Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly

12/11/2025

Melton paused yesterday to remember those who lost their lives while serving their country.

Star Weekly photographer Ljubica Vrankovic attended the service.
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11/11/2025

A new Infrastructure Victoria report has recommended priority projects for Melton.

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10/11/2025

Were you at Djerriwarrh Festival on Saturday?
Star Weekly photographer Ljubica Vrankovic braved the rain - did she capture your picture?

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10/11/2025

Police are on the lookout for a $120,000 car stolen from Moorabool.

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Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a car worth $120,000 stolen in Moorabool on the weekend. The unique classic car is a unique and collectable vehicle that wouldn’t look out of place on the set of a James Bond film. Burglars entered a rural property on Dicksons Road sometime...

07/11/2025

Melton's new mayor was elected last night, pledging to advocate for infrastructure and services across the municipality.

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In her third run in the role, new Melton mayor Lara Carli has pledged to advocate for infrastructure and services across the municipality. Elected on Thursday 6 November for the 2025–26 term, Cr Carli was previously mayor in 2022–23 and 2019–20 and is serving her fourth term on council. Cr Phi...

06/11/2025

A local brigade is celebrating a major milestone this weekend, with the community invited to take part.

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The community is invited to join Toolern Vale Fire Brigade in marking a major milestone this weekend, celebrating 100 years of service. The anniversary will be recognised with a brigade dinner on Saturday 8 November followed by a community open day celebration on Sunday 9 November. The community is....

04/11/2025

Now is your chance to have your say on a series of changes across High Street in Melton.

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A series of streetscape upgrades across Melton’s High Street are being planned by the council, with residents invited to have their say on the proposals. Planned for four locations across the street, the upgrades are aimed at creating welcoming spaces near existing food and retail outlets, where r...

03/11/2025

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03/11/2025

A Thornhill Park resident said the different sections of wetland appeared 'chalk and cheese', raising concerns over the time taken to improve its appearance.

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The mulching of wetlands in Thornhill Park has frustrated a resident who believes the developer responsible delayed the landscaping process. Resident Matt Pearse said an approximately kilometre-and-a-half stretch of wetlands that weaves through Thornhill Park – beginning near Mount Cottrell Road a...

03/11/2025

A resident said the suburb has long been regarded as "the forgotten backwater" of the municipality.

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A Diggers Rest resident is concerned the suburb is slipping under Melton council's radar in light of the endorsement of its latest advocacy priorities. Tabled at the October 27 council meeting, the list outlines key state and federal advocacy priorities for projects and areas outside of the council....

31/10/2025

A resident said the community is "in the dark" around the timeline of the Western Freeway Upgrade.

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A speed limit change on Leakes Road has been met with disappointment from residents who are keen to know the details surrounding a larger scale upgrade. This section is the on and off ramps to the Western Highway on Leakes Road in Rockbank – where, as reported by Star Weekly, residents have called...