Tag: News
House fire blaze in Melton West
A large house fire broke out in Melton West last night, with the roof of a home going up in flames just before 10pm...
Club abuzz with funding excitement
A Diggers Rest beekeeping group is buzzing with excitement, after receiving a community grant to help boost their club.
J Beekeeping Club has...
School stepping up for cerebral palsy
One of Digger’s Rest youngest community members is inspiring others to step up to raise awareness and funds for cerebral palsy.
Willow Kemp is...
Be savvy during snake season
With warmer weather approaching, Melton and Moorabool residents are being urged to take precautionary measures to minimise incidents with snakes.
Snake season officially begins...
New partnership boosting autism support
Victoria University and Autism Spectrum Australia have joined together to aim at increasing the workforce of those who support those on the autism...
Council plan to lobby for school crossing funding
Melton council has backed a state-wide local government campaign to receive more government support for school crossing supervisor programs.
Monash council is heading a campaign...
Council wins tech award
Moorabool Shire council has won a major industry award for innovative technology used in records management.
The council won the Collaboration or Partnership category...
Teacher’s passion gains international acclaim
Caroline Torode is a high school teacher in Melton who loves to share her passion for Western Front and as a result, she’s received...
Fire ravages Harkness home
A fire in Harkness fully engulfed a single-storey home this morning, burning for two hours before firefighters were able to control the blaze.
Emergency...
Melton mum wins big on scratch-it
A Brookfield woman won a staggering $10,000 off a single scratch-it ticket last week, after she said she almost threw the ticket away.
She...
Big name headliner announced for Djerriwarrh Festival
Djerriwarrh Festival is coming back to Melton this November after a three year hiatus, with an exciting act headlining the main stage.
Melton council...
COVID positive Victorians can vote over phone
New regulations have been implemented to allow Melton and Moorabool residents that test positive for COVID-19 on election day to vote over the phone...
Safer housing for queer communities
The state government is supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people in Victoria who are at risk of...
Recycling help on the way
Businesses in Melton and Moorabool are encouraged to apply for new grants to install new recycling and remanufacturing technology or to upgrade existing recycling...
Record low unemployment
The state government has celebrated Victoria's falling unemployment rate, which is the lowest of all Australian states according to the latest Australian Bureau of...
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Melbourne’s growth areas to share in $150 million
Melbourne’s growth areas, including Melton, will benefit from a new $150 million round of funding through contributions from property developers.
Premier Jacinta Allan, Suburbs Minister...
