Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

  • Support Sweethearts for HeartKids

    Support Sweethearts for HeartKids

    Every day in Australia, eight babies are born with a childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD), and this February HeartKids is calling on Australians to help support…

  • Walk to Work Day coming

    Walk to Work Day coming

    The Pedestrian Council of Australia has announced a new initiative for Walk to Work Day, partnering with the Black Dog Institute to spotlight the mental…

  • Melton’s priorities

    Melton’s priorities

    Melton’s council is calling for a whole-of-government partnership approach to help meet the demand of its rapidly growing community, unveiling its latest advocacy priorities on…

  • Melton’s big night of racing

    Melton’s big night of racing

    Families, racing fans and entertainment lovers alike are being urged to get on track for one of Melton’s biggest nights of the year, with a…

  • Bushfire deemed suspicious

    Bushfire deemed suspicious

    Police are investigating a bushfire in Lerderderg on 3 February. Emergency services responded to reports of the blaze near O’Brien’s Crossing about 7pm. An investigation…

  • Man burned in Bacchus Marsh assault

    Man burned in Bacchus Marsh assault

    A 57-year-old man is in hospital with serious burns following an assault and fire in Bacchus Marsh. Emergency services were called to reports of a…

  • Spring Hills ready to go

    Spring Hills ready to go

    Spring Hills got a taste of what the National Premier League women’s competition was like last season, and are keen for more. Spring Hills showed…

  • Moorabool moves on road safety

    Moorabool moves on road safety

    Moorabool council is targeting road safety in a bid to reduce serious injuries and fatalities occurring across the shire. The council voted to put on…

  • Melton, roll up your sleeves

    Melton, roll up your sleeves

    Melton’s locals are being invited to roll up their sleeves and give blood as Lifeblood hosts a blood donation popup in Melton this month. The…

  • Calls for grief support

    Calls for grief support

    Moorabool’s bereaved parents may be set to receive more support after council moved on looking into the establishment of a bereaved parents support group. The…

  • Moorabool weighs up EV charging stations

    Moorabool weighs up EV charging stations

    Moorabool’s electric revheads may soon have more options on where to charge their cars across the shire. Moorabool council moved on implementing plans to investigate…

  • Moore the fire power

    Moore the fire power

    Existing connections within Diggers Rest led to the signing of a powerhouse forward for the RIddell District Football League season. The Burras announced that Callum…