Driver jailed for EJ bridge crash
A man who was involved in a street race that ended in a fiery crash off the EJ Whitten Bridge has been sentenced in...
All for a good cause
Students at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College are making an impact in their community, with the donation of women’s sanitary products to charity.
As part of...
Running for a cause
Creekside College was a sea of colour last week, when pupils participated in the school’s annual fun run.
The Caroline Springs school has been holding...
IN FOCUS: Wyndham Park PS – A learning community
Actively upholding the values expressed in the school’s motto, “Aspire Learn Achieve”, has enabled Wyndham Park Primary School to grow enrolments to approximately 400 students from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds since 2011. Principal Laban Toose believes the students thrive on the school’s values of respect, responsibility and safety.
My Brimbank: Matt Rodriguez
Matt Rodriguez has lived in Sydenham for 20 years, and is an early childhood educator. He spoke to Ewen McRae.
What is your connection to Brimbank?
I’ve...
Police investigate Burnside Heights robbery
Police are calling for assistance following an attempted armed robbery at a Burnside Heights café earlier this month.
Security footage shows two men arriving at...
Teens arrested for spate of burglaries
Two youths have been arrested in relation to a series of aggravated burglaries in Melbourne’s west in January.
Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a 17-year-old...
Cruel blow still haunts Graeme “Porky” Brooke
Graeme “Porky” Brooke still hurts – but not physically.
The first cousin of Australian boxing great Lionel Rose gets emotional when he talks about how...
IN FOCUS: Caroline Chisholm’s happy versatility
The pros and cons of single-sex and mixed educational settings are often debated. A creative and practical solution adopted by Caroline Chisholm Catholic College offers a concentrated single-sex education from years 7 to 9 and a co-educational experience from years 10 to 12.
Mum’s sentencing pain
The mother of a Brookfield teenager fatally struck by a car last year has vowed to have the case re-opened after an unlicensed driver...
MY MOORABOOL: Matthew Grindrod
What is your connection to Moorabool?
We moved from Melbourne to Ballan after a visit to the Ballan Farmers Market one weekend. Ballan was buzzing...
Celebrating new heights
St Albans Heights Primary School is celebrating half a century of shaping young minds.
School principal Helen Otway said a big celebration is planned for...
Sydenham bridge a blank canvas
The search is on for an artist to help Sydenham’s newest road bridge come to life.
Artists are being invited to submit expressions of interest...
Great idea is a big help
Western Health has celebrated the launch of an initiative helping those in greatest need.
The organisation’s new website, The Greatest Need Project, went live at...
Letting their hair down
Students at Keilor Downs College have added colour and flare to their hair, all in the name of charity.
Fifty students from the school took...
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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...
