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’Extreme’ rental pain in the west
Rental “pain” is not felt equally throughout the Melton municipality, with different suburbs rating among the best and worst in the west according to...
Willows residents get fighting fit
A new boxing program has been launched for residents of the Melton Willows assisted residential service in a collaboration between Smart Body Australia and...
Melton council carved up
Melton council is one of 30 municipalities to be carved up into single-councillor wards for the next local election.
The change will see the...
Young achiever nominated
A Burnside teenager has been nominated for a 2024 7NEWS Young Achiever Award for her contributions to fostering a sense of community in Melton...
More councillors, no wards
The state government has confirmed the new ward structure for 39 councils across the state and Moorabool council is one of five that will...
V/Line tells Swifties to shake off strike fears
V/Line is assuring Taylor Swift fans from Melbourne’s north and west that industrial action won't disrupt their journey to the MCG for the start...
Djerriwarrh Creek Bridge Campaign builds
An online petition has been launched aimed at saving the Djerriwarrh Creek Bridge.
The heritage listed bridge is more than 170 years old, and...
Authorities tyred of illegal dumping
More than 2100 tyres have been illegally dumped in Moorabool shire in the last 12 months, and council and environmental authorities are urging the...
Green bin households could win $100 voucher
Half of Melton’s landfill waste bins contain food that could be converted to organic compost a recent council audit has shown.
Green bins, collected fortnightly,...
My Place
David Hookey is a 32-year Moorabool resident and hardware salesman that has been a CFA member for a half-century, and a member of Ballan...
Strongest contender in decades in fight against breast cancer
For decades, hormonal treatment of breast cancer has been going in one direction – blocking estrogen.
Now, a global study involving researchers at the...
Sisters Day Out
Aboriginal-controlled family violence support organisation Djirra held a Sisters Day Out to coincide with Ochre Ribbon Week on February 14.
Ochre Ribbon Week is...
Police respond to ‘suspicious object’ in Diggers Rest
Police were called to the intersection of Prominent Road and Splendour Circuit, Diggers Rest, for a report of a suspicious device attached to a...
Funding boost for local roads
Moorabool council is one of 11 in the state to receive funding from the state governments lates round of the Safer Local Roads and...
Shoot hoops at your own pace
If you love basketball but aren't up to the demanding physicality of the sport, Melton Basketball Association has set up a league that may...
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Warriors made to pay
The Western Warriors will go back to basics after the most disappointing performance of their short history in the Victorian Netball League championship.
After falling...
