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Warriors’ make ground on their fight for a home
A permanent home with suitable facilities is edging closer for the Melton Warriors Rugby Union Club, with Melton council deciding to conduct a report...
FMBG seeks funding bump
Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden (FMBG) president John Bentley is calling on council to increase the group’s funding in the 2023-24 budget.
FMBG...
Grant awarded to fund live show of the migrant’s story
An Eynesbury film-maker and musician has been awarded money from the City of Melbourne 2023 Annual Arts Grant program to stage a live show...
Melton moves to adopt Eynesbury
The Eynesbury township will be fully adopted into the Melton municipality if an application to Local Government Victoria (LGV) is approved.
Eynesbury currently straddles...
Queen’s Jubilee tree planting at the Melton Botanic Gardens
The Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden hosted a Queen's Jubilee tree planting day on Thursday, June 1.
Planting Trees for the Queen’s Jubilee...
Barry Gilson’s life of Wadawurrung Stories
Barry Gilson is a Wadawurrung man and an award winning poet, storyteller, narrator, and singer. After leading a Reconciliation Week event in Ballan...
Council want Lights on for Leakes Road
Copper-wire theft has put street lights at Leakes Road, Rockbank, out of action and Melton council is appealing to the state government to provide...
Melton council to donate $10,000 to support crash recovery
Melton council will donate $10,000 to support the community affected by the May 16 school bus crash on Exford Road.
At the beginning of...
Council to investigate City Vista upgrades
City Vista Recreation Reserve in Fraser Rise may soon be upgraded with a media tower and undercover grandstand following a coming report by Melton...
Ballan raises the flag in reconciliation
The Ballan community came together on Wednesday, May 31 for Reconciliation Week with a Welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony and Flag Raising, led by...
Melton drafts $239 million budget for 2023-24
Melton council has drafted a $239 million 2023-24 budget that will be available for community feedback until 5pm Tuesday, June 13.
The draft budget...
One month left to nominate Melton high achievers
Do you know someone doing incredible things within the Melton community?
There’s just over a month left to nominate residents for Melton council’s Community...
New garbage contractor elected for Moorabool
Moorabool council has appointed a new contractor to take over waste collection services after the retirement of the former contractor.
From July 1, JJ Richards...
Youth charged with murder following Sunshine death
A 17-year-old youth has been charged following a fatal stabbing of a teenage boy in Sunshine earlier this month.
The Hillside teen handed himself into...
New DNA testing technology shows majority of wild dingoes are pure, not hybrids
Genetic analysis shows dingo populations have significantly less dog ancestry than previously thought.
Wild dingo populations have less dog lineage, with a significantly greater proportion...
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Former Jet calls it quits
Former Western Jets star Kiera Whiley has decided to call an early end to her AFLW career.
St Kilda announced that the 20-year-old informed her...
