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October 6, 2025

Another Grant making a mark in athletics

YOUNG Bacchus Marsh athlete Evelyn Grant has been selected as part of the Victorian team for November's School Sport Australia Championships. The 11-year-old Bacchus Marsh...

October 3, 2025

Park puts helping people first, profits second

FROM facing closure more than a decade ago to now operating partly as a refuge for those in need, the Ballan Caravan Park is...

September 26, 2025

Time to pass the baton: Melton MP

STATE Member for Melton Steve McGhie announced on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election at next year's Victorian poll. In a statement on his...

September 21, 2025

Concert, expo headline seniors festival program

SENIORS in the Moorabool Shire have something extra to look forward to when the municipality once again participates in the Victorian Seniors Festival next...

September 20, 2025

Australian-first recycling plant at Maddingley nearing completion

A MULTIMILLION-dollar soft plastics recycling plant at Maddingley is expected to be operating by early next year, if not sooner. APR Plastics, of Dandenong, recently...

September 18, 2025

Cafs calls for foster carers as demand grows

CAFS is asking people in the Central Highlands to consider becoming foster carers as demand grows across the region. The child and family service organisation...

September 15, 2025

Creatives can sign up for Steiglitz exhibition

THIS year's Back to Steiglitz event next month will feature a major art exhibition as one of its main components. The exhibition will be staged...

September 14, 2025

Caitlin takes top billing in national judges competition

CLARKES Hill farmer Caitlin Grieve has won a national competition to find the top young grain judge at the Royal Adelaide Show. The 25-year-old was...

September 14, 2025

Next group of new citizens ready to take the pledge

THIRTY adults and seven children will become Australian citizens when the Moorabool Shire Council hosts two citizenship ceremonies later this month. Mayor Cr Paul Tatchell...

September 13, 2025

Indoor pool comes a step closer – Moorabool Shire council meeting briefs

CONSTRUCTION of an indoor swimming pool at the Moorabool Aquatic and Recreation Centre in Maddingley is now closer, with councillors authorising officers to proceed...

September 12, 2025

EPA ‘code of silence’ on cylinders: Shire

MOORABOOL Shire Council claims repeated Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) about illegally dumped industrial waste near Bacchus Marsh...

September 8, 2025

Young female Ballan cricketers wanted

CALLING all under-fourteen girls in Ballan – your local cricket club needs you. The Ballan Cricket Club, which competes in the Ballarat Cricket Association (BCA),...