Big V: Thoroughbreds’ defeat means double trouble
MELTON will have to win twice on Craigieburn's home court to advance to the Big V men's division 2 grand final after a seven-point...
RDNL: Melton Central on the march
MELTON Central may not have racked up the biggest score of the weekend, but it remains on the march in Riddell District Netball League...
RDFL: Wallan wallows as Cats take the cream
MACEDON has separated itself from Melton Central in the win-for-win battle to make the RDFL top six after the Cats outlasted Rockbank by 22...
VNL: VU Western Lightning get no fairytale ending
THE fairytale fell a win short of the premiership, but Melton netballer and VU Western Lightning captain Brooke Thompson didn't leave court dejected after...
Ballarat FL: Cobras falter in Devils’ playground
DARLEY stretched its unbeaten run towards the Ballarat Football League finals series to seven games in a row via its comfortable 43-point victory against...
Ballarat FL: Melton South find Sunbury too strong
A SIX-goal final term and a 10-goal haul from star forward Mathew Sutton wasn't enough for Melton South to cut down a wasteful Sunbury...
Pip, pip hooray
BACCHUS Marsh's Strawberries & Cherries Weekend will return on November 17-18, but with extra musical grunt. "We're very keen to hear from local musicians...
Bereaved parents’ hearts go out to driver
THE parents of a boy killed after being struck by a train in Wallace last year say they're heartbroken for the train driver and...
Shire’s ‘super’ load may be lightened
A NEW Municipal Association of Victoria taskforce is lobbying governments to give Moorabool Council more time to fill a $2.5million superannuation budget black hole.The...
Pokies swallow $23,000 in Moorabool a day
MOORABOOL doesn't have a major problem with electronic gaming, despite residents pumping $23,000 through pokies each day, according to a local councillor.New Victorian Commission...
Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome: New runways on flight plan
BACCHUS Marsh Aerodrome is making a pitch for state government funding to improve its operations and create jobs.Aerodrome management chairman Roger Druce said ...
Bacchus Marsh man who ‘fired at’ wife’s car gets bail
A BACCHUS MARSH man who allegedly fired four bullets into his wife's car after she told him they were breaking up has been released...
Counsellors step up to Moorabool drugs challenge
A DRUG and alcohol treatment program is reaching out to a growing number of middle-aged Moorabool residents hooked on drugs and alcohol.Since the Stepping...
For community groups, portables stay put
MOORABOOL Council will collect $10,000 from the sale of two unused portable rooms, despite receiving community bids from Bacchus Marsh RSL and the SES.RSL...
Hiking, biking the way ahead for Moorabool shire
MOORABOOL Council wants to create a stronger walking and cycling culture after receiving $10,000 in state government funding to deliver a 'hike and bike'...