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Robbery and ramming at Sunbury tobacco store

Police are appealing for public assistance after a robbery at a tobacco store in Sunbury earlier today (September 18). Officers said that three men entered...

Star Weekly reporter Benjamin Millar’s work lauded

Star Weekly Maribyrnong reporter Benjamin Millar has been named the 2018 winner of the Media Award in Victoria’s Multicultural Awards for Excellence. The award acknowledges...

Cash boost for mums’ ice fight

A western suburbs-based mothers group has received a $10,000 state government grant to help tackle methamphetamine concerns. Sudanese Mothers Coalition in Victoria, with members from...

Monmia aces tests

Monmia Primary School is celebrating high achievement in this year’s NAPLAN tests. The Keilor Downs school recently received its results, with grade 3 teacher Michelle...

Net speed guesswork for most

The majority of residents in Brimbank don’t understand how to pick the right broadband speed for their needs, according to NBN Co. Research commissioned by...

VU Secondary College in poll funding pledge

Victoria University Secondary College is set for a $23.9 million funding lift if the Andrews government is re-elected. The government last week announced that it...

Artist snaps up honour

A Hillside photographer has had her work acknowledged as some of the best in the country. Fresh off her success at the Victoria Professional Photography...

Oak honour for Keilor

Small, prickly oak trees that grow along the ridges and valleys of the Gallipoli peninsula provided the backdrop to one of the bloodiest conflicts...

Cairnlea asbestos fines for ‘cavalier’ pair

Developers have been fined more than half a million dollars for dumping asbestos in Cairnlea following the demolition of a 159-year-old Carlton pub two...

Petition backs crossing work

More than 3000 Brimbank residents have signed a petition calling for the urgent removal of three level crossings on the Ballarat rail line. The petition...

Leisure centre cash call

Brimbank council will seek $25 million in funding from the state and federal governments to redevelop the St Albans Leisure Centre. A business case for...

Sun rises on park

Sunvale Community Park is officially open. Brimbank mayor Margaret Giudice opened the park on Saturday with St Albans MP Natalie Suleyman. “Sunvale Community Park is a...

Burglary prison appeal rejected

A man who helped organise an aggravated burglary that led to the death of a Deer Park man on Australia Day, 2014, has had...

St Albans sale hits $2.5m

A St Albans property has bucked the trend of falling real estate prices by setting a new residential sale record for the suburb. The house,...

Scouts on farm duty

A group of Scouts from St Albans have been busy doing their bit to help drought-stricken farmers across Australia. The Tran Hung Dao Scout Group...

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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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