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Near death at gorge
By Jessica Howard
A Bacchus Marsh man is lucky to be alive after jumping feet first into a river at the Lerderderg Gorge and becoming...
Council passes the bucks
Changes will be occurring within Moorabool communities after council opened the ‘Community Grants’ cheque book totalling a whopping $177,337.
Ranging from $840 to $100,000 the...
Deployment to relieve fire-fighters
By Meg Kennedy
Although the bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland seem far away, our local fire brigades are currently on the frontlines.
Members from...
Aged care facility confirms COVID case
A spokesperson for the Royal Freemasons Aged Care facility has confirmed to the Moorabool News today (Monday 10 August 2020) they received notification from...
Life cycle explored
By Jessica Howard
Eggs are hatching throughout Moorabool Shire - not only on the farm, but also in the library!
A live hatching was held at...
Protesters screen their cause
By Lachlan Ellis
(3rd Yr Deakin Uni)
With the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the Bacchus Marsh Community Coalition (BMCC) decided to hold an online rally against...
Register and stay in touch
By Jessica Howard
While Moorabool residents continue to feel safe thanks to their local community register, some areas of the shire are still under-represented.
The Moorabool...
Right place, right time
By Caitlin Bewley
(3rd Yr Swinburne Uni)
A local photographer said he felt privileged to be shortlisted in this year’s Birdlife Australia Photography Awards.
David Whelan has...
Amalgamation – ‘a process driven by the two health services’
By Kate Taylor and Helen Tatchell
A lot of questions and rumours are doing the rounds in Bacchus Marsh after the announcement that a...
What is your safari story?
By Jessica Howard
An escaped water buffalo running down the Western (Ballarat) Highway and a two-year-old mauled by a lion are just some of the...
