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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...
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...
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Dual sporting star
Don Deeble Spots star nominee Kiara Boyd isn’t one to sit still and do nothing.
Boyd is a state level dual athlete who has had...
