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Grants to help girls into sport

Applications are now open for a grants program aimed at getting more women and girls to play sport. The 2024-25 Change Our Game Community Activation...

Keilor Gift cancelled

Local flagship event, the Keilor Gift won’t be running this year after being stalled due to renovations at the venue — once complete, the...

Cannabis trafficking plot charges

A Hillside woman with alleged connections to Albanian organised crime have been charged by police for her alleged involvement in a cannabis trafficking...

Braybrook house fire investigated

Police are investigating a fire that gutted a Braybrook house on Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a...

Music industry gets boost

Victoria’s music industry has received a boost, with applications for two separate funding grants now open and a new advisory council established. On Wednesday, January...

Police issue school road safety warning

Police are warning motorists to slow down around schools as thousands of students return to class this week for the first term of 2025. Forty...

Action plan required for students with asthma

As children return to school for 2025, Asthma Australia is urging parents to update their child’s asthma action plan. Just like packing a school...

Young stars as Eagles continue on

It was the Jamie Young show on Saturday as the Sunshine Eagles easily accounted for Fitzroy in the Baseball Victoria summer league premier 1st...

Tigers on the board

The hard work has paid off for Sunshine United in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division, finally getting a win on the board. The...

Dut’s Thunder challenge

Deng Dut is keen to challenge his game at the next level having signed with Keilor Thunder for the National Basketball League 1 South...

Cavaliers keen to push back up the ladder

New Green Gully coach David Chick is ken to for the season and new challenge to get underway in the National Premier League. Chick joined...

Roadrunners, Hawks to play thirds

The Western Football League division 2 competition will be a 10 team competition this season, with two sides dropping to only having thirds sides. When...

Stagliano appointed new Western Jets coach

New Western Jets boys coach Christian Stagliano is looking forward to putting his passion for teaching and coaching together at the same time. Stagliano...

Investing in the west

Travel around Melbourne’s west will soon be transformed with the West Gate Tunnel Project and Metro Tunnel Project both opening later this year, and...

Charming Victorian home on a spacious 4,429m² block

Located in the picturesque Gisborne South, just 44km from Melbourne’s CBD, this stunning Victorian-style farmhouse, dating back to circa 1840, offers the rare opportunity...

Class of ’24 does Victoria University Secondary College proud

Victoria University Secondary College had its highest ever percentage of students record a study score of 40 or higher. The 2024 College Dux Steven Giang...

Discover your next adventure

Geelong Travel’s highly anticipated Travel and World Cruise Expo returns to the city on Sunday, February 2, at GMHBA Stadium. The annual event promises to...

Treat hospitality staff with respect

Summer can be a great time for dining out, but it can be a hetic and difficult time for those working in kitchens and...

Spruce up your outdoor living areas

As we enter summer, you may notice that your outdoor area is looking a little worse for wear. Perhaps the deck is a bit...

Antenatal care without the stigma

Finding the right place to give birth and be comfortable is something that is near the top of an expecting mother’s lists. The hospital needs...

Pelvic pain and what to do about it

Alex Lopes is a pelvic health physiotherapist, the director of Pelvic Health Melbourne in Altona North, and past national chair of the Australian Physiotherapy...

Understanding Your Fertility: Expert advice to help you have a baby

Becoming a parent is a cherished dream for many and the moment you finally hold your baby in your arms is truly unforgettable. I’ve been...

Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month

As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...

Abortion care at Northern Health

For the past six years, the abortion service at Broadmeadows Hospital has been providing an essential service to the community. The service offers both...

Taskforce to strengthen maternity care

A taskforce will be set up to help improve maternity services across Victoria. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said the taskforce would focus on ensuring hospitals...

Happy return for Genesis G70

The gift that keeps on giving: due to an ‘unscheduled incident’ on a recent test car I was left with a gap on my...

Sunshine Energy Park backed with $500,000 in funding

A former landfill site in Sunshine will be transformed into a new community and recreational facility following a $500,000 investment from the federal government....

Theft from vehicles top offence in Brimbank

Theft from vehicles remains the most common offence in Brimbank according to data from the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), leaving locals frustrated by the...

Inquiry’s recommendations redress

If the recommendations listed in the final report of a local government funding inquiry are adopted without changes, it could be a significant step...

Submit your nomination for the 2025 Local Heroes Awards

Nominations for the fourth annual Vision Super Local Heroes Awards, in partnership with the Australian Services Union (ASU), are now open – and they’re...

Ten-year national road safety plan ‘wildly off-track’

An ambitious plan to halve the number of Australian road deaths is in tatters, with a fourth consecutive national toll increase marking the worst...

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Young stars as Eagles continue on

It was the Jamie Young show on Saturday as the Sunshine Eagles easily accounted for Fitzroy in the Baseball Victoria summer league premier 1st...

Tigers on the board