Hairwaves support
MELTON community radio 97.9FM host Wade 'Jman' Lester is still accepting donations after shaving his head for this month's World's Greatest Shave.He says he...
Skippers get chance for a licence to thrill
MELTON boat enthusiasts will have a chance next month to get free motor boat and jet-ski licence training.Southern Rural Water and the Transport Department...
Melton pleads for library cash
MELTON Council has called on the state government to improve funding of library services to help it meet the demands of the shire's massive...
Backyard beauties
CRISPY capsicums, buttery corn and an array of herbs and produce spill out of Morris Dal Bosco's backyard.The work poured into the Maddingley...
Sex offender to face new charges
A MELTON sex offender who allegedly breached his home detention and was on the run for four days before being arrested in Queensland has...
Wheeling to Bacchus Marsh Grammar
BACCHUS Marsh Grammar pupils like Peta and Liam (pictured) ditched their parents' cars last Friday, jumping on their bikes for Ride2School Day.The initiative is...
New voices spruik road safety
SKYE Hancock says she could have easily lost a friend to dangerous driving.A friend of the Melton teenager crashed while trying to fix...
Bank agency opens in Bacchus Marsh
AN agency for a new Bendigo Community Bank branch will open at Bacchus Marsh Newsagency tomorrow, providing real-time banking services.The community bank project is...
Super welcome for super-clinic family
MOORABOOL doctor Aparna Nedunuri has lived among Ballan's rolling cattle pastures and windy plains for two years, learning more about the town each...
Cross-country run across the world
ALL roads lead to Malta for Bacchus Marsh cross-country runner Courtney Scott.Five months after telling the Weekly she desperately wanted to compete ...
Fire destroys four-wheel-drive
POLICE are seeking information from the public after a four-wheel-drive was set alight between March 11 and 25.The fire was contained to the car's...
Mantle Mining ‘transparent, considerate’
MANTLE Mining is drilling on borehole MBM05 on land owned by Genetics Australia, the country's largest artificial cattle breeding supplier.The company owns a herd...
Residents afraid mine genie’s escaped
STATE government plans to ramp up a brown coal campaign have fuelled fear among Moorabool residents, with speculation rife that an open-cut mine in...
Ballan on parade
LARGE crowds descended on Ballan for the town's annual autumn festival on Sunday.Visitors were greeted at Ballan railway station by giant 'hale bale' people,...
No reception puts phone tower on hold
A MOBILE phone tower proposal in Mount Egerton is in limbo due to a lack of information being provided to Moorabool Council and...
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Hewett makes right decision
Sliding door moments are as true in sport as in everyday life, just ask this month’s Don Deeble nominee, Astin Hewett.
He won...
