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Volunteers to a tea

A morning tea celebrating the many dedicated volunteers of Wyndham will be held next week. Wyndham council will host the free event in Werribee on...

Anzac spirit shines through

Anzac Day commemorations are growing each year and Sunshine RSL plans to do its bit to...

Road blitz nabs pedal pushers

Speedsters and others drivers flouting the road rules copped the wrath of the law on Hume and Macedon Ranges roads during a recent police...

Midnight Oil hits the Rock

It has been nearly two decades since Australian music fans could rock along to see Midnight Oil perform live at a concert – but...

Trials to help curb suicide rates

  More mental health and suicide prevention services are coming closer to home for Macedon Ranges residents. North-western Melbourne primary health network will co-ordinate a $46...

Program targets South Sudanese youth in Melton

A support and mentor program that aims to take Melton’s South Sudanese youth off the streets and get them into a supported environment is...

Swing by for golf fun

Kids can try their hand at golf during a free beginners clinic in Sunbury as part of Goonawarra Golf Club’s junior holiday program. Golf...

Melton Specialist School students plant garden at Melton West Primary School

For several months, Melton Specialist School students armed themselves with gardening tools and made the trip down the road to the local primary school. Students...

A licence to show off at 979fm Melton Community Radio

When Bill Lucas “accidentally” stumbled across 979fm Melton Community Radio in 1986, he fell in love with the idea of community radio. “I thought, that’s...

Focus is firmly on community

By Superintendent Lisa Hardeman, North West Metro Division  We’ve heard concern from residents about the police response in North West Metro Division 3. Let me start...

Rainwater ‘pumped’ to Melton South homes

Western Water is piloting the Toolern Stormwater Harvesting project at the Atherstone wetlands, where the pump station will capture and transfer more than 150...

SecondBite’s big heart helps struggling families this winter

Families doing it tough this winter need not go hungry, thanks to a food scheme being rolled out in Melton and Moorabool. As part of...

Picnic cancelled over security concerns

A community picnic, called to help unite Melton around its Muslim community last Sunday, was called off by police and organisers because anti-Islam groups...

Hub pops up

A new pop-up service hub will open at Melton South on January 22 to give residents easy access to community support and health services. Local...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

  Gamers welcome Challenge the best at a free Magic: The Gathering gamers’ tournament at Sunbury library on January 20 from noon until 4pm. Create a...

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Cannons end Lions grand final hopes

It was a disappointing end to a Country Basketball League men’s north-west season for the Bacchus Marsh Lions. Returning to finals for the first time...