BFL: Tiring Panthers can’t tame experienced Redan
SIX final-quarter goals have seen Redan home against Melton South in a scrappy affair at City Oval on Saturday.With the sides neck and neck...
Forced adoptions ‘the other stolen generation’, says Bacchus Marsh dad
FAMILIES affected by the practice of forced adoptions have welcomed the state government's decision to make a formal apology.Bacchus Marsh's Gary Coles said he...
TAC Cup: Resurgent Jets play for pride
THE Western Jets are going down swinging in the TAC Cup.The Jets are one of the form teams since the start of June with...
VU staff, students sign on to protest TAFE funding cuts
PRESSURE is building on the state government to reverse funding cuts after thousands of TAFE teachers and students last week marched on Parliament.Last Thursday's...
BFL: Young bloods blitz Sebastopol
MELTON has bookended its long Ballarat Football League season with a morale boosting 35-point victory over Sebastopol.The Bloods earnt their third victory of the...
Pets find haven while homeless Melton family gets back on track
A MELTON man who was forced to resort to squatting is holding onto hope that he will one day be reunited with his family.Damian,...
BFL: Cobras hang on to pip Ballarat
BACCHUS Marsh made Ballarat work hard but ultimately couldn't deny the Swans a win to seal their top-six status in Ballarat Football League at...
West to drive jobs growth, forecasts predict
MELTON has one of the highest rates of youth unemployment in metropolitan Melbourne, new figures reveal.But there's hope for a better future, with employment...
BNL: Cobras’ finals hopes alive
BACCHUS Marsh could not close out the Ballarat Netball League top six at the weekend but remains a warm favourite for a finals berth...
Caroline Springs takes united stand in battle to curb youth violence
POLICE, youth workers and educators have vowed to take a united approach to helping troubled young people following a youth violence summit in...
All ship-shape as Bacchus Marsh seaman leads cross-deck exercise
A BACCHUS Marsh-raised seaman is busy keeping 200 Australian sailors in tip-top shape.But it's not all glamour for Mitchell Bryan .Recently he was off...
Melton Vietnam vets step in to fund pupils’ fruit fix
Fresh fruit will be on the menu each Friday for Coburns Primary School pupils like Jayden and Lauren (pictured) thanks to the Melton Vietnam...
Organ donor parents spreading the word
AT the time of Ethan Seccull's tragic death, it was impossible for his parents to imagine anything good could come from the situation.But...
Roads flooded as Melton weathers storm
ROADS were flooded and a nine-megalitre dam almost burst its banks after 18 millimetres of rain fell in Melton over the weekend.Department of Sustainability...
Net loss a fast fix as Bacchus Marsh Grammar students embrace 40 Hour...
What's the bigger sacrifice - giving up food or social media? Bacchus Marsh Grammar students found out last weekend, when more than 80 youngsters...
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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...
