Bacchus Marsh store to house market
A NEW market will be held in Bacchus Marshevery second Sunday from July 1.Stallholders from local markets have combined to lease the former Big...
Fall ‘a tragic event’
MOORABOOL mayor Pat Griffin has expressed sympathy for council employee Tim Owen, whose wife died in an accident in the Kimberley last week."It's a...
On ya bike: New cycle of life
More pedal power on the road as thrills of the Tour de France inspire our everyday cyclists to get out and about. Tara Murray...
Earthquake, aftershocks felt across the region
VICTORIA has been shaken by more than 60 aftershocks since a magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled Gippsland last night, the largest quake in the state...
Solar, people power spruiked
WIND farm opponents in the west want to see more emphasis placed on solar energy.Speakers at a crowded meeting in Bacchus Marsh have pushed...
New suburbs: Melton region braced for growing pains
MELTON residents fear plans for two new suburbs in Diggers Rest and Rockbank North will increase pressure on local roads and services.Planning Minister Matthew...
RDNL: Rockbank for Roos too tough
THE Sunbury Kangaroos (51) were too good for lowly Rockbank (35) in round nine of RDFL senior netball.The Roos move up to eighth on...
Melton women in hockey horrors
MELTON'S women's hockey side was on the end of a thrashing in State League3.Facing the top side, Melton was never in the contest as...
RDFL: Melton Centrals’ stopgap spearhead boots ’em home
AS they fight their way up the Riddell District Football League ladder, Melton Centrals have created a new forward-line luxury for themselves by...
Holden on to a driving force
A GROUP of Moorabool car enthusiasts are revelling in technical talk after the creation of a new club. Mal Rogers (pictured) says Bacchus...
Moorabool residents riled by tardy response
'How can they agree and say, "yes, it's unsafe", but then tell us to wait five years?'ROADS and walking tracks to Moorabool schools need...
Internet tower bid gets poor reception
'In fire season the issue is always at the top of your mind, especially now that CFA have ramped up online communication like...
Bacchus Marsh hinterland: From brown coal to black hole?
AN AWARD-winning author and researcher has warned that the cultural and physical landscape of Bacchus Marsh's hinterland could be destroyed if an open-cut brown...
Charity benefits as students train
BUSINESS studies students from The Laurels are aiming to raise money for a local welfare organisation during an open day today.As part of studies...
Chemical leak at Gateway Plaza
ABOUT 30 people had to be evacuated and 13 were treated at the scene of a chemical leak in Melton last Wednesday. Ten CFA...
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Lions finals focus
Bacchus Marsh Lions have been building to this moment for the past three seasons in the Country Basketball League men’s north-west.
Having made the finals...
