Disability support group Merrimu tells its story
Merrimu Services will open the doors of its three sites this Saturday, giving Melton and Moorabool residents and community groups a chance to learn...
Community legal hub goes full-time at Melton library
Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre (BMCLC) is expanding its services to meet the growing needs of Melton and Moorabool residents.
At the official opening of...
Focus on indigenous fashion talent at Hopetoun Park
Photographer Wayne Quilliam has brought all the glamour and beauty of a Melbourne Fashion Festival show to Hopetoun Park, shooting indigenous models near his...
Moorabool school dropout rate drives calls for TAFE
Almost 40 per cent of Moorabool students are leaving school before completing VCE, according to Moorabool mayor Paul Tatchell, revealing the need for a...
Melton Highway duplication ‘cuts head-on crash risk’
The long-awaited duplication of Melton Highway is at least 15 years away, Transport Department documents reveal.
Duplication of the highway between The Regency and Ryans...
Caroline Springs Esplanade pushed beyond speed and volume limits
Traffic on The Esplanade in Caroline Springs is exceeding capacity, according to a Melton council report.
With speeding also highlighted as a problem on the...
Quest for best apple pie at Bacchus Marsh Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival’s Best Apple Pie judge Ian Pertzel walks over to two wooden tables where 15 homemade pies rest.
Some are nursed in chequered tea...
Melton West stand-off ends in arrest after shots fired
A 67-year-old man has been arrested after several shots were fired, two people were hurt, and a stand-off with police.
Police say a man pulled...
Decision on Diggers Rest hotel’s future deferred
The future of what’s left of Diggers Rest’s only hotel remains unclear after Melton council deferred making a decision on what will happen to...
Hard work meets high expectation for Moorabool schools
Bacchus Marsh Grammar and Darley and Gordon primary schools have been revealed as Moorabool’s top-performing schools in literacy and numeracy.
National Assessment Program Literacy and...
Bulmans Road petition ramps up safety issue
A petition calling for on and off-ramps from the Western Freeway at Bulmans Road has secured more than 2000 signatures.
Melton West resident Greg Lewis...
Outlook Ride, Kurunjang, housing plans halted
A last-minute change to plans for a housing development in Outlook Ride, Kurunjang, led to Melton council deferring a decision on whether the application...
Doyle’s hole-in-one snares him a car
For 23 years, no one had gone close to getting a hole-in-one on the Melton Rotary Club’s golf day.
This year, Nick Harrison and Harrison...
Independent, Catholic schools top scorers in Melton
Melton’s independent and Catholic schools are top of the class in the municipality, according to the latest My Schools results.
National Assessment Program Literacy and...
Moorabool indigenous children get help with three Rs
A homework group for more than 70 indigenous children from Bacchus Marsh to Gordon could start work as early as this month, with the...
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Road users urged to prepare
Victorian road users are being urged to prepare for winter driving conditions with intrastate travel expected to increase over the King’s Birthday long weekend.
The...
