The Moorabool News
Teenager dies after roll-over
By Meg Kennedy
Rather than celebrating the Australia Day long weekend, two families are in mourning after another fatal accident on the Western Freeway near...
Calling Australia home
By Helen Tatchell
“I’m an Australia Day Ambassador because this is my country, not by birth, but where I live,” George Ermer told the crowd...
No licence, no worries – drive to bank anyway
By Caitlin Bewley
(2nd Yr Swinburne Uni)
A man showed remorse when he appeared before Magistrate Alan Spillane in the Bacchus Marsh Magistrate’s court on Friday...
Abbey kicks off ‘World of Difference’ tour
By Meg Kennedy
Young Bacchus Marsh business owner Abbey Kick is trading salon clippers for shovels and school supplies.
The 24-year old recipient of the 2017...
Saleyards venture into new era
By Meg Kennedy
It’s the end of an era for local Ballan Elders stock agent Bernie Shanahan, following the closure of the Ballarat Saleyards in...
Stage-2 new streetscape works commence in Ballan
By Meg Kennedy
The makeover of Ballan’s town centre is now underway, with new bench seats and car spaces the biggest additions to Inglis...
Gordon residents pull media stunt to get attention
By Helen Tatchell
“I can confirm there
will only be
three trees removed,
none of them in
the main street, and
22 trees will be planted.”
-...
EXCLUSIVE – Golf club future below par
By Helen Tatchell
On 23 April 1907 the Bacchus Marsh Golf Club was formed. 111-years later on Monday 10 December 2018, the club was looking...
Plan your train travel this week
There is a nine-day construction blitz on the Ballarat Line Upgrade requiring trains to be replaced by coaches.
Regional Rail Revival Director Mark Havryluk is...
Alcohol behind family violence
By Caitlin Bewley
(1st Year Swinburne Uni)
Remorse was evident from a woman’s demeanour in the Bacchus Marsh Magistrates Court November 16, crying silent sobs as...
