FFV: Melton Phoenix eases back to promotion hope
MELTON'S advance back towards the promotion places in FFV provisional league 3 north-west continued with a 4-2 win against Watsonia Heights at the weekend.The...
Time to get the message on pets
A MELTON animal welfare campaigner is urging residents to desex and microchip their pets to reduce the number of litters being dumped."It is frustrating...
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...
Getting to know you
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...
Cigarette dispute led to killing
A FORMER Syrian soldier who brutally murdered a Deer Park post office operator - while on parole for another violent crime - has been...
Fresh face vies for Melton council spot
RESIDENTS will be presented with several familiar faces, and some new ones, at October's Melton Council elections.Among those who have already declared their intention...
Video protest put to coalface
IN what's thought to be a first for Moorabool, the council will be officially lobbied via video on Wednesday night.Moorabool Environmental Group member Kate...
Gang smashes hundreds of car windows across north-west
Police are seeking information after hundreds of car windows were smashed in the north-west.Detective Sergeant Robert Henley said police needed help...
New skirmish for Moorabool Battle
YOUNG Moorabool musos have signed up for the next heat of the FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands.All they need is local music...
Rooming rogues put on notice
SUPPORT workers have welcomed moves to impose on-the-spot fines for rogue rooming house operators, but they warn that forcing properties to close will only...
Prospectors hope Lerderderg State Park access bid pans out
THE state government is pushing for greater access for prospectors in Lerderderg State Park.Energy and Resources Minister Michael O'Brien says the government will ask...
Holly’s goal a 2014 medal
AT 15, Holly Azzopardi has her sights set on the 2014 Commonwealth Games.But for now, she's thrilled to be representing Victoria at the under-16...
Buninyong puts rivalry aside to help Elaine
BUNINYONG Cricket Club has bowled over its rival Elaine with a donation of equipment to the resurrected club.The Weekly reported in June thatthe Elaine...