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Push for Eynesbury internet improvements
Melton council is joining Eynesbury residents and businesses in the push for more reliable internet services across the area.
Coburn ward councillor Julie Shannon raised...
Pandemic triggers ambulance delays
Ambulance response times for the most serious medical cases have blown out in Melton and Moorabool over the past 12 months, according to Ambulance...
Vaccine access expanded to under-40s
Under-40s will now be able to get the AstraZeneca vaccination at state-run clinics in the west.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Friday that the state...
Childcare centre planned
A new 110-place childcare centre could be built in Maddingley to help cater for the area’s booming growth in young families.
Development Holding Pty Ltd...
Couple chalk up 75 years
Brookfield couple Jim and Evelyn Oakley have chalked up a remarkable milestone, celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary.
Last Tuesday marked 75 years since the couple...
Looking on the bright side of life
Hillside’s Ann Wallace-Burleigh never saw her breast cancer diagnosis as a death sentence.
Diagnosed in 2008, Ms Wallace-Burleigh tried to take a positive approach to...
Driving the fight against COVID-19
Hundreds of people have joined the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by receiving their jab at Australia's first drive-through COVID vaccination hub in Melton.
Run...
Backing for early tip opening
Maddingley Brown Coal has been given the green light to open its front gate for trucks at 5am despite almost 50 objections to the...
Axe poised over ash tree
The future of a mature Claret Ash tree in Ballan remains in the balance after more than 150 people signed a petition to save...
CS Square outbreak grows
The Caroline Springs COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow with more than 30 cases now linked to the cluster.
Three new cases were linked to the...
A ‘souper’ fundraiser at Diggers Rest
Pupils at Diggers Rest Primary School are showing their can-do attitude by joining forces with the Salvation Army to give back to those in...
Developer digs deep to keep sport alive
Grassroots sporting clubs have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with sponsorship evaporating and fundraising all but stopped in its tracks.
But a $10,000...
Call for volunteers to share a love of reading
Melton pupils will receive a helping hand developing their literacy skills thanks to a new Vinnies reading club.
Beginning Wednesday, September 1, the Melton Education...
Melton hit by mystery COVID-19 cases and exposure sites
Authorities are scrambling to find the source of a mystery COVID-19 transmission to a Melton family of three as more than a dozen new...
Drive-through vaccine hub opens
Australia’s first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination hub has opened in Melton.
Operated by Western Health, the hub opened on Monday at the former Bunnings Warehouse site...
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Djerriwarrh Neighbourhood House
Enrolments are open for Term 3 at Djerriwarrh. Get in early and book your spot in one of its exciting new or...
