Tag: News
Bacchus Marsh in ‘no-man’s land’
Moorabool council has expressed disappointment that once again Bacchus Marsh has been classed as urban and therefore ineligible to apply for the federal government’s...
State government ’must not ignore’ Yoorrook recommendations
Aboriginal community controlled organisation Djirra has welcomed the release of the Yoorrook Justice Commission report into Victoria’s Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems and...
Students ask R U OK?
“R U OK?“ was the question on everyone’s lips at Brookside P-9 College last week, with the school holding a range of events on...
Help spot a platypus for citizen-science
The Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance (BMPA) is asking the community to join them at the Werribee River to help locate local platypus populations.
Throughout...
Hidden cameras show gorillas going ape
Hidden cameras are revealing what Werribee Open Range Zoo’s family of Western lowland silverbacks get up when they think no one is watching.
The gorillas...
Capital works schedule slipping
More than 30 capital works projects allocated in Moorabool’s 2022-23 budget were incomplete by the end of the last financial year, according to the...
National insect expo crawls closer
The 2023 National Insect Expo is crawling closer, and exhibitors from Australia and New Zealand are preparing to descend on Woodend like moths to...
Kids Helpline lifts lid on youth suicide statistics
Kids Helpline, a service of yourtown, is Australia’s only national 24/7 counselling and support service specifically for children and young people aged 5 to 25...
Hot conditions prompt water safety warning
With predictions of a long, hot summer, research from the Royal Life Saving Society Australia in partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia has prompted...
Farming tech idea blooms at national awards
Moorabool rural tech entrepreneur, Nikki Davey, has been named the 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award National Winner.
The Glenmore-based flower farmer, tech entrepreneur and co-founder...
500th tree for the Queen’s Jubilee
The Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden (FMBG) finished planting its 500th tree for the Queen's Jubilee initiative on Wednesday, September 13.
Planting Trees...
Dales Creek still too small for big build
Moorabool council will begin consulting with the Dales Creek community to inform the design of new facilities in the area, in response to a...
One in three with a mental health condition don’t get support
To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, Beyond Blue released data showing almost one in 3 people with a mental health...
Forum on Melton Community Safety
Melton residents will have a chance to discuss the community issues that matter to them with local police at a Victoria Police Melton Community...
Mambourin offers clients the opportunity to shine
Mambourin is a disability service provider that believes everyone has something special to give, so in return it gives something special: opportunity.
Mambourin has been...
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DJ program rocks Kurunjang
Budding DJs at Kurunjang Primary have been filling the school hallways with lively beats over the past 10 weeks.
Seventeen grade 4-6 students took part...
