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Fun-filled week for kids
A week of fun-filled activities later this month is sure to bring a smile to the faces of children during an otherwise difficult year.
Melton...
Alfresco dining on the menu
More outdoor dining options are coming for Melton residents, with council ramping up its assistance measures for local restaurants and pubs.
Council this week launched...
Restrictions to slowly ease
Restrictions are set to ease this weekend as case numbers continue to fall locally.
However, Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday would not confirm exactly which...
Report backs powerline campaign
By Ewen McRae
Moorabool council has published a report that validates the undergrounding of powerlines as part of the proposed Western Victoria Transmission Network Project.
Plans...
Walking for awareness
For people living with epilepsy and their family, experiencing a seizure can be an all too common and scary part of everyday life.
Bacchus Marsh...
Council lodges objection to soil bid
By Ewen McRae
Melton council has formally urged the planning minister to consult the community before making a decision on an application that would help...
Poem reflects on 2020
Joanne Joseph is in year 7 at Bacchus Marsh Grammar, and as part of a recent creative writing assignment, she turned her mind to...
Hot House open
Local entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their business idea to Melton council for the chance to be part of a specialist, fully-funded development program.
Now...
Out and about
In the second week of the school holidays photographer Damjan Janevski caught up with some locals enjoying the surrounds in Bacchus Marsh last week.
Victorians urged to stay the course
By Ewen McRae
Active cases of coronavirus continue to fall in Melton and Moorabool.
Moorabool had zero active cases of the virus on October 4, while...
Tutoring program hits the mark
By Ewen McRae
As Victorian students bunker down for the remaining weeks of remote learning, Woodlea is offering a complimentary online tutoring program for...
Spike in crime in Melton
By Ewen McRae
Crime is up across the Melton region according to latest Crime Statistics Agency data.
Despite months of lockdown limiting movement outside of households,...
Support for footy players
A new mental health support group aimed at local footballers is set to kick off next month.
The group is the brainchild of Paul Rigg...
Licence testing resumes
The time has come for learner drivers to hit the roads, with license testing resuming in Moorabool recently.
Testing was put on hold earlier this...
On the road to reopening
By Ewen McRae
The roadmap to COVID recovery is now clearer, with case numbers continuing to fall and a number of restrictions lifted this week.
On...
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Trans Day of Remembrance marked with open letter
On Wednesday, November 20, Equality Minister Harriet Shing wrote an open letter to Victoria’s trans and gender diverse community to mark Trans Day of...
