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Council has had its fill of landfill

Brimbank council will continue to push towards more sustainable waste management practices. The council is developing its new Waste, Recycling and Litter Strategy 2018-2028 and...

My Brimbank: Mike Huynh

What’s your connection with Brimbank?   I’ve lived in Brimbank for the past 10 years. I used to live in the east, but I decided to...

Park starved for food service

Brimbank Park is still without a cafe. Almost three months since the Brownstone Cafe closed its doors late last year, one of the municipality’s biggest tourism...

Going casual pays off

Late last year students at Caroline Springs’ Lakeview College ditched their uniforms. The school normally follows a strict dress code, but last September students donned...

Heat on power suppliers

Brimbank council is turning the heat on its power distribution providers and is urging them to face the people after recurring power outages. A heatwave...

Call to re-think blanket rate caps

Brimbank council will send a submission expressing its “general support” for the intention of the state government’s local government draft bill. The state government began...

Hotel made for busy bees

A new hotel dubbed the Sunshine Hilton could help save a rare and endangered orchid. The Sunshine diuris orchid, which once grew abundantly across the...

Recycling contractor escapes truck fire

A Melton City Council contractor’s life was put at risk earlier this month after his truck caught fire, forcing him to perform an emergency...

New building for growing school

Gilson College’s year three and four students have welcomed the addition of a new learning space. The year three and four learning area at the...

VicRoads opens new office

VicRoads’ new Sunshine office opened its doors to the public yesterday. VicRoads executive director of registration and licensing Paul Santamaria said the new facility is...

New boundary for suburbs

Taylors Lakes’ suburb boundary is set to be extended. The extension means a section of the boundary between Taylors Lakes and Keilor will be moved...

He’s not heavy, he’s my brother

Midwives at Sunshine Hospital deliver thousands of babies each year, but one arrival this month is sure to live in their memories for a...

Dance studio on pointe

Derrimut Dance Studio students are peparing to deliver the performance of their lives. The studio’s junior and intermediate students have been invited to perform in...

Kisses not going quietly

An up-and-coming Keilor Park hip hop artist has turned online hate into art. Nina Lee Kisses released her first song, 100s in LA, on major...

Clarke to edit Growing Up African in Australia anthology

What does it mean to grow up African in Australia? In 2016, Yarraville writer Maxine Beneba Clarke had a social media conversation with fellow writer...

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Soul kitchen efforts soar

Since 2018 Soul Kitchen has been operating out of the Braybrook Community Hub once a week to provide those in need with much needed...