Register your pets
MELTON Council is reminding residents that all dogs and cats over three months old should be registered.Registrations must be paid by April 10.
Register your pets
MELTON Council is reminding residents that all dogs and cats over three months old should be registered.Registrations must be paid by April 10.
Waste collection in Melton
NO garbage, green waste or recycling collections will take place in Melton Shire on Good Friday (April 6).The council said bins should be put...
Four farms get new breath of life
PLANNING Minister Matthew Guy has extended expiry dates for four Victorian wind farms, at Hawkesdale, Ryan Corner, Mount Gellibrand and Woolsthorpe.The expiry date...
Gorillas in our midst
DANCING gorillas have been lifting themselves over and spinning around hoses at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.It's all thanks to Ballan CFA, which donated...
Bash victim in hospital
A MELTON man is under observation at the Royal Melbourne Hospital after sustaining head and facial injuries in an assault at Bacchus Marsh's Flanagans...
State’s nurses ‘still most poorly paid in the land’
NURSES at Bacchus Marsh and Melton Regional Hospital, like their colleagues across Victoria, are celebrating after winning a long-running industrial dispute with the state...
Mine grass ‘just weeds spreading seeds’
LOCAL environment groups have criticised Mantle Mining's attempts to revegetate exploratory coal drilling sites.Parwan Landcare member Simon Jolly said there was an "enormous...
RSL stalwart ‘gutted’ at losing top job
LONG-SERVING Bacchus Marsh RSL president Stan Franklin has been voted out after a 10-year tenure.The veteran said he felt "gutted" that he...
Pyjama party at Pentland primary
PENTLAND Primary School pupils including Holly and Jorja (pictured) donned their most comfortable clothes - their pyjamas - for the school's annual big breakfast...
Many ways to ‘skin cat’ of Bacchus Marsh traffic snarls
THERE remains a plethora of viable ways to alleviate traffic problems in Bacchus Marsh, according to the Avenue Preservation Group.The group met with councillors,...
Moorabool turbine squeeze compo claim
THE developer behind the 107-turbine Moorabool wind project and a 64-turbine project in Lal Lal is seeking $100,000 in legal costs from Moorabool Council...
Up up and away
MELTON Model Aircraft Association members like David Axon, Cliff Evans and Ray Dixon (pictured) are inviting residents to experience the joys of flying...
Fun time for families at Melton Baptist Church
MELTON Baptist Church's playgroup is expecting up to 500 people to attend a free family fun day on Saturday.Since its launch in term...
Warning on flue season
FIREFIGHTERS are urging Melton residents to keep on top of long grass despite the lifting of fire restrictions yesterday.Melton station officer Jayson Hirt said...
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Managing festive stress
Christmas can be stressful enough at the best of times.
While the festive season comes with expectations of fun family get-togethers, the reality can...
