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July 7, 2021

Union standing firm on pay rise

By Helen Tatchell A stop-work barbeque was held outside the Lerderderg Library last week, with around 40-Moorabool Shire Council employees ceasing work to hear from...

July 7, 2021

State parks to become national

Environmental groups have commended the news of a new “Wombat-Lerderderg National Park”, following the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) Central West Investigation Final Report. The...

July 6, 2021

Learning enriched via Indigenous art

By Bianca Roberts (Intern 3rd Year Melb Uni) It has been a flurry of artistic fun for students at Mt Egerton Primary School, who have just...

July 6, 2021

Community ignored as new plan exposed

By Lachlan Ellis AusNet has narrowed its plans for the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP), announcing what it says is “the least constrained corridor”. The...

July 6, 2021

Budget goes back to the drawing board

By Lachlan Ellis Although the 2021/22 Budget was ‘just’ approved at last week’s Special Meeting of Council, the ‘Revenue and Rating Plan’ was not –...

July 5, 2021

Paramedics double

To read the full story - Simply click on the following link and flip through to page number 1 and 5. https://issuu.com/themooraboolnews/docs/mn_2021-07-06 in the 6...

July 2, 2021

Hotline now updated with Ballan Hub

By Bianca Roberts (Intern 3rd Year Melb Uni) It was a great collaboration of four services however, those wanting to book in for a COVID...

July 2, 2021

No power to pump poop

By Lachlan Ellis An incident of vandalism and theft at Rupert Vance Moon Reserve has left the public toilets at the site out of order...

July 2, 2021

Disability worker registration, first of its kind

Victoria’s disability workforce will be stronger and safer under a new Victorian Government disability worker registration scheme, giving regional Victorians with disability greater choice...

July 1, 2021

Invite extended to Prime Minister

The nation’s leader will need to check his letterbox after the Moorabool Mayor put pen to paper, inviting him to the area. To read the...

July 1, 2021

Shock, as report reveals underground solution

By Lachlan Ellis and Bianca Roberts A Council-commissioned independent report into the feasibility of underground lines for the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP) has...

July 1, 2021

Storm damage “in the millions”

By Lachlan Ellis Council is still working hard to help residents recover from the ferocious storms that hit the state almost three weeks ago, and...