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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 II…
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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,…
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‘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…
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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 was…
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Mum’s leap of faith
JODIE Kerney (pictured) is so eager to help find a cure for type1 diabetes that she’s prepared to jump out of a plane. The Melton…
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Mini-bikes a nuisance, say Melton West residents
FRUSTRATED Melton West residents fear it’s only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured by mini-bikes being ridden dangerously in their neighbourhood. Tom…
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FFV: Melton in stunning win
MELTON stunned Williamstown in an FFV Knockout Cup boilover on Saturday as the Phoenix won 5-3 at MacPherson Park on Saturday. It was Danny Gnjidic’s…
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Bowls Victoria: Melton goes one up
MELTON will send one team to the divisional finals of Bowls Victoria Tuesday pennant after its division 2 section 1 outfit prevailed in the sectional…
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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 Cup…
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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 pleasure…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…