Tag: Moorabool
Solid drop in crime stats
Police operations targeting offenders after dark are showing results as Melton’s crime rates continue to fall.
Data released by the Crime Statistics Agency last Thursday...
MY MOORABOOL: Matthew Grindrod
What is your connection to Moorabool?
We moved from Melbourne to Ballan after a visit to the Ballan Farmers Market one weekend. Ballan was buzzing...
Bacchus Marsh hospital operations get a lift
The sterilisation unit at Bacchus Marsh hospital is in for an upgrade valued at almost half a million dollars.
Djerriwarrh Health Services will receive $468,000...
Police want you to ‘like’ their page
A Victoria Police social media page which will service the Moorabool shire is now live and residents are being urged to give it the...
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Calling for witnesses
Police are calling for help to identify two men involved in a robbery last November. The pair approached two men riding bikes...
Racing up the ranks
Speedway racer Paul Sullivan said he exceeded his own expectations at the recent AMCA Nationals.
The Bacchus Marsh driver clocked up a career highlight with...
Legal firewood season opens
Rangers will patrol regional parks, forests and reserves to ensure firewood is legally collected in the forthcoming season.
The autumn firewood collection season will open...
MY MOORABOOL: Jacinta Guirguis
What is your connection to Bacchus Marsh?
I have lived in Bacchus Marsh all my life. It is a beautiful area where I have had...
Ballan pulls in a crowd
Collectors and motor enthusiasts are gearing up for next weekend’s Ballan Great Vintage Rally and Tractor Pull.
The rally has been running for more 15...
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Nursing home fire
A 51-year-old man has been charged with arson following a fire at a Bacchus Marsh nursing home last Thursday (January 25). Ballarat...
MY PLACE: Jeff Jones
What is your connection to Moorabool?
I moved to Bacchus Marsh from the eastern side of Melbourne. We are the fifth generation in orchards.
How long...
Rates discount follows cap error
Moorabool ratepayers will receive a discount on their next notices after a recent state government audit found the council had incorrectly collected nearly $40,000.
The...
Melton crime continues to fall
Police operations are bearing fruit as Melton’s crime rates continue to fall.
Data released by the Crime Statistics Agency last Thursday revealed a 10.5 per...
Cooking up a storm
More than 2000 dietitian-designed meals are prepared and cooked from scratch every week in the kitchen at Ballan District Health and Care.
And now they’re...
Chainsaw massacre
Parks Victoria and Moorabool police are calling for witnesses after vandals felled five trees – some more than 100 years old.
A chainsaw was used...
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Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month
As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...
