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Hope for homeless
By Ewen McRae A state-of-the-art youth homeless refuge is about to open its doors in Melton. The Hope Street First Response Youth Service will provide…
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Council calls for green power
By Ewen McRae Moorabool council has called on the state government to set Victoria up for a greener future, as plans for a major transmission…
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Rams look to the future
Local football might be done for 2020, but the Western Rams have not stopped planning for the future. The Rams recently announced that head coach…
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Maccas milestone for Melton
A milestone store for McDonald’s is coming to Melton South. McDonald’s Australia broke ground on the site of its 1000th store in the country –…
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Virus numbers climb
By Ewen McRae Melton is among the worst affected regions in Melbourne battling COVID-19. The Melton municipality had 211 active cases of the virus as…
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Cash Lover delights
Cash Lover’s perfect preparation stretched to a fifth successive victory on Saturday night as she again stamped herself as one of the state’s most promising…
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Connecting communities
Cyclists and commuters in the fast-growing Rockbank region will find it easier to get where they’re going after a new bike path was unveiled last…
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Moorabool budget tick
By Ewen McRae Moorabool council has approved its 2020-21 budget, but not before strong debate on the merits of a rate rise. The budget includes…
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Netball star shines brighter
Melton netball rising star Mel Oloamanu may not be hitting the court much lately, but her talents have not gone unrecognised. Oloamanu was recently awarded…
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Virus cases hit new high
By Ewen McRae Cases of COVID-19 in Melton have hit their highest point of the pandemic, with dozens of new cases detected in the past…
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Ride High breaks records
Saturday’s chill took no heat out of the rise and rise of Ride High at Bray Raceway tonight, with Clayton Tonkin’s pacer setting a new…
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Pink Galahs shines
Matt Craven was reluctant to throw his top trotting filly Pink Galahs into the deep end on Saturday night, but after making one heck of…
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Lockdown splits region
By Ewen McRae Police are out in force as the lockdown of metropolitan Melbourne saw Melton and Moorabool divided from last week. While Melton joins…
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Angst over power line plans
By Ewen McRae Community angst is growing over plans for 190 kilometres of overhead transmission lines through Moorabool and Melton. The Western Victoria Transmission Network…
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Loan relief for business
By Ewen McRae Local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic got some welcome news last week, with an extension of the banks’ loan deferral announced.…
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