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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…
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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 the…
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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…
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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…
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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 should…
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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…
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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…
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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 Aboriginal…
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A celebration of the sweet life in Diggers Rest
“What do I do with all this honey?,” Marilyn Fiedler says after a good harvest. Her family consumes a lot of the stuff, she admits,…
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Proactive police tough on drugs across Moorabool
Drug offences in Moorabool have almost doubled in the past year following ‘‘proactive policing’’ and covert operations. In the 12 months to December last year,…
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Trouble spot focus pays off for Melton police
Protective Services Officers (PSOs) and targeted operations at trouble spots like railway stations are behind a spike in crime charges such as affray, weapon possessions…
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Cops on the streets of Melton a high-profile response to crime
A police operations response unit (ORU) is already having an impact in Melton, making a number of arrests in the past two weeks. The unit,…
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Bulmans Road work ‘waiting on serious accident’
Melton council has been accused of putting money ahead of lives and infrastructure by refusing to duplicate Bulmans Road. While the council is installing a…
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Rise in Ballan crime prompts push for 24-hour police station
Residents want Ballan police station open 24 hours a day, claiming a population surge means crime is starting to “rear its ugly head” in the…
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Sad tribute to this furry Toolern Vale visitor
A koala who surprised Toolern Vale residents by drinking from a dam has died. The Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network reported on its Facebook page on…
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