Brookfield siblings ride to rescue cancer sufferers
BROOKFIELD sisters Melinda and Melissa Toth (pictured) hope that each kilometre they ride from Melbourne to the Yarra Valley will bring Australians one step...
Melton Council under fire over ‘failure to act’ on wayward cows
A ROCKBANK resident has slammed Melton Council's handling of an incident in which four cows wandered near roads for several hours.Melton community engagement manager...
Playtime invitation for Melton South parents
Parents looking to keep their children busy during spring are being invited to check out a new playgroup in Melton South.Mothers Amanda Partridge ...
Ice in vogue, but research frozen
RESEARCH into drug use in regional Victoria is extremely poor, according to one of the state's leading authorities on drug and alcohol dependence.Victorian Alcohol...
Retrenched Melton Toyota worker grooms new business
When Melton resident Paul Rogers (pictured) was faced with redundancy, he refused to become downcast and saw it as a chance to start his...
Finks bikie charged as police raid Melton home
A 44-year-old outlaw motorcycle gang member has been arrested and charged by police.Detectives from the Echo Taskforce, along with the assistance of the...
Cops and rockers: Police band together for community
They’re police, but their mission is music and making people feel good, writes Loretta Hall.It can be a glamorous life fronting a showband, but...
RDNL: Melton Central ensures top-two finish
MELTON Central secured a top-two finish and back-to-back clashes against Macedon with an 11-goal win against Romsey in Riddell District Netball League A-grade at...
RDFL: Melton Central nails down finals spot
MELTON Central will play Riddell District Football League finals after a landmark win against Romsey in which the reigning premier was held goalless in...
Shooting star is born as Bacchus Marsh teen nets top billing
BACCHUS Marsh shooting star Dejan Vasiljevic is the toast of junior basketball after a stellar few weeks on the court.'DJ', 15, was...
Police to help combat ice scourge, packed drug forum told
POLICE will launch a drug support group "as soon as possible" as they look to combat the use of crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride, or 'ice'.Bacchus...
Blackwood mooted as Moorabool fire refuge
MOORABOOL remains at the top of the list of potential sites for a 'community fire refuge' this fire season.A community fire drill is...
Daffodil Day: Symbol of flower power
Cancer survivors shared their stories over a Daffodil Day morning tea at StAndrews Uniting Church in Bacchus Marsh last Friday. Spokeswoman Deb Springer said...
‘Ice’ epidemic drives Bacchus Marsh crime
EIGHTYPER cent of all crime in Bacchus Marsh is drug-related, local police have revealed.A 200-strong public meeting last Tuesday night heard that drug-related crime...
National Reading Hour: Early bookworms get head start
Caroline Springs children like Kane, Jeanette and Lana (pictured with instructor Bonnita Lobo) are getting a head start for National Reading Hour on Saturday.The...
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Two men charged after alleged carjacking
A Kunrunjang man, and Winter Valley man were charged after an alleged aggravated carjacking in Diggers Rest on Monday, November 25.
A woman was...
