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Acting warrior is still a fanboy

From Deer Park to film mecca Cannes and back again, Steven Haar is enjoying a cinematic life. A self-confessed shy child, Haar said he had...

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...

Drink driver caught speeding through Hoppers Crossing

A drink driver caught speeding through Hoppers Crossing in the early hours of this morning has had his Maserati impounded. Police intercepted the 36-year-old Caroline...

Bin there, done that

What started as a conversation between pupils and their teacher about environmentalism has morphed into a school-wide composting scheme at Mackellar Primary School. A group...

A blooming good idea

Hope for a brighter, cancer-free future is blooming in Melton. The community is being urged to support Daffodil Day, the Cancer Council’s flagship fundraiser...

Taylors Hill ‘fight’ probed

By Ewen McRae   Police are continuing to investigate an incident in Taylors Hill last week involving up to 150 youths at a local park. Police on...

Police in carjackings crackdown

Brimbank is the state’s top spot for carjackings, according to figures from the Crime Statistics Agency. CSA data supplied to Star Weekly shows there was...

Hunt for Jonathon Dick continues

Homicide Squad detectives are hoping to identify two people captured on CCTV following an assault in Keilor last month and the ongoing search for...

Hope Street big on aid for Melton youth

Sebastian Jenner and Jamie Massouris are at the frontlines of battling youth homelessness in Melton. They are part of Hope Street’s First Response Youth Mobile...

Feel the need to read

Wanted: bookworms and literary novices. Melton and Caroline Springs libraries will be hosting a range of activities to mark Reading Hour on September 20, and...

Brimbank drug deaths alarm

The number of drug-related deaths in Brimbank is rising. Not-for-profit organisation Penington Institute has released its annual overdose report for 2018, which showed a spike...

Mayhem in Ardeer

High flying kicks, powerful punches and a world of chaos has been promised for a new wrestling show set to launch in Ardeer. Mayhem Pro...

Lakeview’s rock of ages

A rock performance for the ages hit Lakeview Senior College last week. More than three years had passed since the school’s last production and staff...

Our most wanted

Brimbank ranks among the highest in the state for the number of outstanding warrants and police have had enough. Warrant Wednesdays, an operation to apprehend...

‘Green’ gas gets gong

An innovative project by Western Health has been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards. Under the project, which has been...

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Lynn to appeal murder conviction, jail term

Airline pilot Greg Lynn will appeal his 32-year jail term for the murder of missing camper Carol Clay. Lynn filed the appeals against sentence and...

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