Churning out life lessons
BACCHUS Marsh's historic Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge was a hive of activity last Wednesday as Bacchus Marsh Primary School pupils inspected historical artefacts to...
Sovereign Hill sued over tour ride injury
A BALLAN woman is launching legal action against Ballarat's Sovereign Hill after she was injured on a gold mine tour in 2009. She...
A new chapter for Ballan?
AVID readers from Moorabool Shire's smaller towns are pushing for extra library services to complement the modern hub in Bacchus Marsh.This comes as...
A new chapter for Ballan?
AVID readers from Moorabool Shire's smaller towns are pushing for extra library services to complement the modern hub in Bacchus Marsh.This comes as...
Getting work the highest hurdle
WHEN David Majok showed up for his first day of work as a mechanic his boss was forced to change his views."Later in the...
Fair attraction
FACE-PAINTING, a monster raffle and roving musicians will feature as part of Burnside Retirement Village's fete from 9am-3pm on March 25.More than 300 residents...
Space for fun in Melton West
HUNDREDS of children like Logan, 4 (pictured), are digging in and benefiting from services at the redeveloped Melton West Children's and Community Centre.Following a...
Emergency exit signs: MP calls for review
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENTMELTON MP Don Nardella has urged a review of guidelines...
TAC Cup: Region gives Jets strength in numbers
THE Melton-Moorabool region continues to contribute a significant chunk of the Western Jets list with more than a dozen players making this year's TAC...
Footy tragics
It stirs the blood, sets hearts racing, ignites passions and, for a few hours every weekend, turns friends into foes. Football brings followers both...
Nurses call off industrial action
NURSES have called off industrial action ahead of a fresh round of talks with the state government.The Australian Nursing Federation and hospital employers announced...
GDCA: Gisborne Dragons roll Romsey
A DIVISION-WIDE rain-out cancelled McIntyre Cup at the weekend, with the final round now to be one-dayers this weekend.Action went ahead in the one-day...
BCA: Darley in finals
A RAIN-OUT draw has delivered Darley a maiden trip to the first-grade finals.Darley finished fourth on the ladder by three points from Golden Point...
Funding for fire sirens
MOORABOOL Council has won a grant to build community warning sirens in two high-fire-risk areas.It said $30,000 would be allocated to sirens at Blackwood...
Cheap bitumen ‘a con’
MELTON police are warning residents not to fall victim to a group of men offering cash-only bitumen repairs for driveways.Police have received reports that...
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