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Trike back in safe hands

For more than a decade, Kerrie Forber couldn’t enjoy the outdoors. A stroke when she was 28-years-old left her paralysed on the left side of...

Dedication is the target

Neil Stewart saw an advertisement for the Melton Pistol Club at a shopfront more than three decades ago. He decided to give it a go...

Park cafe plan a slow-burner

Almost a year since the Brownstone Cafe shut its doors, Brimbank Park, one of the municipality’s biggest landmarks is still without a basic food...

Death fear over failed lights bid

A decade of community campaigning, a VicRoads recommendation, council advocacy and support from local MPs appears to have fallen on deaf ears. Brimbank mayor Margaret...

Filmmaker’s arrival

A St Albans-based filmmaker is set to shine on the big stage. Saidin Salkic’s films The Arrival of a Phoenix and Silence’s Crescendo will both...

Builder rips off clients

An award-winning photographer and her young family have been left out of pocket $18,000 after a builder took their money and ran. Jacinta Dal Ben...

Seniors in the spotlight

Brimbank will celebrate its seniors throughout the month of October. The Brimbank Seniors Festival, which is part of the Victorian Seniors Festival, will include excursions,...

Unpaid rates leads to council auction

Brimbank council will auction off an Ardeer property to recover unpaid rates. The public auction will be held on Saturday, October 13 at the office...

Candidate pledges school fight

The Labor candidate for the seat of Footscray has vowed to deliver funding to fully redevelop Sunshine College. Katie Hall, who has been selected to...

Frank chalks up 100

Frank Smolen this week celebrates the 100th year of a remarkable life. The St Bernadette’s aged care resident moved from Poland to Australia after World...

Pylon on the honours

One of the west’s favourite sons has been honoured as part of the upgraded M80 Ring Road. Signage commemorating the career and legacy of EJ...

Plan to cut unemployment

The Brimbank council plans to tackle the growing issue of youth unemployment. The council’s first youth jobs strategy will create the framework to guide the...

New help for Brimbank dads

Brimbank has a new approach to preventing family violence. The Brimbank Dads program has been designed to support new fathers and those with children under...

Brimbank’s pokies plea

Brimbank council is stepping up its fight against pokies losses across the municipality. The council recently joined with the Alliance for Gambling reform to launch...

Careers start young

Some of Brimbank’s youngest residents started thinking about their future careers last month, with a ‘speed careers’ day at Sunshine Primary School. More than 60...

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Kabbadi is coming to Victoria

Tickets for the first ever Pro Kabbadi League exhibition match to be played on Australian soil are now on sale. Kabaddi – the second biggest...

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Carols by the lake