Moonee Valley Leader

Local news, sport, conversation starters & events in Airport West, Ascot Vale, Avondale Heights, Essendon, Flemington, Kensington, Moonee Ponds & Niddrie.

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

East Keilor Leisure Centre set for upgrade as part of @mooneevalleycc budget. What else should be in the budget?
https://t.co/GJsGpoBw7Q

[Local Footy @localfooty]

Dale May will be calling the shots again at West Coburg in 2021 after the season was canned, with the Essendon District Football League club addressing its future plans: https://t.co/fvzzAGUpOr

[Local Footy @localfooty]

A second Essendon District Football League Premier Division club is searching for a new mentor for the 2021 campaign with an ex-AFL player making the tough call to return to his home state: https://t.co/nlHoGEi7wJ

[Paul Shapiro @paul_shapiro2]

Globetrotting Melbourne party boy who travelled from one overseas music festival to the next imported a deadly drug linked to rave overdoses and deaths @theheraldsun @LeaderOnline
https://t.co/tUTIm0javG

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

AN OUTDOOR splash play area, upgrades to indoor and outdoor pools, and a new 200-space carpark are among plans for a $50 million overhaul of the East Keilor Leisure Centre. STORY: https://t.co/K6p3f3SSTz

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

BILL Shorten has vowed to recontest a seat in Melbourne’s northwest but has yet to decide if it will be Maribyrnong or the proposed new electorate of Fraser.
Read the story below to see how this could affect Moonee Valley voters. STORY: https://t.co/jnZcpel7dU

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

BEING able to have your hair trimmed is a regular part of life most people take for granted. A new barbershop in North Melbourne is changing that by providing free haircuts to people experiencing homelessness. STORY: https://t.co/AXbSoIbszW

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

AN INDEPENDENT Moonee Valley councillor has been labelled cold-hearted by his peers for his push to confirm January 26 as Australia Day. STORY: https://t.co/C6xFAH4dut

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

HAVING survived cancer himself, only to lose his wife and young daughter to the disease, Ascot Vale father Aaron Hester is channelling his grief into action by cycling more than 1000km in the name of cancer research. STORY: https://t.co/J1VU5f1OdM

[Level Crossing Removal Project @levelcrossings]

⚠️From 7pm tonight, Fri 23 March to 6am Mon 26 March, #BuckleySt #Essendon will be closed between #MtAlexanderRd & #VioletSt.

Detours will be in place and @ptv_official buses will be affected.

More info: https://t.co/QwJakrziYK

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

OLDER than the MCG, the State Library, and even the state of Victoria itself, the iconic Royal Melbourne Hospital recently celebrated its 170th anniversary. We met with archivist Gabriele Haveaux to talk about life at the hospital in the 1800s.STORY: https://t.co/n0PkqcKRhR

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

MORE than 1300 netballers have been left out in the cold after their season was delayed until late April because of asbestos removal work at Aberfeldie Primary School. STORY: https://t.co/ZuXrKK6I6B

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

A PAIR of evergreen Avondale Heights tennis players are proving age is no barrier to their on court domination. STORY: https://t.co/Ubw4ZByRtP

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

A MOONEE VALLEY councillor who has received threats to herself and her young children has used International Women's Day to highlight the shocking realities of being a woman in the workplace. STORY: https://t.co/2d9zHvEizL

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

WE asked Moonee Valley councillors to confirm if they are a member of any political party, past or present. Here are their responses: https://t.co/G3yNa8xBda

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

SIX Moonee Valley councillors may have to wait until at least 2021 to vote on any future planning applications at the Moonee Valley Racecourse site, according to the Local Government Act. STORY: https://t.co/wMz8Y3ec9y

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

THE last time plumber Brandon Grech and firefighter Damian Christy saw each other, they were in neck-deep mud at the bottom of a 4.5m trench. They were recently reunited. STORY: https://t.co/i1IuJsATZO

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

TRIO arrested following drug bust in Flemington earlier today. STORY: https://t.co/qhKiucaszf

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

SOMETIMES it’s a good idea to look a gift horse in the mouth, as six of the nine Moonee Valley councillors have learned the hard way. STORY: https://t.co/m7obtJeK2K

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

MICHAEL Gallus from Keilor East will have the unusual experience of attending a Ugandan soccer tournament named in his honour later this year. He was recently awarded the Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Award for Community Impact. STORY: https://t.co/5kMs76DqFC

[Moonee Valley Leader @mvleader]

DO you agree with Moonee Valley Council's recent decision to not take legal action against the State Gov over the Buckley St level crossing? Vote in our poll here: https://t.co/EEKzzzTblC