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Eagles search for new assistant coach
Yarraville Seddon Eagles women’s coach Peter Lazzaro has big plans for the side for next year’s Western Region Football League division 1 season.
Lazzaro is...
Family brings light
Kurunjang is going to shine bright this December with the return of the Melrome Court light show.
For five years, the Greenland family have...
School is a top sport
Christ the Priest Primary School has finished the year with some top sporting accolades, taking home two medals from the state tennis championships and...
Street smash sparks petition
Jenevra Ravell was in bed with three of her young children when a “crash, bang” disturbed her otherwise “dead quiet” Melton street.
She asked...
Closing the Gap in Melton
The annual Closing the Gap report has found that only two of the seventeen targets aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal Australians are “improving”...
A festival that will go down in history
Kryal Castle played host to the Victorian Medieval Festival over the first weekend of December.
The sunny weather beamed down on glinting knights, cavalry...
Finding the funds to support multicultural youth
Australia’s largest organisation for migrant and refugee youth, the Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY), is calling on the re-elected state government to commit to...
Australian measurement system turns 75
Australia's measurement system celebrated a milestone birthday this week.
On Monday, November 28, it was 75 years since Australia join the Metre Treaty, or...
Injury a major cause of Australian hospitalisations
Most injuries – accidental or intentional – are preventable, yet are the major cause of hospitalisation and death in Australia, including in Melton and...
Retails sales fall
Australian retail turnover fell 0.2 per cent in October, for the first time in 2022, according to recent data.
Figures released by the Australian...
Call for more government investment in affordable housing
Organisers of the national housing campaign Everybody’s Home says the latest Rental Affordability Index report underscores the chronic underinvestment in social and affordability over...
Give a labra-dorable gift to the blind
Guide Dogs Victoria is calling on Victorians to give the ultimate Christmas gift to those living with low vision and blindness by signing up...
Tips to reduce stress over Christmas
Building a nest egg for Christmas shopping, having a shopping list for presents and food and avoiding triggers that set off family tensions are...
Motorists urged to take extra care on roads
Motorists, such as those in Melton and Moorabool, are being urged to take extra care on the roads as the state enters an especially...
Electoral commission launches First Nations enrolment drive
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has launched a month-long campaign aimed at encouraging First Nations Australians to enrol to vote in elections.
Electoral Commissioner...
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Dual sporting star
Don Deeble Spots star nominee Kiara Boyd isn’t one to sit still and do nothing.
Boyd is a state level dual athlete who has had...
