Security beef up at meetings
By NATALIE GALLENTI
MELTON City Council meetings continue to attract a large police contingent with at least 16 officers out in force last week.
The strong...
Drug heist: eight years
By NATALIE GALLENTI
A MAN has been sentenced to eight years and nine months jail for cultivating a large quantity of cannabis and possessing property...
Inroads on safety
By NATALIE GALLENTI
THE City of Melton continues to meet its road safety targets with recent statistics revealing the municipality is on track to achieve...
Off the rails
By ALESHA CAPONE
TRAIN commuters travelling on the Watergardens and Werribee lines are the most dissatisfied on the Melbourne train network, according to a new...
Rock plan dumped
By NATALIE GALLENTI
MELTON City Council has abandoned a motion that would have seen a concrete batching plant built in Rockbank.
At last week’s meeting, councillors...
Bears poised for senior EDFL berth
By ADEM SARICAOGLU
THE Essendon District Football League’s Division One competition will feature a 16-game fixture with nine clubs, should Burnside Heights be approved to...
Rayment returns to driving seat
By ADEM SARICAOGLU
SHANE Rayment thought his days as a senior coach were over.
After finishing his tenure as coach of Glen Orden in the Western...
Surprise Hickey
By ADEM SARICAOGLU
WESTERN Jet Lachlan Hickey admits he was surprised to learn of his invitation to next month’s state combine.
After getting nine starts as...
Kinder opens up
By NATALIE GALLENTI
CITY of Melton families will now have a wider range of kindergarten placements on offer for their youngsters after the redevelopment of...
‘Second-rate’ service
By NATALIE GALLENTI
CITY of Melton residents continue to receive “second-rate” ambulance service with the average code one response time well over 14 minutes.
Statistics released...
Hot ute impounded
By NATALIE GALLENTI
A HILLSIDE man has had his father’s car impounded for 30 days after going 100km/h over the limit.
The driver in his twenties...
Songstress spruiks all that jazz
By ALESHA CAPONE
COURTNEY Thompson was born with a song in her heart and a talent for performing.
The young Caroline Springs resident recalls singing for...