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Fencing has more neighbours duelling
Neighbourhood disputes are becoming more common in Melton and Moorabool, with residents typically arguing over fences, trees and bad behaviour. New data from the Dispute…
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Councils put case for money, transport
Increased funding and improvement to public transport in growth areas such as Melton and Hume topped the list of items on the wish list of…
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Councils put case for money, transport
Increased funding and improvement to public transport in growth areas such as Melton and Hume topped the list of items on the wish list of…
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Millions for Melton in schools plan deal
FOURTEEN schools in Melton are to gain millions of dollars through the Better Schools Plan, which has been endorsed by the state government after months…
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Caroline Springs school a prep magnet at Mowbray site
AT LEAST 70 prep places could be created next year if plans for a new private primary school in Caroline Springs are approved. A year…
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TAFE plan has‘failed miserably’
SAVAGE state government cuts to TAFE funding have forced steep drops in enrolments, new figures reveal. The Education Department’s 2013 Victorian Training Market Quarterly Report…
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Kurunjang online tutorials a classy act
KURUNJANG Secondary College students can receive one-on-one help with maths, English, science, business and economics studies thanks to the launch of an online tutoring program.…
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Melton Specialist School’s Gonski wishlist
ELLE Gillard can only imagine what $5.8 million of Gonski reform funding would do for Melton Specialist School. The school council president says the money would…
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Mowbray College fears arose in 2010
STAFF at Mowbray College began asking questions about the school’s financial viability about two years before it collapsed, a court has heard. The revelation came…
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Imagination takes flight at Kurunjang Primary School
PUPILS at Kurunjang Primary School, including Emily (pictured), celebrated last week’s opening of a new learning space with an art exhibition. Birds In Flight is…
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MP urges immediate cash for Melton, Moorabool schools
SCHOOLS in Melton and Moorabool need an urgent cash fix to keep pace with massive population growth, says the state opposition as it increases pressure…
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Permanent portables a blight in Melton, Moorabool
SCHOOLS in Melton and Moorabool are crying out for a funding boost in the lead-up to next month’s state budget. Melton Labor MP Don Nardella…
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Moorabool students line up for mentors
YOUTH workers hope a new mentoring program will provide stronger guidance for Moorabool’s young people. Mates Mentoring co-ordinator Gina Scuffins said Moorabool Council had already…
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Future’s looking bright for Tegan
MELTON’S Tegan Burgess-Miller will head to Sydney this week to learn more about women in leadership. The Staughton College student was among 50 year 11s…
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Egg-citing bonnets at Melton West Primary School
PREP pupils Taylah and Reese (pictured) got into the spirit of Easter during a hat parade at Melton West Primary School. Science teacher Bev Wheadon…
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