Tag: News
My Place: Abbey O’Mara
You don't normally relate a Miss Australia contestant as someone that plays football, but Hillside's Abbey O'Mara does both. Abbey speaks with Tara Murray...
Principal appointed for Aintree’s new high school
Aintree Secondary School (interim name) has officially appointed its principal, John Mitsinikos, in preparation for its 2024 opening.
Serving as principal at Kurunjang Secondary College...
Man’s face slashed during Melton home invasion
Police are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary with shots fired at an address in Melton South last month.
Investigators have been told four...
Police operation targets prohibited firearms
Police have arrested 12 people and seized drugs and stolen vehicles as part of a week-long operation targeting those with links to serious and...
New Mt Atkinson Kinder to hold launch event
The new Mt Atkinson Children’s and Community Centre is holding a Grand Opening event on Saturday, May 27.
Melton council is inviting the community...
BMX series goes big
More than 1000 spectators and riders hit the Bacchus Marsh BMX track on Sunday, May 14, for the fourth round of the Auscycling Victorian...
Market searches for a new home
Bacchus Marsh Market will not go ahead this month, and is on an indefinite hiatus until organisers find a new location from which to...
E-cigarette reforms welcomed
VicHealth has welcomed the federal government’s focus on preventive health in the budget, with $737 million for reducing e-cigarette and tobacco harm as well...
More structure, less screens for healthier kids
Vacation care, sports programs, or performing arts – whatever your child’s interests, researchers say that adding structure to the school holiday is a great...
Help spread warmth
For many of us, the cooler weather signals the need to bring out our winter doonas, turn up the heating or buy a new...
Misconceptions of food packaging aggravates food waste problem: Study
New RMIT-led research reveals most Australians believe food packaging waste is a bigger environmental issue than food waste – but the opposite is true....
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...
More after-hours urgent care for Victorian Kids
Victorian families, including those in Melton and Moorabool, will be able to access more free alternatives to visiting a busy emergency department with the...
Man charged following Taylors Hill fatal shooting
Police have charged a man following the death of a 31-year-old Craigieburn man in Taylors Hill on Sunday, May 7.
A 21-year-old Roxburgh Park man...
Mothers Day gift idea: start a health conversation
To good health’ is often a toast at a celebratory occasion. At Mother’s Day celebrations this year in Melton and Moorabool and across the...