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Council under attack

12/02/2013

MELTON City Council mayor Kathy Majdlik was escorted to her car by police after last week’s council meeting. She has also received threats and remains...

On the pace

12/02/2013

FOUR-year-old Sundon/Make Mine Candy gelding Katmandonny has always shown plenty of ability since first gracing the track, and chalked up his fifth victory in...

More drug labs found

12/02/2013

POLICE uncovered more more clandestine laboratories in Melton City recently. Police told Star two drug labs were discovered in as many weeks in Caroline Springs...

Eye on VCAT costs

12/02/2013

MELTON City Council has vowed to voice its concern on the proposed increase in VCAT costs. At last week’s meeting councillors unanimously moved a recommendation...

Firefighters brace for danger

12/02/2013

MELTON fire authorities are bracing for a prolonged period of heightened fire danger this month. Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said the peak of the...

Lives lost on our roads

12/02/2013

MELTON lost five lives on the roads in 2012, recording two less than in 2011. Victorian Police released the official 2012 road toll last week,...

Highway duplication needed

12/02/2013

KEILOR MP Natalie Hutchins has thrown her support behind Melton City Council and called on the State Government to urgently fund the duplication of...

Clan lab chemists remove drug related paraphernalia during a raid at a Kurunjang house last week. 93330 Picture: NICOLE VALICEK

Cops’ crop catch

05/02/2013

By NICOLE VALICEK A NUMBER of Melton residents will face drug charges after raids were carried out on various properties and locations in the West...

Local authors, Emanuel Cachia, left, Craig Henderson and Antonio Lannella have just released a collection of short stories. 92718 Picture: DAMJAN JANEVSKI

Getting short with words

05/02/2013

By NICOLE VALICEK THREE local authors passionate about writing have celebrated the release of a collection of short stories that they guarantee anyone who reads...

Brendan Hains teaches the gift of music to his students Nathan, left and Amy. 92534 Picture: KRISTIAN SCOTT

Up to old tricks

05/02/2013

By NICOLE VALICEK HAVING taught thousands of students to play their first notes, Brendan Hains has decided to return to live music. At the start of...

Caroline Springs songstress Lorraine Maneja is making her way to the top and learning from her mistakes along the way. 93289 Picture: MATHEW LYNN

Singer looks to the future

05/02/2013

By NICOLE VALICEK LORRAINE Maneja plans to be in the music industry for the long haul and is happy to learn from her mistakes along...

House sales slump

05/02/2013

By NICOLE VALICEK MELTON has recorded an insufficient number of house sales to provide a statistically reliable price median in the December quarter, according to...