Tag: News
Level Crossing removals fast-tracked
Level crossing removals across along the Melton and Sunbury lines are being fast-tracked by the state government to ease congestion and cut travel times...
Melton groups score Youth Fest grants
Some youth-led events in Melton will receive a boost after being part of the successful recipients of the 2023 Victorian Youth Fest grants
Melton MP...
Green-thumbed couple honoured
Donald and Jennifer Rickerby
A Bacchus Marsh couple have each been awarded Order of Australia Medals for service to horticulture.
Donald and Jennifer Rickerby have been...
Justice work honoured
Antoinette Braybrook
Antoinette Braybrook has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for her service to the law and to family violence prevention.
Ms...
Remembering Dorothy for her service to netball
Dorothy Elmer
The late Dorothy Elmer has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal.
The Bacchus Marsh woman was awarded for service to netball. Mrs Elmer...
Honours for community work with ‘salt of the earth’
Michael Ryan
Ballan's Michael Ryan has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal for service to the community through a range of organisations.
Mr Ryan has...
Four arrested in Brookfield
Police have arrested four teenagers who allegedly threw rocks at vehicles in Brookfield on Sunday morning.
Emergency services received four reports of rocks being thrown...
An outstanding public servant honoured
Six locals have been recognised for the service to the community, sport, law and the public service during this year’s King’s Birthday Honours List....
Test safety switches annually
Energy Safe Victoria is calling on households, including those in Melton and Moorabool, to test their electrical safety switches every year to prevent fire,...
Pedestrians urged to ‘Stop. Look. Live’
Pedestrians are being urged to 'Stop. Look. Live.' as part of a new Crime Stoppers Victoria campaign delivered in partnership with Victoria Police.
The...
Applications open to help support creative careers
More than $1 million in funding will go towards backing local artists, creatives and crews to support career-defining research and development activities, mentorships and...
New research to better control and treat life-threatening heart rhythm disorders
New research funded by the Heart Foundation aims to boost surgery success rates for life-threatening heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), leading to fewer Australians, including...
Better energy infrastructure and security for Victoria
Victoria’s planning for energy infrastructure is being reformed to help ensure the state's electricity grid is built to support the renewables agenda while...
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...
From the archives
30 years ago
June 16, 1993
Melton councillor Ron Russell is set to become the crusader of the public transport cause in Melton and the western...