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<title><![CDATA[Puppy farms breeding contempt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[While the government cracks down on illegal puppy farms, animal welfare advocates argue that laws governing them don’t go far enough.
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rockbank raid: Dogs, goats believed slaughtered]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[AUTHORITIES raided a Rockbank property Wednesday morning where they suspect animals, including dogs and goats, were illegally slaughtered and sold for human consumption.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$5m claimed in school expenses]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MOORABOOL families are eligible for assistance with their children's education expenses under the federal government's education tax refund. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Passenger dies in Balliang crash]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A SYDNEY woman, 53, died on Saturday when the car in which she was a passenger struck a tree on Bacchus Marsh Road, Balliang. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moorabool welcomes new citizens]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MOORABOOL welcomed 17 new citizens at its Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Ballan. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Industrial roller set alight]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Police are seeking the public's help after an industrial roller was set alight between 5pm on January 27 and 8am the next day. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Days are numbered for Ballan park residents]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[TWENTY-ONE Ballan caravan park residents are at risk of being homeless following the Department of Sustainability and Environment's decision to close  the park in July.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ballan fights for its quiet life]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[BALLAN residents are worried the proposed development  of some of the town's rural areas will destroy its aesthetics.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Behind the lines a star's in the wings]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ALIZA Stirling dreams of one day gracing a Broadway stage, perhaps reciting famous lines from Cats or Les Miserables.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Avenue of Honour row 'a matter of Trust']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MOORABOOL mayor Pat Griffin has accused the state government of having a conflict of interest in Bacchus Marsh's contentious Avenue of Honour roadworks debate.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vexed design gets a new look]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A CONTROVERSIAL Lerderderg Street townhouse design has been resubmitted to council after initial plans were knocked back by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fiskville base safe, says CFA]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[HYGIENIST reports have declared Fiskville's CFA training base to be safe for staff, students and visitors.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Avenue of Honour: Roadworks plan rejected]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE state government will examine alternatives to improve Bacchus Marsh's traffic woes after rejecting a controversial plan for roadworks in the Avenue of Honour.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wildlife helpline gets silent number]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[INJURED wildlife in the west faces a bleaker future with  Wildlife Victoria announcing drastic changes to its services, including cutting  its 24-hour emergency phone number.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A new life beckons]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MELTON'S Farhana Ahmed is among the many local mothers who will see their children off to school for the first time this week.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Melton project to ease traffic squeeze]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MELTON mayor Justin Mammarella says the duplication of one of Melton's busiest roads will ease traffic congestion and improve road safety.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making sense of safety]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MELTON'S young people will be given the chance to help influence the behaviour of their peers as part of a new drivers' safety initiative.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VCAT overturns council rejection]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[AN eight-house development rejected by Melton Council has been given planning approval by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Landowners step up fight over rates]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A GROUP of landowners protesting rural rate rises of up to 175 per cent is continuing its battle with Melton Council.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Under the wattle]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MORE than 700 residents celebrated the things that make the nation great at Melton's Australia Day celebrations. 
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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