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Hunt for Easter bonanza
Bacchus Marsh youngsters will be hunting high and low for chocolate this Friday at EasterFest. The free community festival, run by a small group of…
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Corey’s set to make a splash in Amsterdam
Corey Pace has set his standards, and the bar, high. The Toolern Vale teenager and eight others will represent Australia in the junior B division…
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Total crime up in Melton but robberies down
Robberies have halved in Melton in the past 12 months, and a special police taskforce is getting the credit. The latest Crime Statistics Agency figures…
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Tributes for murdered Melton woman
Friends of a young Melton mother found dead last week have described her as a good person with “a kind heart”. The body of 20-year-old…
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Ambos need police escort to some calls
Paramedics have flagged more than 20 addresses at Melton and Bacchus Marsh they have deemed ‘unsafe’. Ambulance Victoria last week revealed paramedics attending emergencies in…
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Games on for Darley hot shot
Growing up in country Victoria taught Bruce Hynam to be a straight shooter. The Darley clay target shooter now has his sights set on gold…
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Retraction and apology
Raymond, Daniel and Paul Chapman commenced legal proceedings in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) against the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES), seeking a…
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AFL players give Melton kids a footy lesson
Melton South Primary School pupils were star-struck when some of their favourite AFL players came to the school and kicked a footy round the oval…
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Blackwood CERT needs a home
Blackwood’s Community Emergency Response Team needs public help. The team is made up of volunteers who provide emergency first-aid at car accidents, motor bike accidents…
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Melton council most female-friendly
Melton council is setting the standard across the state for gender diversity in local government. The council topped a state government list of female-to-male ratios,…
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Melton Bunnings called on to fix driveway
Melton council has called on Bunnings to urgently repair and modify the Barries Road driveway into its Melton West store. At last week’s meeting, Coburn…
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WWI quilts on display in Ballan
Quilts dating back to World War I will be on display at Ballan at the weekend. Ballan Red Cross president Anne Eskdale said the quilts…
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Communities mourn ‘kind, welcoming’ couple
Jesus and Alma Remo were the type of people who would drop everything to help others without expecting anything in return. They were community-minded, willing…
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Explore the world of clay animation
Melton kids can explore the wonderful world of clay animation at school holiday workshops put on by the council. Artist Stephanie Skinner will host the…
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Fiji has a friend in Erin
Erin Bonehill works nearly seven days a week because she’s determined to fly to Fiji later this year – but not to tan herself at…
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