Saucy tales: Keeping food traditions alive
Andria Cozza discovers the role empty beer bottles played in helping transplant an ancient Italian tradition to Australia.STACKED boxes full of vine-ripened, sweet and...
Bacchus Marsh Coal plan opposition grows
THERE are fears the state government's push for brown coal mining could result in mines being approved and built at rapid rates.Mantle...
Drink-driving mum jailed over crash
A MOTHER has been jailed for three months and given an 18-month community corrections order for drink-driving with 10 children in her four-wheel-drive.Three of...
Ballarat FL: Darley’s break proves a blessing
DARLEY Football Club returned to the field – and the winners' circle – after three weeks' rest, with a solid 35-point win against...
Ballarat NL: Darley upsets ladder leader
DARLEY has scored one of its biggest wins of the season, upsetting ladder leader Lake Wendouree 29-24 in round 7 of the ...
Melton Basketball Association Juniors have a ball in finals
MELTON Basketball Association held its junior basketball finals earlier this month.The highlight of the week was the under 18 boys' competition, which went...
Riddell young guns show promise in narrow defeat
THE Riddell District Football League under 14 and 15 sides remain winless after two rounds in the Victoria Metropolitan Junior Championships, but have shown...
Vegetable victory at Pentland primary
WITh aprons strapped to their chests and chef's hats standing tall, Pentland Primary School prep and grade1 pupils like Jackson, Sarah and Taiya (pictured)...
Bacchus Marsh library facing wrecking ball
BACCHUS Marsh's old library building will be demolished next year despite strong community opposition.In March, Moorabool Council ended a four-year debate...
Mass planting will help native wildlife flourish
MOORABOOL Landcare, with the support of Melbourne Water, will plant a record 30,000 trees this winter.Most of the trees will be planted in the...
Outrage at destruction of ‘ancient’ trees
ENVIRONMENT groups are concerned that the "senseless destruction" of protected, native vegetation is surging in the outer-west.Moorabool Council has determined that a Woolpack Road...
Adam Kennedy: Melton star with the golden touch
ADAM Kennedy no longer needs to dream. He's living it.The 19-year-old footballer is a member of the production line of young talent rolled out...
Mowbray College: Administrator lashes out at board members
MOWBRAY College's board could be sued if an investigation reveals the school was trading while insolvent. Administrator Jim Downey warned the board members would...
Mowbray College: No good news for FM station
COMMUNITY groups operating from Mowbray College grounds say their future will be "up in the air" when the school officially closes on June 22.Melton...
Male stoicism no match for cancer
REG Eustace can remember, early in 2009, pulling a small parcel from his letterbox and pondering the discreet packaging.It was a bowel cancer...
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Designs unveiled for Melton Hospital
A first glimpse of the future Melton Hospital was shared to the public on Saturday, November 23.
Health Infrastructure Minister Mary-Anne Thomas unveiled the latest...
