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Zara aims to inspire
When Burnside resident Zara Niaz, 16, wrote about her experience wearing a hijab for the first time, she never expected her work to be recognised…
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Moorabool fire danger period
Fire danger period for Moorabool Shire is starting soon. Restrictions will be in place for residents from December 13 to prevent possible bushfires in the…
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Melton meeting mystery
Melton councillors will not return to the council chamber until next May, opting to continue holding online meetings until then. Councillors made the decision at…
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Multicultural sports festival for Melton’s youth
Melton’s multicultural youth were celebrated at a sports festival at Catholic Regional College last week. Headed by the Centre for Multicultural Youth, the festival was…
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Hillside resident puts best foot forward for cancer awareness
A resident from Hillside will be joining a group of 60 colleagues from the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in a 21 kilometre walk for…
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Ravenhall crash sends teen to hospital
A serious crash in Ravenhall at the weekend resulted in a 17-year-old being taken to hospital with life threatening injuries. Police and emergency services responded…
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Road death in Balliang
A driver has died this morning after colliding with a utility at Balliang. It’s believed the utility collided with the car on Reddens Road at…
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Moorabool mayor re-elected
Moorabool’s councillor Tom Sullivan has been re-elected as mayor for another 12 months. Cr Sullivan was re-elected at a council meeting last week, after serving…
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Council concerns over sex work in Melton
Melton council will run a community campaign to raise awareness of the Victorian government’s Sex Decriminalisation Bill 2021. At a meeting last Monday, council responded…
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Thank frontline workers at Moorabool
Moorabool libraries now have postcards available for residents to write messages to frontline workers. The messages will be delivered to Bacchus Marsh frontline worker organisations…
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Moorabool to hold youth forum
Moorabool Youth Action Group (YAG) will be presenting a forum for children’s week in December, focusing on mental health and the importance of self-care and…
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Hunt for treasure in Bacchus Marsh
The Bacchus Marsh Platypus Alliance has put together a treasure hunt at the Werribee River. The hunt is designed to teach kids aged 12 and…
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Pop-up vaccine hub in Eynesbury
There will be a pop-up vaccination clinic at the Eynesbury Farmers Markets today. The clinic is a walk-in only and will distribute the Pfizer vaccine…
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Reduced vaccine capacity
Western Health’s vaccine program is being scaled back including at Melton as more the population is vaccinated. Western Health announced changes on its website to…
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Kids Christmas craft at Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs kids can look forward to free Christmas craft sessions at Caroline Springs square in the following weeks. From 11am – 2pm outside Kmart,…
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