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Better energy infrastructure and security for Victoria
Victoria’s planning for energy infrastructure is being reformed to help ensure the state’s electricity grid is built to support the renewables agenda while keeping communities…
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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 activities.…
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From the archives
30 years ago June 16, 1993 Melton councillor Ron Russell is set to become the crusader of the public transport cause in Melton and the…
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Winter boaters and fishers urged not to cast aside water safety warnings
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) has issued an urgent reminder warning boaters and fishers, including those from Melton and Moorabool, of their risk of drowning during…
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UNSW welcomes new migrant worker protections
The Migrant Justice Institute led by University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) law professors and the Human Rights…
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Australia-first Paramedic Practitioner course announced
Monash University will deliver Australia’s first-ever Paramedic Practitioner Master’s degree in 2024, and it will be free to study. The free degree was announced by…
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Arrests, drugs seized in cabbabis crackdown
More than $1.2 million worth of cannabis plants have been seized and eight arrests made across Brimbank and Melton, police announced on June 9. Brimbank…
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DREAMing of change
A new advocacy group has launched in Diggers Rest to address the needs of the growing community and its concern surrounding infrastructure and services shortfalls.…
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Mums feel left ‘in the unknown’
Melton mothers are worried about health issues going undetected until later stages of their child’s development amid the municipality’s shortage of maternal and child health…
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’Several factors’ leading to pollution
Moorabool council’s investigation into sediment entering the Werribee River from nearby development sites found several factors contributing to turbidity, but measures implemented now meet expectations…
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Shopping expansion bid blocked
Moorabool council has rejected a planning application to modify The Village Bacchus Marsh Shopping centre. The proposal included a double storey commercial building on Bennett…
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School ramp up tax pressure
Non-government Victorian schools are sharpening their campaign against a proposed new tax on high-fee providers, despite it being watered down. Dozens of principals and leaders…
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Redline cleared to light-up
Redline Raceway has been permitted to keep the lights on following a Moorabool council decision that drew multiple objections at a meeting on Wednesday, June…
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Nine arrested over Wyndham Vale murders
Police have arrested nine men in relation to a double murder at a Wyndham Vale home in February. The arrests were made on June 6…
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You can help Moorabool’s koala count
A Moorabool koala expert is encouraging people within the shire to get to know their local koalas to help measure their population within the shire.…
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