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Teens charged following stabbing
Police have charged six teens following the stabbing of a Springside West Secondary College student in Fraser Rise last month.
As reported by Star...
New filtration unit for Myrniong
Myrniong residents are set to get cleaner and purer drinking water straight from the tap.
The Myrniong Water Filtration Plant (WFP) has received a...
Marvellous loo unveiled
The Melton Marveloo portable Changing Place facility has been completed.
Offering safety and comfort for people with disabilities, the moveable facility will be used...
Better roads more than a dream
The ongoing fight to have Vineyard Road upgraded has received a boost, with Melton council agreeing to advocate for the issue.
In a council...
Tower tension heightens
Some Moorabool residents are fed up with the Western Renewables Link transmission line project after AusNet employees were seen entering land without permission.
Videos and...
West Welcome Wagon launches ‘Double the Difference’
West Welcome Wagon (WWW) launched its ‘Double the Difference’ campaign on Sunday, September 1
For the month, every dollar donated by the community will be...
Fathers in arms
As children across Melbourne's western and northern suburbs took time to celebrate their dads on Sunday, Max Westwood spoke to the organisers of two...
Voices raised in hope
A recent film by Melton-based organisation, African Youth Initiative (AYI), is “more than a documentary – it’s a movement".
Reclaim Voices premiered on August 24...
Youth summit planned for Melton
Melton council will invite key government stakeholders and youth agencies to attend a future summit on how to make lives better for young people...
Level crossing removal a step further
The awarding of contracts for the level crossing removal works in Melton means construction can commence at the end of the year.
Two companies –...
Applications open for tiny towns
Applications are now open for grants of up to $50,000 for small communities in Victoria.
The second round of the state government’s Tiny Towns Fund...
Model making for mindfulness
For the longest time, being able to switch off was not something that came easily to Melton Returned and Services League sub-branch president Steve...
Grants to help Vic veterans
Applications are open for organisations in Victoria which support veterans.
Up to $50,000 is available from the Anzac Day Proceeds Fund for regional organisations or...
Caroline Springs machete attack
A Caroline Springs man has been charged following two alleged serious assaults in Caroline Springs on Saturday, August 31.
Police were called to reports of...
Special day for Sunbury dad
This Father’s Day, Sunbury dad Tim Racovalis felt a range of emotions from excited and euphoric to bittersweet and sentimental.
After son Lachie was stillborn...