Childcare rebate: Moorabool parents fear federal budget death blow
MOORABOOL parents are concerned childcare rebates may not survive next month's federal budget, forcing them to leave their jobs and care for their...
Protesters cop ASIO treatment over Bacchus Marsh action
PROTEST and environment groups against Mantle Mining's exploratory drilling program in Bacchus Marsh fear they are being intimidated by the state government after several...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CHFL: Round 1 results
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FOOTBALL LEAGUEROUND 1Daylesford 16.9 (105) d Gordon 8.16 (64)Goals - Daylesford: M. Cummings 6, A. Button 4, J. Millar 2, J. Evans...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Blackwood caravan park’s move on Ballan cabins ‘a betrayal’
A BLACKWOOD caravan park's committee of management has expressed interest in moving eight cabins from an embattled park at Ballan, despite the future of...
Melton residents asked to take in purrfect strangers
WESTERN Suburbs Animal Rescue Service has been inundated with kittens, and volunteers like Kristy Whitefield are urging Melton residents to give them a permanent...
Highland Ball: It’s kilt by association for close-knit clan
You don't have to be Scottish to enjoy this year's highland ball in Williamstown,according to Bill Schrank (pictured). There's only one place you should...
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