Tag: News
Sporting grants for kids
The state government’s latest sporting grants program will bring more Victorians together through sport, including those in Melton and Moorabool, encouraging young athletes to...
Aussie online shoppers urged to download AusPost App
October is Cyber Awareness Month and Australia Post is encouraging customers, including those in Melton and Moorabool, to download its free AusPost app to...
Beyond Blue’s top five tips to boost mental health
Beyond Blue has shared their top five tips to boost mental health for those in Melton and Moorabool.
NewAccess Mental Health Coach Gemma Danahay said...
Community Calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...
Refugee visa reform welcomed
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of extra resourcing to fix the “broken” visa processing system, which the...
Probe into rising homelessness
Moorabool council is getting ready to conduct a report into the extent of homelessness within the shire, and how it may change over the...
State award for Ballan senior
Ballan resident Kevin Healey was one of fourteen Victorians to receive a Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria Senior Achiever Awards as part of...
Planning for four years of growth
Moorabool council has set out a plan to guide the economic development of the shire over the next four years.
The Economic Development Strategy...
A spook-tacular disco
The ghost didn't go to the party because it had no-body to go with, but don't let that stop you from getting to a...
Spreading the spores of fungi-knowledge
The spores of knowledge will be spread at Moorabool council’s next BaccChat event, with a talk from local mycologist Ema Corro.
Ema Corro is...
Festivals galore in the west
As we enter the last quarter of the year, the west of Melbourne is abuzz with festivals and Western Melbounrne Tourism has been curating...
Food and fundraising
Kon Karapanagiotidis has dedicated his life to advocating for the rights of people seeking asylum and refugees, founding the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC),...
Youth social exclusion concern
An alarming 60 per cent of young people experience social exclusion, which is a key determinant of poor mental health, according to a newly...
More mental health beds in Melbourne’s west
The state government is giving Victorians the mental health care they need closer to home, with the new Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre...
Police urge Victorians to dispel myths about family violence
Police are urging the community to dispel commonly held beliefs about family violence and understand the realities, as the number of incidents related to...