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Money a ’slap in the face’
A move to pay landowners $200,000 per square kilometre for energy infrastructure imposed on their properties has been labelled a slap in the face.
Residents...
Noah’s fight to be seen
Noah Barlow is determined to speak up for young people with disabilities and make sure they are seen and heard. Liam McNally spoke with...
Eye-catching brown and white arrival for Werribee’s Savannah
Werribee Open Range Zoo has a few new brown-and-white stripes on its African Savannah, with the arrival of two very different looking zebra foals.
Savannah...
Kids flipping to make a difference on Pancake Day
Pancakes are a staple childhood favourite, and this week the children at Bacchus Marsh Montessori Uniting Kindergarten have been learning how to prepare the...
Harkness teen arrested over car theft
Police have arrested three people including a 17 year-old Harkness girl after an allegedly stolen car was dumped in Hoppers Crossing on Wednesday evening.
Officers...
Family violence felt like ’stampede’
It’s not every day a boy person from the western suburbs gets to spend the afternoon away from school, celebrating the launch of his...
Sports funding boost to local schools
Victorian kids have been provided funding to help start the school year on track, with the Active Schools initiative getting kids across Melton up...
61 one years celebrated with “I do”, again.
A Melton-South couple, married for 61 years celebrated the week of valentines day by re-declaring their love at a Melton-South residential aged care facility....
Melton and Moorabool’s Clean Up Australia Day
Melton and Moorabool residents are being encouraged to take positive action on their local environment for Clean up Australia Day on March 5, with...
Lot sales down, but bottom in sight
Greenfield land sales in the western growth corridor have fallen to their lowest point in almost four years, according to the latest RPM data....
Assistance for families getting kids into sport
Vouchers of up to $200 are now available for eligible families to get their kids into sport through round six of the state governments...
Jumping rope for 40 years
More Australian schools, including in Melton and Moorabool, are being urged to sign-up for Jump Rope for Heart in a bid to improve the...
Testing new ways to Mend It
A couple from Melbourne’s north-west who are on the forefront of Australia’s “right to repair” movement have launched a new Facebook group to test...
ESV investigates Glenmore grassfire
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) is investigating a fire that started in Glenmore on Friday, February 17.
ESV chief executive Leanne Hughson said the fire...
Opportunities for Melton and Moorabool artists through Regional Arts Fund boost
An $8.5 million boost to the Regional Arts fund is creating more opportunity for regional artists to get government funding for their projects, and...
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Positive signs despite losses for Melton
There’s some exciting young talent in the ranks for Melton, but it might take some time to click in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association...
