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December 22, 2021

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...

December 21, 2021

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...

December 21, 2021

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...

December 20, 2021

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...

December 17, 2021

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...

December 17, 2021

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...

December 16, 2021

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...

December 16, 2021

‘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...

December 16, 2021

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...

December 15, 2021

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...

December 15, 2021

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...

December 15, 2021

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...