BFL: Productive pre-season has Panthers on prowl
IF Melton South can achieve finals after its tumultuous preseason last year, what can it achieve after a virtually trouble-free summer?The Panthers not only...
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...
BFL: Devils go from rock bottom to rock solid
FOR a club that finished dead last with zero wins last season, the prospects look remarkably bright at Darley.With some of the 2011 sides...
Birds of feather flock to poultry club’s annual auction
Rare silky bantam and brown-flecked Belgian hens will be fluttering around the old Bacchus Marsh racecourse this Saturday during the Bacchus Marsh and...
Ballarat league combatants build on strength
FOR Darley it's about consolidation in netball A-grade after the club's best season to date.Importantly, Darley has lost no one, and potentially gained a...
Ambos agonise over near-fatal Western Highway mishap
PARAMEDICS in Melbourne's west have pleaded for more resources and better working conditions with response times increasing dramatically.This comes after a horrific collision on...
Vale Norm Bainbridge: Shed men mourn fighter and doer
NORMAN 'Norm' Bainbridge was a "doer". He didn't just talk about doing things, he went and did them. And he was a fighter to...
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...
World’s Greatest Shave: Melton teen locked in to mission
MARAYNE Muller flicks her long, golden locks behind her shoulders. It's something she won't be able to do two weeks from now.The 16-year-old will...
Charity drive fuelled by classic car addiction
CLASSIC car enthusiasts like Rockbank's Ted Coruana (pictured with wife Michelle and son Blake, 10) will show off their prized possessions to raise money...
National Playgroup Week: Melton’s High Street hijinks
Melton children like Alyssa (pictured) have celebrated National Playgroup Week with fun and games at the community centre in High Street.Children and...
Melton police warn: complacency the enemy on roads
POLICE hope a three-month campaign aimed at driving down the road toll will wipe out complacency in the community.Melton police's Sergeant Andrew Cayley warned...
Bankruptcy soars as Melton residents struggle to keep afloat
SOARING living costs and hefty credit debts are causing many Melton residents to declare bankruptcy, according to support services.Figures released by Insolvency and Trustee...
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NGAA proposes new funding model for Growth Areas
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