Rail line perfect for trail
By Lachlan Ellis A local cyclist is campaigning for a recreational trail to be established along a disused rail line, and Council has shown interest. Millbrook...
More room for mushies
By Lachlan Ellis A nursery rhyme asks Mary “how does your garden grow”? She replies, “with silver bells, and cockle shells, and pretty maids all in a...
Local papers “essential”
Conducted in July and August this year, a survey has found that a majority of non-local newspaper readers still believe the papers are “an...
MERRY CHRISTMAS
By Helen Tatchell They’ve been roaming Moorabool’s main streets during December and if you missed them… you better watch out, you better not cry, you...
Council health plan adopted
A new plan for community health over the next four years has been adopted by Council, with local service provision, accessing State and Federal...
Trespass fines ‘overdue’
A new anti-trespassing law has been praised by farmers, with penalties for failing to comply set to be among Australia’s heaviest. The Victorian Government introduced...
Flood overlay report off to Spring St
By Lachlan Ellis The contentious C91 Planning Scheme Amendment came before Council once again, at an Ordinary Meeting, with Council accepting a report on the...
‘Moonlite’ this Christmas
Christmas hasn’t really been able to be celebrated for the last two years, but now, there is something to celebrate – a live theatre...
Tip vouchers a possibility
By Lachlan Ellis A motion by a Moorabool Shire Councillor to investigate the provision of two annual transfer station vouchers for ratepayers has been approved...
Distractions lead to fatalities
Household chores - everyday tasks such as checking on dinner, taking the out the rubbish or putting the washing out - were the most...
Father and son now ID champs
By Tim O’Connor (HRV) More than four decades after winning the Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final, master Kiwi horseman Richard Brosnan has done it...
Hard rubbish collection back on agenda
By Lachlan Ellis A hard rubbish collection service for Moorabool will be investigated for a second time – but not every Councillor thinks another report...