Remembering a Kokoda kid
Seventy-seven years on and the Kokoda campaign remains one of the toughest, bloodiest and gruelling in Australia’s history.
It’s also the setting of remarkable bravery...
Cairnlea’s secret powder revealed
Tucked away in the grassy suburb of Cairnlea lies a small building.
It looks unimpressive and you’d be forgiven for walking past it without a...
My Brimbank: Johanna Van Dreumel
What’s your favourite thing about Brimbank?
I love the multiculturalism. I love the way people are proud of where they come from and they show...
Square’s fresh food makeover
The new and improved CS Square Shopping Centre has officially opened its doors.
The $45 million upgrade boasts a host of new stores with an...
Dim view of traffic light issue
In November last year the Brimbank council expressed its delight that work had finished on a $4.46 million project to duplicate Hume Drive.
The project,...
Police warn of costly new bank scam
Police are warning Brimbank residents of a significant increase in the use of ‘mule bank accounts’ and are asking individuals to be vigilant when...
A good time to be young
Brimbank’s youth will be celebrated this week as Victorian Youth Week comes to the municipality.
Brimbank Youth Services and Brimbank libraries have teamed up to...
Arrests made following Caroline Springs carjacking
A man and woman have been charged following an alleged carjacking in Caroline Springs last night.
Police say the pair, armed with knives, threatened a...
Arrests made over copper thefts
Police have arrested four men in relation to a series of copper thefts from sporting and recreational reserves and schools in Brimbank, Melton and...
Homicide detectives probe death of Sydenham woman
By Melissa Cunningham - The Age
An elderly woman who died in suspicious circumstances inside her home in Sydenham could have been dead for up...
Shots fired at Sunshine North house
Police are appealing for assistance after a Sunshine North home was peppered with bullets last night.
The incident occurred on Rice Flower Road when a...
Coroner calls for statewide guidelines after baby battery death
By Melissa Cunningham - The Age
It's been four years and two months since Allison Rees held her one-year-old daughter Isabella in her arms and...
Partnership to improve public health outcomes in Melbourne’s west
Two new partnerships will aim to provide support to people in the west experiencing hardship for the next 23 years.
Western Health and the Western...
Sunshine all set for revival
A development plan for a site in Anderson Road has been described as a “significant piece of infrastructure for Sunshine”.
The plans, to create a...
Rents in the west head north
Rents in some western suburbs have increased at the same rate as some of the city’s most prestigious suburbs over the past year, sparking...
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Aussies urged to roll up their sleeves
With one in three people experiencing high blood pressure, Australians, including those in Brimbank, are being urged to visit their local doctor or pharmacist...
