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...
CFA recruits graduate from Fiskville
CFA's Fiskville training college has produced 25 new full-time recruits. Emergency Services Minister Peter Ryan was at Fiskville on August 3 for...
Bacchus Marsh lures home buyers
People are rushing to move to Bacchus Marsh, a real estate expert said last week. Devine Victoria general manager Neil Anderson said Australian Bureau...
Moorabool heritage panel seeks members
Moorabool Council is calling for new heritage advisory committee members. The committee advises the council on conservation and heritage issues and meets...
Watch out for fake notes
Traders are being urged to be vigilant when receiving $100 and $50 notes from customers.Police said there had been reports of fake notes...
Eighteen doors stolen in Melton raids
Police are warning residents and builders to lock properties as houses continue to be targeted by thieves.Sheets of prepackaged plaster were stolen from a...
Jet set pets
As people have become more mobile so, too, have animals great and small. Sarah Harris packs her pawsport as the fur...
‘Ice’ problem in Bacchus Marsh as 80% of crime drug-related
EIGHTY per cent of all crime in Bacchus Marsh is drug-related, local police have revealed at a 200-strong public meeting held in town on...
Mowbray College: Elite schools vie for campuses
SEVERAL private schools are lining up to buy the insolvent Mowbray College, whose three campuses at Melton are for sale.Fitzroys agent David Bourke, part...
Ballarat FL: Melton South Panthers get the job done
FOR Melton South, Saturday's derby win against Melton was as much about next year as it was about this season.The Panthers reconfirmed their ...
Taggers given the brush-off
A GROUP of Melton residents is celebrating the success of a graffiti removal effort launched in a bid to lift community spirit.John Southall, Peter...
Ballarat FL: Bacchus Marsh Cobras coach Callander calls it quits
BACCHUS Marsh will begin the hunt for a new senior football coach after incumbent Dave Callander announced his resignation last week.Callander told the Cobras...
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CHINESE visitors like Allison have been welcomed by Caroline Springs College students, including Kyle, as part of a bid to build future exchange programs.Students...
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RDFNL finalist for association of the year
The Riddell District Football Netball League has been announced as a finalist for the Netball Victoria community awards association of the year.
The finalists for...
