Good start for kids’ services
By NATALIE GALLENTI-BREKALO
CHILDREN’S facilities in Melton received a much-needed boost last week as the first sod was turned on both the Atherstone and Botanica...
Without a prayer
By ADEM SARICAOGLU
ST ANTHONY’S was on the receiving end of a belting at the hand of Woodend in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association’s...
Delays hit new Grammar school
By XAVIER SMERDON
WESTERN suburbs residents will have to wait a bit longer for a much-needed school after “time constraints” caused the opening of a...
Keeping cool
MELBOURNE’S summer finally arrived last week with the most intensive heatwave the city has experienced since 2009.
Some lucky youngsters who were definitely not too...
Insurance woes in West
By XAVIER SMERDON
NEW insurance figures show that property investors in the western suburbs are facing huge risks with more than 500 claims for malicious...
Dancing with the singing star
By ALESHA CAPONE
A Caroline Springs resident will perform with singer Sarah De Bono during her upcoming shows in South Australia and Queensland.
Jason Di Cicco...
Springs takes crown
By ALESHA CAPONE AND CHARLENE MACAULAY
A CAROLINE Springs home has been crowned Melton’s most expensive house for 2013.
The abode, in Lauriston Quay, sold for...
Shortage of youth shelter
By ALESHA CAPONE
THE number of homeless youth is soaring in Melbourne’s West and North-Western Suburbs, according to several advocates in the region.
They have called...
PSOs’ impact felt
By YASEMIN TALAT
THIS week will mark the one-year anniversary of Protective Services Officers at Watergardens Train Station.
Since the deployment of PSOs at Watergardens Station...
Big day out
IT’S time to put on your thongs, throw another snag on the barbie and enjoy the serenity. Australia Day is on this Sunday. There...
Coming up stumps in Sunshine
POLICE officers will have to be on the ball and ready to bat when they take part in a friendly cricket match against an...
Lions full of fight
By ADEM SARICAOGLU
TAYLORS Lakes coach Steve Burns is confident his Lions will remain a premiership contender in 2014.
The Division One Essendon District Football League...