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Melton rolls out green bins
Property owners and tenants will be offered a green waste bin and second hard waste collection under a shake-up of waste services across the Melton…
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Boost to speed up Melton vax rates
A vaccination blitz is underway in Melton as new figures reveal the area has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Australia. New data from…
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Vaccination blitz targets hotspots
Lockdown restrictions remain eased in Moorabool despite a growing number of new COVID-19 cases being detected in Bacchus Marsh and other regional areas. The five…
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Owl rescue one for the books
An unexpected visitor has made quite a flap at Melton Library. Customer service officer Guy Kennedy was shelving magazines at the library recently when he…
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New pathway to make a splash
Darley and Maddingley will be linked by a new walking and cycling corridor through Bacchus Marsh as part of the ‘Aqualink’ project. Aqualink’s proposed 4.5…
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Doomed dome demolished
An iconic Ballan home has been demolished to make way for a proposed retirement village. Built by Tony Clarke on a Denholms Road property in…
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Artists band together in tough times
Artists reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are banding together in a bid to share their journey through difficult times. Bacchus Marsh visual…
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Spring into gardens for stunning show
Spring has arrived in spectacular fashion at the Melton Botanic Garden. A burst of warm weather has coaxed blossom into bloom throughout the garden, a…
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Melton hit hard by pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound social and economic impact on people living in Melton, according to a new report. The City of Melton…
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Council rates under spotlight
Moorabool council’s process for collecting property rates and other revenue will be under the spotlight with an independent review planned to investigate the process. Councillors…
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Lockdown forces seasons to end
The Ballarat Football and Netball League has joined all metropolitan leagues in pulling the plug on competition for 2021. After forcing the abandonment of the…
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Senator enters power tussle
A federal government senator has joined the growing chorus of calls for the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project to be sent back to the drawing…
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Covid worsens in west
Fourteen new positive COVID-19 cases were detected in the Melton local government area on Sunday, bringing to 60 the number of active cases in the…
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Woodlea abuzz over bee hives
Woodlea is buzzing with excitement that it will soon be home to thousands of European honey bees. As part of its ambition to become the…
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