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Hoon hazard
By ALESHA CAPONE
ALMOST 300 hoons had their cars impounded by police last year across the municipalities of Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham.
Senior Sergeant Jason...
Water warning
POLICE have appealed for beachgoers to keep safe around the water as the summer season kicks in.
Last week, the Hobsons Bay community liaison officer,...
Poets know it
TALENTED young writers and poets have been encouraged to enter a competition run in Hobsons Bay.
Last week the 2013 Friends of Williamstown and Newport...
Super mum
Colleen Downie happily juggles motherhood, full-time work and a host of volunteering gigs each week. 91685 Picture: KRISTIAN SCOTT
By NATALIE GALLENTI
COLLEEN Downie is a...
Teen hoon just won’t learn
AN 18-year-old disqualified driver overtook an off-duty patrol member last week.
The recidivist offender from Melton West had his vehicle impounded and will face a...
Growth area struggles
A DELEGATION from Melton City Council recently attended a meeting of the National Growth Areas Alliance in Sydney to discuss the important issues facing...
Scooting with danger
By NATALIE GALLENTI
MELTON Police have been left dumbfounded after receiving reports of mobility scooters being used in heavy traffic on local roads.
Leading Senior Constable...
Christmas spirit alive and well
By NATALIE GALLENTI
THE Christmas spirit has reached new heights in Melton this year with many locals coming together to give the area’s more disadvantaged...
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...
