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Calls for greater timber future clarity
By Benjamin Millar
Victoria’s peak local government body on forestry policy is calling for greater certainty for the industry ahead of the state government’s review...
Edging ahead in life
A Melton-based community organisation is giving people the edge in making the most of their lives.
EDGE Community Services, an NDIS provider that began in...
Snake season warms up
Stewy the Snake Catcher has warned residents across the west that with spring approaching, snake season is about to start.
The Wyndham-based snake expert, whose...
Call for project rethink
Federal Ballarat MP Catherine King has joined growing calls for the controversial Western Victoria Transmission Network Project to be scrapped, labeling it a “disaster”...
Vaccine options expanded
People in Melbourne’s north-west have more places to get their COVID-19 vaccines, with TerryWhite Chemmart pharmacies now administering the jab.
TerryWhite and Chemmart last week...
Horse doping ban upheld
A horse trainer disqualified from racing for three years over a doping scandal has lost his bid to have his ban overturned.
Joseph Bajada was...
Playgrounds closed as childcare restricted
Playgrounds have been declared off limits and childcare centres closed to most families under the most drastic tightening of COVID-19 restrictions since Victoria’s second...
Moorabool enters lockdown
Moorabool has joined metropolitan Melbourne in lockdown after a surge in regional COVID-19 cases triggered statewide restrictions over the weekend.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced the...
Sale stars do it their way in Group 1 salutes
One was a war of attrition and the other a frenetic final dash, but the commonality was that the first TAB Australasian Premier Trotting...
Moorabool enters snap lockdown
Moorabool will enter lockdown from 1pm today after a surge in regional COVID-19 cases triggered a statewide lockdown.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced the snap lockdown...
Buddhist temple given green light
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A new Buddhist complex will be built in Mount Wallace to provide Melbourne’s growing Karen population with a place to hold weekly meditation and...
Artistic touch added to Amazon centre
Taylors Lakes artist Mandi Barton has worked her colourful magic to create a giant platypus mural at Amazon’s new fulfilment centre in Ravenhall.
Amazon recently...
Classes move online for lockdown
Melton Council is working to keep people connected during life under lockdown by running a series of activities online.
With Melbourne’s lockdown restrictions extended by...
Community Calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...
Major industrial investment underway
Japanese tool giant Makita is just one of the major companies to secure a site at the new Melbourne Business Park in Truganina, set...
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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...
