Stamp of approval for collection
Postage stamps and sustainable gardening may seem worlds apart, but this month they’re coming together.
August is Stamp Collecting Month and for this year’s theme...
Rates rises a sore point in Keilor
Several Keilor residents are furious that they could face increases of up to 15 per cent on their council rates.
Keilor Residents and Ratepayers Association...
VU centre to boost cyber security workforce
A cyber security training centre has opened in St Albans in a bid to tackle shortages in Australia’s cyber security workforce.
The centre, funded by...
State government steps in to ease recycling crisis
Brimbank council has welcomed state government plans to help ease the financial impact of SKM Recycling’s insolvency on councils.
The government will provide a $6.6...
Shots fired at Braybrook house
Police are calling for help from the public after a Braybrook house was peppered with bullets this morning.
A number of shots were fired into...
Fugitive Jonathan Dick arrested
A man on the run for more than two years following the brutal murder of his brother and an alleged hammer attack in Keilor,...
PSOs make arrest following attempted robbery
Protective Service Officers have arrested a man after a failed robbery in Sunshine last night.
Police said a 28-year-old Sunshine North man was walking along...
Brooklyn meat company fined $90k after worker’s hand amputated
A Brooklyn meat processing company has been convicted and fined $90,000 after a worker’s hand was amputated.
JBS Australia pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates...
Program boost in Hoppers
A family violence prevention program being run in Hoppers Crossing will receive a major funding boost.
Drummond Street Services has been granted $136,000 for the...
Shop’s aim is spot on
Brimbank Shopping Centre’s new-look Target store has hit the bullseye.
The store has undergone its first refurbishment in more than 20 years and celebrated its...
Winter warmers fuel fire risks
Unattended cooking, electrical appliances and heating are the top three causes of fires across the west.
Alarming statistics recently released by the CFA for District...
Hospital doctors ‘exhausted’
Junior doctors at the Sunshine Hospital have launched legal action amid claims they are working beyond exhaustion, underpaid and not given mandatory clinical training...
A very timely tale
Caroline Chisholm Catholic College students have worked against the clock to create a story book.
A team of years 7 to 12 students earlier this...
Young and living rough
Young people have shared their stories of hardship and hope as part of Homelessness Week.
Jesuit Social Services screened two short films featuring interviews with...
Fight for Barbara
It’s been eight years since Barbara Sass has had a full meal.
The Kings Park woman has a rare condition called gastroparesis – a disorder...
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Australia Cup
Calder United and Spring Hills are through to the next round of the Nike F.C Cup. Both sides played on Monday night and...
