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Council rates under spotlight

Moorabool council’s process for collecting property rates and other revenue will be under the spotlight with an independent review planned to investigate the process. Councillors...

Lockdown forces seasons to end

The Ballarat Football and Netball League has joined all metropolitan leagues in pulling the plug on competition for 2021. After forcing the abandonment of the...

Senator enters power tussle

A federal government senator has joined the growing chorus of calls for the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project to be sent back to the...

Covid worsens in west

Fourteen new positive COVID-19 cases were detected in the Melton local government area on Sunday, bringing to 60 the number of active cases in...

Woodlea abuzz over bee hives

Woodlea is buzzing with excitement that it will soon be home to thousands of European honey bees. As part of its ambition to become the...

Diggers Rest woman arrested over suspected murder

A Diggers Rest woman and six men have been arrested over the suspicious disappearance of Adelaide man Kerry Giakoumis. Taskforce detectives arrested the six men...

Libraries move online during lockdown

Moorabool and Melton libraries are playing their parts in keeping people’s mind active during the latest COVID-19 lockdown. Melton council is bringing libraries to residents...

Paws for a cause

All dressed up with nowhere to go, Taylors Lake pooch Ruby plans to take the online world by storm as part of Petember, Australia’s...

Infrastructure wishlist for booming Melton corridor

Better transport connections to the booming Melton growth area is vital for dealing with population growth into the future, according to the state’s independent...

Milly shares Tokyo journey with pupils

Australian table tennis champion Melissa ‘Milly’ Tapper has shared tales of her Olympic journey with a group of starstruck Melton West pupils. Tapper, 31, became...

Melton ready for business

Melton is cementing its role as a key industrial hub with sales now under way in Melbourne’s newest industrial precinct. Real estate and investment management...

‘Freaky’ Bondi brave in epic Sires Classic

"Freaky" was the operative word in Aaron Dunn's post-race interview after Bondi Lockdown won a classic VHRC Caduceus Victoria Sires Classic on Saturday night. Despite...

Covid lockdown stretches on

Victoria will remain under lockdown beyond this Thursday’s already extended deadline as mystery COVID-19 cases continue to appear across Melbourne’s western and northern suburbs. Health...

Planning protection for flood-prone land

Floodprone land in Moorabool is one step closer to being protected from overdevelopment after a planning panel recommended new overlays be added to the...

Council calls for Melton boundary changes

Melton Council has called for Bacchus Marsh to be dumped from the state seat of Melton and replaced with Toolern Vale as part of...

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Encouraging girls to chat

Melton Council has partnered with Girlchat for this year's 16 Days of Activism to campaign against gender-based violence and strengthen action to end violence...