Hard waste, made easy
Melton City Council now provides residents with the option of an additional hard waste at home waste collection. Each household can choose either two (2) hard waste collections from their …
Serving up compassion
Local Taylors Hill resident Deepti Alurkar is determined to ensure her community is well fed during the pandemic. Deepti and her team have a passion for supporting community members in …
VCAT to decide
An application for a multi-million dollar development to build a 340-dwelling “Residential Village” in Diggers Rest was recently refused by Melton City Council. According to a report by Insight Planning …
Dog park audit
Watts Ward Councillor Moira Deeming moved a motion at the December 2020 meeting of Council requesting Council to prepare a report which would provide for improved dog parks within our …
Employment hub to start
At the December Meeting of Council held last night, Council confirmed that planning for the 23Ha employment land in Diggers Rest is currently underway. Planning and Development Manager for the …
Primary School $3.2m upgrade
Today the Minister for Education and Member for Sunbury Josh Bull announced that the Diggers Rest Primary School will receive $3.2 million to upgrade and modernise the school. Construction of …
No stopping on pathway
The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely tough for many residents. A local resident was helping out by delivering some necessary supplies to another resident who at the time was under …
Houdini plane display
Local Melton resident Ian Satur became well known for his contribution to the 2010 Houdini Festival of Flight celebrations held in the municipality of Melton. As part of the festivities, …
No rest for town plans
Regardless of who is elected for Council, Diggers Rest residents will need to continue to advocate for better services and infrastructure. The township of Diggers Rest is part of the …
Too fast, slow down
As a follow up to the article “Calls to lower speed limit“. Melton City Council has confirmed today that in response to a notice of motion adopted at its Ordinary …