Moorabool
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 “thumbs…
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In Brief
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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In brief
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…
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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. …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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