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V/Line commuters vent anger over tardy service
COMMUTERS have voiced their anger over Melton’s train services, labelling them unreliable and demanding that V/Line take action. Diggers Rest resident Heath Eldridge, who uses…
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Melton foster child finds recipe for success in mum’s honour
SHE might be only 10, but Cassie already has her sights set on a career as a chef. As part of its Creating Dreams project,…
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Drivers demand Melton Highway duplication
ROAD users are again urging the state government to commit to the duplication of the Melton Highway following what could have been a fatal accident…
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RDNL: Rockbank off to slying start
ROCKBANK is flying high in the Riddell District Netball League after stunning Woodend Hesket by three goals in the season’s opening round. The Rams’ 37-34…
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FFV: Drawn again for Phoenix
MELTON Phoenix remains unbeaten for the first two rounds of FFV provisional league 3 north-west after a 1-1 draw against Moreland Wolves last Saturday. Chris…
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BFL: Roos edge out battling Ballan
WAUBRA eked out all it had to open its premiership defence with a win. But the Roos required a seven-goals-to-one third term to wear down…
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RDFL: Blues in a goal blaze
MELTON Central made it a blazing start, while Diggers Rest chalked up an important win in the opening round of Riddell District Football League at…
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CHFL: Round 1 results
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROUND 1 Daylesford 16.9 (105) d Gordon 8.16 (64) Goals – Daylesford: M. Cummings 6, A. Button 4, J. Millar 2,…
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Big V: Melton win shows depth
MELTON Thoroughbreds showed no signs of rustiness after two weeks off in Big V basketball division2, winning 75-55 in Hawthorn against Maccabi at the weekend.…
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BLF: Leigh’s four end Devils’ one-year drought
THERE’S a lethal Leigh at Darley. And after inspiring the Devils to their first win in more than a year, Leigh Sobotnicki was the talk…
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BFL: Darley Devils break through under McPherson
THERE’S a lethal Leigh at Darley. And after inspiring the Devils to their first win in more than a year, Leigh Sobotnicki was the talk…
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Why laundrettes still scrub up
It’s 50 years since the coin-operated laundromat became part of the high street. We set Sarah Harris on spin cycle to see what comes out…
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Walshe fit to drive home road safety message
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe has been named patron of Fit to Drive (F2D), a university-led road trauma education program for young people. Chaired…
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Cancer survivor’s marathon effort
WHEN Heike Banspach lost her 12-week-old baby in the womb she thought it was the last of her trauma. But the death revealed she herself…
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Turbine opponents take shot at West Wind
FORMER Moorabool mayor Pat Toohey has shot back at wind farm company West Wind as it seeks $100,000 in legal costs after a bitter planning…











