Tag: News
Keeping fit from home
Inventive staff and students of Victoria University have started using chairs and books as make-shift gym equipment, during free virtual group workouts offered by...
Community newspapers deserve more: CPA
Newspaper publishers have again called on the federal government to urgently unlock funds to assist regional and community newspapers, amid fears of further stand...
Bid to halt toxic soil talks
The Moorabool Shire Council is calling on the Victorian government and Transurban to half all talks surrounding the dumping of contaminated soil from the...
Remembering life under the fig tree
More than 50 years ago in a village in Greece that was marred by war and poverty, Giannoula and Fotios Panagiotopoulos dreamed of a...
Airport expands cargo capacity
With most international and domestic flights grounded because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne Airport has been focused on attracting additional freighter services to support...
An ideal solution for trying times
A Kealba based drapery business on the cusp of financial ruin has turned things around and now it's giving back.
Ideal Drape Makers has operated...
Virtual science lessons
Caroline Chisholm Catholic College’s chemistry lab resembled a television studio more than a classroom last week.
With a large number of students learning from home...
Resumes for a new era
A Hillside man is on a mission to help make the community more employable.
Jayden Kafanelis has spent years studying the employment system and says...
Motorists fined in Easter blitz
While the streets may have been quieter than usual over the Easter break, it didn't translate to a quieter time for local police.
Across Melton,...
Cash spalsh for neighbourhood houses
Neighbourhood houses across the west could get a boost from an unlikely source.
Melbourne Airport last week launched the second round of its community grants...
Calming measures under investigaton
The Melton council is still investigating whether traffic calming measures will be required along a busy Burnside street.
Cr Steven Abboushi tabled a motion at...
Council turns to technology for meetings
The Melton council is set to begin livestreaming its meetings for the first time.
The move was made to allow residents to watch proceedings live...
Budget delayed
The Melton Council had decided to delay its 2020-21 draft budget in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
The decision was made so the council can...
COVID-19 spread continues to slow
The spread of COVID-19 ground to a virtual standstill across Melton and Moorabool last week.
There was only one new case identified in Melton for...
Resumes for a new era
A Hillside man is on a mission to help make the community more employable.
Jayden Kafanelis has spent years studying the employment system and says...
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Coach nets nomination
The 2024 Netball Victoria Community Award nominations were announced on Wednesday, November 20, and Western Warriors’ coach Tracy Howard is in the running for...
