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Fire destroys family home

A MELTON West family has been left shattered just weeks before Christmas after their home was destroyed in a suspicious blaze last week. The Robina...

Not long now

MELTON youngsters have already begun counting the sleeps until the jolly man in red visits their home, elves in toe and presents in hand....

Thinking games

A MELTON City Council run program is helping to bring young men together in a safe and comfortable environment. The Boys Night In program...

Kids locked in cars

By NATALIE GALLENTI AS THE mercury rose last week Ambulance Victoria statistics revealed more than 900 cases of children locked in cars in the past...
Leo Johnson has been serving the community for more than three decades and believes his life has been better for it. 91243 Picture: JOE MASTROIANNI

The tiger within

By NATALIE GALLENTI Leo ‘the tiger’ Johnson is a fighter. The Kurunjang resident has spent 35 years aiming to improve the lives of Melton residents. Even now,...
Melton Mayor Mayor Kathy Majdlik joined Kerrie Thomas, left, Cathy Hurst, Edith Feth and Karin Goodair last week at the Information centre Christmas tree. 91246 Picture: KRISTIAN SCOTT

Christmas cheer

  WITH the festive season well and truly upon us, Melton City residents are being encouraged to donate non-perishable food items and toys to be...
Caroline Springs youngster Mackenzie Campey has taken on the unique sport of cheerleading and is enjoying every minute of it. 91303 Picture: JOE MASTROIANNI

Mackenzie a cheer star

By NATALIE GALLENTI   TWO, four, six, eight, no prizes for guessing what sport Mackenzie Campey appreciates. The young Caroline Springs resident loves nothing better than doing...
Caroline Springs resident Alana will turn 12 on the 12/12/12. 90230 Picture: JOE MASTROIANNI

A birthday to remember

  By NATALIE GALLENTI WHEN Alana Gigliuto was born on 12 December 2000, her excited mother Bev realised her daughter would celebrate a very special birthday...
Emerging artist and Caroline Springs resident Audrey Buttigieg-Cardona has always been captivated by the human eye and recalls wanting green or blue eyes as a child. 91430

Eye for detail

  By NATALIE GALLENTI IT’S all in the eyes for emerging Caroline Springs artist Audrey Buttigieg-Cardona. The Maltese migrant has always been fascinated by the human eye...

Long walk home

By NATALIE GALLENTI MELTON Police have impounded 124 vehicles so far this year and it is likely the number will rise in the coming weeks. The...
Godjok Dau and his son Baak enjoyed the sunny weather at Phillip Island last month. The Brookfield pair was part of CatholicCare’s annual African Dads and Kids Camp. 91042

Helping dads connect

  By NATALIE GALLENTI GODJOK Dau was forced to leave his homeland of South Sudan when war ravaged the country in 1983. As a young boy...

Meow Christmas

IF A beloved canine or feline is on your gift-giving list this festive season, you’re not alone. Well over half of Australian pet owners...