Tag: News
Parents urged to do a little homework before posting back-to-school photos online
The AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) is urging parents and carers, including those in Melton and Moorabool, to take privacy precautions...
Paramedics and lifesavers call for caution around inland waterways
Paramedics and lifesavers are urging Victorians, including those from Melton and Moorabool, to take care in and around inland waterways this summer, following an...
Pig butchering scam targeting Australians as AFP warns lonely hearts to be wary this...
The AFP is warning that a manipulative and costly financial scam called pig butchering, also known as romance baiting, is targeting Australians with the...
400 new Australian citizens welcomed
On January 26, Melton council welcomed 400 new Australian citizens at a special event at Cobblebank Stadium.
The day included activities for the whole family...
Kirrip mourns Survival Day
The day the First Fleet arrived in Australia, January 26, 1788, is recognised as a public holiday in Australia, but for many it is...
Emma Muir named Citizen of the Year
Citizen of the Year is one of the “highest honours” Moorabool council can bestow upon bestow to publicly acknowledge local heroes, whose dedication and...
Outstanding citizens celebrated, new ones welcomed
As a part of its Australia Day celebrations, Moorabool council welcomed 37 new citizens and announced the winners of the annual Australia Day Awards...
OAM recipient won’t ‘ever stop’ advocating for women with disabilities
Carly-Anne Myers is a Ballan woman who has almost a quarter-century’s worth of experience in the not-for-profit sector, and on January 26, she was...
Watch Lake Caroline come alive
Caroline Springs will be bursting with energy when Lakeside Alive returns bigger and
better than ever.
Lake Caroline will come alive on Saturday, February 10 from...
How will Stage 3 tax cuts affect Melton and Moorabool?
The federal government has flipped on its promise to keep stage three tax cuts, however the overhauled scheme will result in lower taxes for...
No need for speed this long weekend
Police are warning motorists, including those in Melton and Moorabool, to prepare for a busy period on Victorian roads as a statewide road policing...
From the archives
40 years ago
February 1, 1984
Beth McDonald has been selected as Melton's Citizen of the Year. A life-long resident of Melton, Ms McDonald has been...
Kids get creative
Children finished their school holidays on a bright note at the Eynesbury Discovery Centre Arts for Kids Workshop on January 25.
Guided by a...
Sureway to celebrate new church
Sureway International Christian Ministries has finished building its new church building in Melton and is inviting the community to come celebrate its grand opening....
More school bus services for outer suburbs
The state government is rolling out new bus services across Melbourne’s outer suburbs for the school year to support the surging number of students...