News
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Virtual author program turns a new page
Students will be able to hear from their favourite authors and illustrators as this year’s Virtual Author Program gets underway, supported by the state government.…
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Expanding disabled toilet availability
The state government is building more amenities across the state for people with disability, with applications for grants to build new Changing Places toilets in…
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Wander through Melton’s best venues
Melton’s best restaurants, bars and venues will be in the spotlight later this month as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Venues in…
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‘Largest’ cemetery planned for Harkness
A 128-hectare site in Harkness is earmarked for development into the largest cemetery built in Victoria in the last 100 years. The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries…
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Heart health a concern
More Melton and Moorabool residents are likely to die from coronary heart disease than the state average, new data reveals. Data from the Heart Foundation’s…
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Crime lowest in decade
Crime in Melton and Moorabool is at the lowest level in a decade, new data reveals. Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) data for the year to…
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Jobs for Ravenhall
A new $14.9 million major commercial laboratory and research and development centre in Ravenhall will create more than 200 new local jobs. Parliamentary Secretary for…
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VIPER Taskfoce strikes in Melton South
Police have charged a man with a string of offences after conducting a firearms prohibition search at a Melton South home on Wednesday. As officers…
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Become digitally literate for free
Moorabool council is offering free personalised digital literacy sessions for people over 60, covering a range of topics including mobile phone use, downloading photos, social…
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Updated NAPLAN tests get underway
The state government will make NAPLAN results easier-to-understand for parents and carers, with reforms to the annual test providing a clearer picture on how their…
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Working towards connecting Tel Aviv and Melbourne
A new agreement between Israel’s national carrier and the state government has made non-stop flights from Tel Aviv to Melbourne one step closer to being…
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Peri Urban visit to Canberra
Moorabool council’s top advocacy priorities for the shire were presented to the federal government in Canberra with Council’s chief executive Derek Madden and councillor Moira…
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Lake Caroline to come alive
Grab your pooch, your family and your friends, and join the local community at Lakeside Alive for an afternoon of great music and street performances.…
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146 local drivers nabbed during Operation Arid
Police detected 146 traffic offences across Melton and Moorabool during a four-day road policing operation over the Labour Day long weekend. Operation Arid had police…
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A better place for food waste
Melton council is reminding residents they can free up space in their red bin and help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by…
















