Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

  • Bulls finally get on pitch, winning ways continue

    Bulls finally get on pitch, winning ways continue

    It turned out to be a longer pre-season than most for Bacchus Marsh in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association women’s league A-grade competition. Forfeits,…

  • Change for change

    Change for change

    A Caroline Springs family has turned the act of recycling into a game, a valuable life lesson and a way to give back to the…

  • Shire of Melton’s caring history

    Shire of Melton’s caring history

    A dedicated group of retired home carers from the former Shire of Melton continue to honour decades of community service, meeting regularly to share lunch,…

  • Dining for success

    Dining for success

    A Melton-based community leader is calling attention to what she describes as a silent but urgent crisis affecting migrant and refugee-background families across Melbourne’s west,…

  • CBL finals spots locked in

    CBL finals spots locked in

    Melton Thoroughbreds and Bacchus Marsh Lions women’s sides will fight off for a Basketball Victoria Country Basketball League grand final spot. The two sides had…

  • Melton teens charged

    Melton teens charged

    Three teenage boys from the Melton area have been charged following a carjacking in Windsor earlier this month. Police understand the group entered a rideshare…

  • Mayor sets out priorities

    Mayor sets out priorities

    Moorabool’s new mayor, first-time councillor Steven Venditti-Taylor, has laid out his priorities for the next 12 months. Cr Venditti-Taylor won the mayoral election on Wednesday…

  • Reserve re-opens

    Reserve re-opens

    Ballan’s McLean Reserve has officially reopened after upgrade works to revitalise the historic space for recreation, heritage and community connection. Moorabool Mayor Cr Steven Venditti-Taylor…

  • Melton’s confidence growing

    Melton’s confidence growing

    Melton is growing in confidence as the hard work is turning into results in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west. The Lions already have more…

  • Lions escape the rain

    Lions escape the rain

    Darley made the most of being able to play out a full game as it remains undefeated in the Ballarat Cricket Association. The Lions last…

  • Broncos flying, keen to continue growing

    Broncos flying, keen to continue growing

    Years of hard work have paid off for the Melton Broncos in the NRL Victoria competitions. After many struggles, the club finds itself in the…

  • Watkins rookie listed

    Watkins rookie listed

    The move from Melton to Adelaide has paid off for Jack Watkins who has been rookie listed by Port Adelaide. Watkins was one of a…