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Lockdown extended
By Ewen McRae
Melton will be in stage 4 lockdown for at least another two weeks after the state government unveiled its roadmap to reopening.
The...
Tunnel plans get EPA tick
Maddingley Brown Coal's plans to store and process contaminated soil from the Westgate Tunnel Project is a step closer, after the state environment watchdog...
Guiding the way
Pet owners in Caroline Springs have helped raise a record amount for Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs.
Petbarn outlets across the country held their annual...
Elections to go ahead
By Ewen McRae
Local council elections will go ahead in October, despite uncertainty over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
While there have been calls for the elections...
Events fall victim to virus
The Djerriwarrh Festival and Lakeside Alive have been cancelled for 2002 as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Melton council had hoped restrictions would...
Council bid to move Melton boundary
Eynesbury could soon be fully part of the Melton municipality, under a plan to re-draw the local government boundaries.
Most of the burgeoning suburb already...
Virus cases plummet
Active cases of COVID-19 have plummeted locally in the past week, with Melton recording its lowest number of cases in almost a month.
Melton had...
Boost for Melton sport
MacPherson Park in Toolern Vale will get a facelift as part of a state government stimulus package.
A $1.18 million funding boost for the transformation...
Western United into semi finals
Western United's dream run in their inaugural A-League season has continued, progressing to the semi finals at the weekend.
United confirmed their place in the...
Pokies savings climb
By Ewen McRae
Nearly $30 million has been saved from pokie machines in Melton since the pandemic began, according to new data.
The Alliance for Gaming...
A stranger’s kindness
Harpreet Marwaha has always been a big believer in helping his community.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic days he helped prepare and deliver meals to...
Library membership grows
Libraries in Melton and Moorabool have seen a rise in membership during the pandemic, with locals turning to books to help them through lockdown.
An...
Young survivor helps others doing it tough
By Ewen McRae
It has been nine years since Alexia Yiangoulli received the news that would turn her adolescence upside down.
At just 13, the Frasers...
Virus numbers show hope
By Ewen McRae
Melton has recorded 40 new case of COVID-19 in the past week, as numbers begin to stabilise across the state.
The Melton municipality...
Rishi breaks drought
Rishi had watched his stablemates Love Ina Chevy and Jean Luc run to victory in the past two fast class features at Tabcorp Park...
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Spring brings swoop warning
People are again being warned to look out for swooping birds when they go outside as spring begins.
Simon Ruff, senior wildlife projects officer at...
