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Taxi drivers lamenting Uber

  Melton and Moorabool taxi drivers are lamenting the rising popularity of share-riding service Uber. Bacchus Marsh and Melton Taxis manager Charlie Habib said business was...

A year after the MH17 disaster

There are stories the van den Hende family will never tell, memories the children will never share, and lives that will never be the...
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Bloods coach frustrated over injury toll

Melton coach Brad Murphy is frustrated. In his second year at the helm, he’s annoyed with a disastrous run of injuries and frustrated that the...

Cobras build on flying start

It may be only its first year, but Bacchus Marsh women’s football team has no fear. The Cobras, established in February, have met every challenge...

Bloods young guns live up to the challenge

The names on the scoresheet may have changed but the same fighting attitude remains – that’s the message from Melton after the first half...

Bloods heroes join in to mark past glory

The 2015 season has been a struggle for Ballarat Football League side Melton, but the Bloods had plenty of reason to celebrate earlier this...

Heated words in budget debate

A 4.4 per cent rate rise didn’t sit well with Melton councillor Lara Carli. For the third year in a row, the Watts ward representative...

Derailed by timetable

  Melton commuters have given the new Regional Rail Link service from Ballarat the thumbs down, as services to and from the area have been...

Draws impact Mustangs’ finals hopes

Leaving points on the field was the major concern for Ron Shadbolt and his Melton Hockey Club coaching staff going into last weekend’s bye. The...

Melton hit hard by player losses

Six players from Melton’s 2015 finals campaign will not return to the sub-district cricket club next season. Leading the list of departures is former competition...

Goals rain on Bloods’ parade

It was a Saturday afternoon to forget for Melton in the Ballarat Football League at the weekend. The Bloods were handed an almighty smashing, going...

PICTURE GALLERY | Ballarat FL: Melton v Redan

Gallery below Melton was handed an almighty smashing by Redan 29.13 (187) to 2.2 (14) in the Ballarat Football League on Saturday afternoon. Melton had...

Police deny Melton has a gun culture

Melton police have denied the area is turning into a “ghetto” amid they are discovering guns in cars every two days in the north-west metro...

Police issue Easter blitz warning for Melton roads

Police will saturate roads across Melton and the state this Easter long weekend in an attempt to curb the rising road toll. Operation Crossroads runs...

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Burras get big win

Diggers Rest Bulla got a vital win to keep it in touch with the top sides in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association Johnstone...