Tag: Moorabool
Melton avoids major flooding
Melton and Moorabool received less rain than forecasts predicted, as thunderstorms, flooding and severe weather lashed parts of the state at the weekend.
Suburbs around...
Golden reward for Nicole
A Bacchus Marsh student has completed one of the most highly recognised youth development programs.
Bacchus Marsh Grammar’s Nicole Farnell, 18, was one of 42...
Tributes flow for bee victim
A flag will fly at half-mast in Ballan, the hometown of a young gardener killed by a swarm of bees while working for Dunkeld’s...
Financial woes sting residents
Melton and Bacchus Marsh have been counted among Victoria’s bankruptcy hotspots, an Australian Financial Security Authority report shows.
Between July and September this year, 44...
Police frustrated with motorists
Police are disappointed by the number of motorists who gambled with their lives over the Melbourne Cup long weekend.
Close to 150 motorists were caught...
MY MOORABOOL: Elise Arnold
What is your connection to Moorabool?
I live in Ballarat but I’ve worked at Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek for the past five years.
You run...
Government warns against killing snakes
The state government has warned that residents who intentionally kill snakes will be investigated.
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has received...
Festival fun bears fruit
The Strawberries and Cherries Weekend at Bacchus Marsh is all set to produce a bumper crop of fun next month.
The three-day festival will start...
A rock star at work
The resurrection of a dying art is happening in Moorabool through a series of workshops at Spargo Creek.
Stonemason and sculptor Josh Bowes will be...
Birth of a great idea
Mums in Moorabool have a whole ‘village’ to support them through pregnancy thanks to a new program in Bacchus Marsh.
Group co-ordinator Katherine Geurts said...
MY BALLIANG: Rosa McCarroll
What is your connection to Moorabool?
I grew up in Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs but spent most of my adult life in Victoria’s north. I...
Peace of mind cheap as chips
Calling all dogs, cats and small animals in Melton and Bacchus Marsh – you’re wanted for a microchipping blitz.
PETstock stores in Melton and Bacchus...
Motorists score blitz attention
Speedsters on Melton and Moorabool roads were caught out during a four-day road safety blitz during grand final weekend.
More than 7000 Victorians were spoken...
A really top knight
In a castle not so far away, there lives a world jousting champion.
Phillip Leitch, who lives at Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek and works...
Melton’s crime in a dive
Police operations targeting offenders after dark are showing results as Melton’s crime rate falls.
Data released by the Crime Statistics Agency last week revealed an...
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Witness testifies to avoid murder charge
A key witness against a man accused of killing his wife almost 20 years ago admits he has helped himself avoid a murder charge...
