The state announced a new round of grants aimed at supporting primary and secondary school students to participate in camps, sport, and excursions.

New traffic lights, traffic islands, and signalised pedestrian crossing were installed at three intersections along a busy road in Melton. The intersections of High...

1 day ago · A Hillside man is in hospital after being hit by a car and left left unconscious on the road in St Albans. Police believe the 41-year-old was hit by a white sedan on Main Road East between Branston Road and Wahgunyah Drive about 4.11am on Tuesday, February 2. He was located by another driver with ...

2 days ago · A fifth person has been charged following an investigation into the death of a man in Kurunjang last year. A 21-year-old Kurunjang man and a 17-year-old boy from the Melton area were arrested on Friday, February 7 and interviewed by police. The 21-year-old Kurunjang man was subsequently charged with ...

4 days ago · New traffic lights, traffic islands, and signalised pedestrian crossing were installed at three intersections along a busy road in Melton. The intersections of High Street and Coburns Road, Norton Drive and Holland Drive have been upgraded to make the area safer and easier for motorists in the ...

Nov 8, 2024 · Counting across Melton’s 10 wards and in Moorabool Shire concluded on Thursday, October 7. Melton residents will be represented by one more councillor over the next four years after the municipality’s ward structure was change from three wards, each with three councillors, to 10 single-councillor wards.

Jan 6, 2025 · From the need for funding for a pool in Bacchus Marsh to a petition for a train station in Mt Atkinson and the shelving of a long-awaited shopping centre in (also in Mt Atkinson), the Melton and Moorabool communities spoke out to highlight the infrastructure challenges in their neighbourhoods.

Oct 14, 2022 · There is a major flood warning in place for the Werribee river below the Melton Reservoir. The level of the Werribee River at Cottrell Street Ford is currently at 5.07 metres and rising.

Nov 22, 2024 · Cr Abboushi has served as deputy mayor twice – 2019-20 and 2023-24 – but has never put his hand up for the top job because he had a young family.

Sep 30, 2024 · Recorded criminal offences increased by 15.5 per cent across Melton, with 1887 more offences recorded in the 12 months to June 2024 compared to the previous 12 months, for a total of 14,069 criminal offences.