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Brimbank plea on pilot project

Brimbank council is calling on the state government to continue funding a program that is helping oversee environmental issues in the west. The government introduced...

Deer Park’s jobs boon set in concrete

A Deer Park plant that will help in the building of the new Metro train tunnel will open later this year, creating up to...

Birth of a happy family

Mother’s Day is a time of celebration for families, but it can also be a difficult time for those struggling to conceive. Frances Morgan will...

Emerson racing to help

Keilor junior go-kart star Emerson Harvey is driven to make a difference for a special little girl. Emerson, 15, has joined the Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)...

Day care services shut down

Four Brimbank day care services are among the latest to be shut down or suspended over a series of alleged rorts involving taxpayer money. Haange...

Court rejects ice appeal

A Caroline Springs man who was sentenced to 18 years in jail for drug trafficking and attempting to import a commercial quantity of methlyamphetamine...

Kyneton CFA calls for more volunteers

Kyneton CFA brigade members are calling for more people to join them helping to keep the community safe. The brigade is looking for men and...

My Brimbank: Anne-Marie Kilman

You’ve had a distinguished career in the education department. Tell us a little bit about that.   I’m currently the president of the Victorian Primary Principal’s...

Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

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NBN rollout picks up momentum

About 12,000 Brimbank premises will be among those to enjoy the latest NBN technology. Parts of Deer Park, Sunshine, Keilor and Sydenham will be receiving...

Asbestos remains two years on

Asbestos remains in Brimbank Park two years after it was found. Despite a public push to have the hazardous material removed, a section of the...

Book is a great sign

Jen Blyth and Kerrie Taylor had a simple and powerful vision. The Melbourne friends wanted to give deaf children and their families access to bedtime...

Survivor’s Anzac tribute

For Frank Smolen, Anzac Day holds a different kind of significance. Mr Smolen, who will be 100 in October, is a survivor of Auschwitz, the...

Net man’s ring ruckus

A Hillside man is on a mission to get children away from the Xbox and out onto the basketball court. Ben Cassar has been attaching...

My Brimbank: Patricia Troisi

What’s your connection to Brimbank?   I grew up in St Albans and then moved to Keilor Downs and that’s where my family home is. I...

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Cats undefeated start

Albion is content with how the first part of the Western Football League division 2 season has played out. The Cats, who had a bye...

Relief demand rises