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Brekkie, coffee, budget talks in Moorabool
Local Government Minister Tim Bull made a timely visit to Moorabool last week, as councillors prepared to release their draft budget tomorrow. Mr Bull stopped…
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Senior residents re-skilling for the road
Just as going to the doctor to get a check-up is important when you get older, senior residents of Melbourne’s west are being encouraged to…
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Federal budget: Melton mum suffers in battle for sole parents
When Melton mother Kellie McInerney was forced to leave her job four years ago she knew it would be a battle to find secure work…
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Federal budget: GP fee ‘unfair’ for sick, needy
Melton and Moorabool residents have slammed a $7 “patient contribution” fee for visits to bulk-billing GPs as disgraceful and unfair, saying it targets the community’s…
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Give generously to Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal
Victorians are being encouraged to give more generously than ever for this year’s annual Red Shield Appeal. The nationwide Salvation Army fund-raiser was launched earlier…
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Game for fun at Melton Primary School
Hundreds of Melton families enjoyed an evening of fun and face painting at Melton Primary School last Thursday, to support the school’s new KidsMatter program.…
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Melton shop owner says bollards would boost shop safety
A Melton shop owner wants steel barriers installed in front of each car space facing a busy High Street shopping strip after a driver ploughed…
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Mowbray College: Site to open as high school in 2015
EXCLUSIVE: The former Mowbray College site will reopen as a high school next year, the owner has revealed. Intaj Khan, a Wyndham businessman and councillor,…
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Isolation fears as cuts hit Brimbank youth programs
Opportunities for Brimbank’s young people could be reduced with the axing of two important youth initiatives by the federal government. Brimbank Melton Local Learning and…
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Great CVs in their sights at Kurunjang Secondary College
A group of dedicated teenagers is working hard to create a better future for themselves. Known as the “global achievers”, the Kurunjang Secondary College students…
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Myrniong fence divides council, Lohs Lane residents
An 11th-hour decision by Moorabool council to allow an “obstructive” fence to stand in Myrniong has angered a Lohs Lane resident. Scott Fisher urged the…
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Compensation fears over bike path through Bacchus Marsh land
A Bacchus Marsh couple fear they will not be compensated by Moorabool council over a plan to build a bike and walking path “running through…
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‘Flat tax’ defeated in close Moorabool council vote
More than 80 per cent of Moorabool residents who took part in a recent workshop supported the current council rating structure, but the matter proved…
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Buninyong is all set for a shedload of action
Buninyong’s new men’s shed will soon begin construction after Bendigo Bank’s Buninyong and district community branch handed over $5000. Buninyong Men’s Shed president Bill Jolly…
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4WD, trailer, flips over on Western Highway in Melton
A driver lost control of his four-wheel drive and 20-foot trailer, which flipped on its side and stopped in a paddock near Beatties Road in…
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