Lest we forget
By NATALIE GALLENTI
AS Ian Lawrey stood in silence on Remembrance Day he paid tribute to fallen soldiers both young and old.
Mr Lawrey, a Vietnam...
Never give up
By NATALIE GALLENTI
EVEN as a teenager Graham Dempsey knew he wanted to devote his life to the community.
After reading a quote from iconic Irish...
Violent trend
By NATALIE GALLENTI
VIOLENCE against women continues to rise in the City of Melton with figures from Women’s Health West revealing it has one of...
Robbery rise
By NATALIE GALLENTI
NOVEMBER has seen a spate of robberies committed across Melton, with police once again urging residents to secure their homes, cars and...
Lost super accounts for millions
By XAVIER SMERDON
HILLSIDE, Melton, Melton West and Kurunjang residents have more than $35 million in lost superannuation, according to figures released by the Australian...
Voice of the youth
By NATALIE GALLENTI
MOTIVATED youngsters from Melton and Brimbank are working together in a bid to quash the public’s stereotypical view of teenagers in Melbourne’s...
Pepsi’s sweet heart
By NATALIE GALLENTI
PEPSI Gulen knows how tough it is to care for a loved one with a disability. She also knows how great the...
Staying safe behind the wall
By NATALIE GALLENTI
It can wait.
THAT’S the message that will be delivered to Melton’s youngest motorists at this weekend’s Djerriwarrh Festival.
The Melton Youth Road Safety...
Hoons still not listening
By NATALIE GALLENTI
MELTON Police are dumbfounded by hoon behaviour throughout the municipality as the number of cars impounded each week continues to rise.
It comes...
Unemployment steady
MELTON local government area’s unemployment rate has remained steady in the last five years according to the latest ABS figures released.
Last year’s Census data...
Mayor Majdlik
By NATALIE GALLENTI
KATHY Majdlik is the City of Melton's new mayor.
The Cambridge Ward councillor was elected in front of a packed gallery last Thursday...
Model madness
By NATALIE GALLENTI
DAVID Axon has always had a passion for planes. As a 14-year-old living in England, aircrafts fascinated him and nothing has changed.
The...
