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Toasters and televisions given a second life
Residents of Melton and surrounding suburbs are now able to give electrical goods a second life and reduce landfill, through a new initiative by...
Furious residents stranded on “island” estate
Residents of a Melton suburb are fed up with the lack of facilities and road infrastructure that has left them stranded on an “island”...
Local club fighting for a cause close to home
Local support for the fight against motor neurone disease (MND) continues this month, with the Rockbank Football Sporting Club holding a Big Freeze event...
My Place: David Shrubshall
David Shrubshall is a member of the Bacchus Marsh & Melton Ukulele & Singing Ensemble (BMUSE) and loves to play his music for the...
Sleep out in the cold for a cause
A Melton business leader is making a statement in support of those who are experiencing homelessness by sleeping out in the cold.
Morgan’s IGA...
Council backs ministers funding review
The Moorabool Shire council have supported regional development minister Catherine King’s call to review federal funding commitments on a merit basis, in order to...
Community connections one year after the storm
The Moorabool Shire council and residents are commemorating the one-year anniversary of wind storms that devastated the region on the evening of June 9...
Crime rate stays down
The crime rate across Melton and Moorabool has dropped significantly in the year to March 2022, according to data released today.
The total number...
Pedestrian death on Western Highway
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a truck in Thornhill Park on Wednesday evening.
Police believe the man was hit by the...
Focus on men’s physical and mental health
A group of Melton men have marked the end of a Western Bulldogs Community Foundation program which has bolstered their physical, mental and...
Police crack down on speed over long weekend
Police were patrolling roads over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend as part of Operation Regal, in order to target high-risk driving behaviour across the...
Chemical detox for a healthier home
Residents of Ballan and surrounding communities are being encouraged to clean out unwanted household chemicals through an eco-friendly event.
Sustainability Victoria will run a...
New weather station to help Moorabool firefighters
The Moorabool Shire has received a new automated weather stations, which will help to improve firefighter and community safety.
Ballan has a new permanent...
75 firefighters battle blaze in Melton
A 50-acre grassfire was burning in Mount Cottrell this morning, with 75 firefighters attending the scene to fight the blaze.
Emergency services responded to...
Healthcare struggles a “tremendous catastrophe”: MP
Western Metropolitan MP Kaushaliya Vaghela has called for an update on the state government's efforts to improve the state's healthcare system and particularly the...
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Cyber blackout warning
Australians are being warned of the risks of cyber blackouts this summer as extreme heat threatens the nation’s power grid.
Data from insights agency Gartner...
