Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

  • Aircraft toilets could flush out spread of global superbugs

    Aircraft toilets could flush out spread of global superbugs

    Wastewater from aircraft toilets could provide a critical warning system for the global spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) superbugs, a silent pandemic that threatens to…

  • Arts precinct transformation reaches a milestone

    Arts precinct transformation reaches a milestone

    Deep underground work to upgrade and expand Arts Centre Melbourne’s iconic spire-topped Theatres Building has reached an important milestone, as part of the Victorian government’s…

  • Books bring school together

    Books bring school together

    Diggers Rest Primary School came alive this week as students and staff celebrated the magic of reading during the annual Book Week Parade and activities.…

  • Free pads and tampons at more venues

    Free pads and tampons at more venues

    Victorians will soon be able to access free pads and tampons at even more of the state’s most iconic venues thanks to an expansion of…

  • Muhammadiyah Australia College set to grow

    Muhammadiyah Australia College set to grow

    Muhammadiyah Australia College is set to grow with the state government allocating $3.6 million in funding for the school. Melton MP Steve McGhie announced the…

  • Fatal crash in Ravenhall

    Fatal crash in Ravenhall

    Police are investigating a fatal crash in Ravenhall on Wednesday. Emergency services were called to Fuller Road following reports a van had crashed into the…

  • Melton Rugby Union celebrates 50 years

    Melton Rugby Union celebrates 50 years

    It was a day of celebration on Saturday for the Melton Rugby Union Club as it marked 50 years. The club held a special milestone…

  • New kinder for Cobblebank

    New kinder for Cobblebank

    A kindergarten will be built on the site of a Catholic school in Cobblebank. The kinder was one of three announced by the state government…

  • Cobras claim scalp

    Cobras claim scalp

    Bacchus Marsh’s first win against Melton since 2018 couldn’t have come at a much better time in the Ballarat Football League. Still looking to lock…

  • Scholarship eligibility concerns

    Scholarship eligibility concerns

    A Melton council initiative to provide a scholarship to year 11 students at 18 schools in the municipality has been labelled “unfair” and “inequitable”. Council…

  • Transport upgrade push

    Transport upgrade push

    Melton council will call for a series of actions and updates on transport infrastructure priorities in the municipality, including in regards to the notorious Leakes…

  • Footpath investigation requested

    Footpath investigation requested

    New footpaths in the Melton municipality could be on the cards following an investigation into which rural and low density estates are lacking a network.…