Tag: News
Crime drops 3.3 per cent in Melton
Crime in the Melton area is down 3.3 per cent in twelve months according to the latest data released by the Crime Statistics Agency...
Holiday reminders about Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support
Services Australia is reminding customers, including those in Melton and Moorabool, about changes to payments and services during the Christmas and New Year period....
Grand Prix to stay in Melbourne
The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix will be hosted in Melbourne for an extra two years, with the global racing event to be held...
State’s economy continues to rise
More Victorians, including those in Melton and Moorabool, are finding work and building careers as the state’s economy continues to grow.
Another 30,800 Victorians started...
Businesses reminded to manage pollution
With most businesses shutting down during the holiday season, the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is reminding everyone there’s a duty to manage pollution...
Household wealth continues to decrease
Household wealth fell for the second consecutive quarter, decreasing by 1.9 per cent ($276 billion) in the September quarter 2022, according to new data...
Ambulance Victoria welcomes new recruits
An additional 631 new starters have joined Ambulance Victoria’s ranks after a state government recruitment initiative.
Premier Daniel Andrews welcomed the final batch of recruits...
Government unveils firefighting fleet
Victoria’s aerial firefighting fleet of 50 aircrafts is prepared to respond to any fires, including those in Wyndham, that may happen over summer.
Emergency Services...
From the archives
Star Weekly looks back at the pages of our predecessors.
30 years ago
Melton's "Cockatoo Dundee," William Henry Hirt, has died at the age of 85....
A wonderfully strong exhibition in Caroline Springs
Award-winning author Maxine Beneba-Clarke’s illustrations are on exhibition now as part of the summer exhibition program at CS Gallery.
Wonderful-strong will showcase a vivid array...
Photographer’s choice picture
Every week our photographers choose their favourite photo of the week.
This week photographer Joe Mastroianni caught up with Desley Adams to check out the...
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...
Jeep Compass S-Limited
Compass is the smallest and cheapest of Jeep's off-roaders and looks very much like a smaller version of Grand Cherokee.
Introduced in 2007, Compass and...
Melburnian of the Year’s lifelong fight for Aboriginal women
Melburnian of the Year Antoinette Braybrook talks to Liam McNally about growing up in Melton, her work with Djirra and what the award means...
Victorian upper house decided
Melton Councillor Moira Deeming has been elected as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Council for the Western Metropolitan Region.
The upper house election results...