invasions and carjackings will be upgraded and harsher sentences given out under new crime laws introduced into State Parliament last week. People charged…
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Digital helps drive new small business operators
Western BACE has got backing to help small business operators develop digital marketing skills. The business incubator has been given $50,000 to create a Digital…
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Rowsley collision hotspot calmed
Roadworks to rid Rowsley of a collision hotspot have been completed. As part of upgrades to the intersection of Bacchus Marsh-Balliang and Glenmore roads, a…
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Moorabool’s most wanted
Detectives wish to speak to Peter Wendon in relation to an alleged burglary and theft that occurred in Bacchus Marsh in March. He is also…
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Police hunt hit-and-run driver after Toolern Vale accident
Stacey Matthews was cycling in Toolern Vale last year when she was knocked off her bike in a hit-and-run incident. A year on, the 26-year-old…
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Anti-Islam protesters fight each other in Melton
Anti-Islam protesters turned on each other at a rally in Melton on Sunday. Fights broke out among the 100 or so protesters which included members…














