Tag: News
School road safety blitz
A new police campaign targeting driver awareness around schools has been launched in Melton and Brimbank to coincide with Walk Safely to School Day...
Mt Atkinson Residents Group to host bus advocacy event
A community event to demonstrate the need for more public transport in newly developed areas in Truganina is being held by Mt Atkinson Residents...
Eynesbury Eagles to host fundraiser for Exford Primary
Eynesbury Eagles Football Netball Club is hosting a fundraiser to support Exford Primary School in the wake of the tragic bus accident that has...
Christ the Priest Primary prepare to paint their prize
Christ the Priest Primary School in Caroline Springs has been announced as the state winner of the Haymes Paint and Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB)...
Truck driver on bail as schoolkids await surgeries
A truck driver is on bail as several children await surgeries for life-altering injuries sustained in a bus crash in Melbourne's west.
Police are investigating...
Truck driver fronts court over school bus crash
A truck driver has faced court charged with dangerous driving causing a school bus crash that resulted in children requiring amputations.
Jamie Gleeson, 49, was...
Truck driver charged following ‘horrific’ bus collision
Police have charged the driver of the truck that allegedly struck a school bus causing it to flip on its side near the corner...
Thanking SES volunteers this WOW day
Wednesday, May 17 is Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW), a national day of thanks dedicated to State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers in Melton and Moorabool...
Crackdown on builders
Victoria's domestic building industry is facing a major regulatory crackdown following the collapse of Porter Davis sparking chaos for hundreds of home buyers.
The state...
Charges expected in bus crash as kids await amputations
A truck driver is expected to be charged over the bus crash in Melbourne's west that left several children seriously injured and awaiting amputations.
Detective...
Children require limb amputations following Eynesbury bus crash
Several children have been seriously injured resulting in partial and full amputations after a bus and a truck collided, causing the bus to roll...
Bus and truck Collision in Eynesbury
Up to eight children are believed to have been seriously injured in a collision between a bus and truck on Tuesday afternoon at Eynesbury.
Emergency...
ABS data shows economic disadvantage divide for Melton
Melton has suburbs among the five per cent most disadvantaged in Australia, and other suburbs among the least disadvantaged, according to recent data from...
Investigation works under way for Melton South level crossing
The Ferris Road level crossing in Melton South is one step closer to being replaced with a new road bridge over the rail line,...
Moorabool council ‘disappointed’ by lack of federal pool funding
Moorabool council is “disappointed” by the federal budget, after again missing out on funding for an indoor pool.
Council has been seeking $15 million...