News
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Waste education campaign on the cards
Melton council is preparing to roll out an information campaign to help residents make the switch to a new four-bin waste service. The state government…
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Redevelopment plans off and racing
The $8.9 million upgrade of Bacchus Marsh Racecourse Recreation Reserve is one step closer with plans revealed for a significant redevelopment. Feedback is being sought…
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Ballan Hospital to close
Ballan Hospital will be closed and Ballan District Health & Care taken over by a new operator after the board deemed it “unviable” to continue.…
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News in brief
Two arrested Police have arrested two men after they crashed a stolen car in Grangefields last Monday. The arrests came after a Chrysler sedan was…
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Mental health pop-up services
People struggling with the mental toll wrought by the latest lengthy COVID-19 lockdown will have access to a new ‘pop-up’ community mental health service. The…
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Footscray Hockey Club honours Alby Speed
Footscray Hockey Club has named a pitch in honour of Alby Speed who died with COVID-19 at age 90 last year. Vice president Nicole Virtuoso said as a 17-year-old Yarraville…
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Stockland plan new childcare centre
Plans for a new $3 million childcare centre in Truganina have been revealed, with a proposal for the 124- place centre lodged with Melton Council.…
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Two men charged with rape over Melton sexual assaults
Two men have been charged with rape over a series of sexual assaults in the Melton area over the past 12 months. Detectives from the…
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Roadmap to freedom
Victoria’s roadmap out of COVID-19 lockdown has been revealed as the number of active COVID-19 cases in the Melton area grows to almost 200. Premier…
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Mega-prize set to brighten a day
Like so many people impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown, Melton florist Linsey Ramage has been doing it tough. But when a customer of her business…
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Growing pride in booming Melton
The City of Melton is booming. A rapidly growing population, significant business investment and a fast-moving infrastructure pipeline have made the area one of Victoria’s…
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Wyatt living with rare plight
Wyatt Yeoman spent his first three weeks of life in hospital, struggling to breathe on his own. A doctor at the Royal Children’s Hospital diagnosed…
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Social housing blitz begins
Millions of dollars will be spent building dozens of new homes across Melton and Moorabool under the first $1 billion worth of allocation of funds…
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Arrests target dirt bike danger
Police have arrested two unlicenced dirt bike riders as part of their investigation into groups of riders menacing pedestrians and drivers around Melton and Moorabool…
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Funds to restart Melton’s heart
The heart of Melton will receive a funding boost in a bid to bring shoppers back to businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. A…
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