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...
Apprentice carves a niche
MOWBRAY College student Sasha Dimotrovic (pictured) was lucky enough to start his dream career while still in high school.While juggling VCE and certificate...
Mental health workers ‘struggling to cope’
MENTAL health workers from across the western suburbs have demanded better funding during a rowdy rally outside the office of a local MP.Psychiatric nurses,...
‘Defibs’ a must-have for gyms
INDUSTRY experts are calling for defibrillators to be made compulsory in all fitness centres and gyms.Melton Waves Leisure Centre manager Tim Free said the...
Avenue roadworks: No end to traffic chaos
ARTHUR Clegg has lived on Fisken Street for more than 10 years.The retired civil engineer, 88, said the roadworks proposal would be an impractical...
Appeal for help over missing man
POLICE are seeking information from the public over the disappearance of a Melton man.Anivatt Tayommai, 28, has been missing since February 18 and...
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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Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month
As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...
