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Council gets satisfaction

Community satisfaction with the Brimbank council continues to improve. The council received its results from the annual Local Government Community Survey last week, which show...

Residents fight former school development

Keilor Park residents have lodged a petition objecting to Development Victoria’s plans for 46 Eliza Street. The petition was lodged with the Brimbank council at...

Packaged with care

A dedicated group of volunteers is giving patients at Sunshine Hospital one less thing to worry about. For the past six years the team at...

Walking on clouds

Students at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College were walking on clouds last week. As part of the school’s Science Week activities, a year 11 chemistry class...

One enchanted evening

A Brimbank local is hoping to take audiences on a musical adventure that could change a child’s life. Sunshine’s Jagdeep Shergill, a lawyer by trade,...

Dancer finds his rhythm

A Brimbank breakdancer is rapidly gaining recognition as a rising star. Christian, who goes by the stage name Bboy Nonoy, recently took out first prize...

Get ready for a hair-raising show

Loud hair, colour and music will be all the rage in West Sunshine when students from Marian College present their production of Hairspray. The production,...

Hospital wait blowout

Patients presenting at Sunshine Hospital face some of the longest wait times in the country. Just 71 per cent of emergency patients (those requiring treatment...

College plans ground to a halt

Sunshine College won’t be getting the revamped school it was promised, the state government has confirmed. A large chunk of $28 million funding for the...

Driver nabbed at twice the limit

Brimbank Highway Patrol have nabbed a driver travelling at almost twice the speed limit near a school in Delahey today. Police clocked a Mazda Tribute...

Drama takes leading role

From Sydenham to stage and screen, it’s been a hell of a journey for actor Christopher Farrell. Farrell, 33, who is starring as Dr Rob...

Deputy blasts ‘racist’ speech

Brimbank deputy mayor Daniel Allan has publicly rebuked Senator Fraser Anning’s maiden speech in Parliament, calling it ‘racist’ and ‘xenophobic’. Senator Anning caused an uproar...

Plan for safe syringe disposal

Brimbank council hopes a new strategy for removing discarded syringes will improve community safety. The council endorsed an action plan for syringe management at last...

Council dives into new pool

The re-imagining of the St Albans Leisure Centre is a step closer to reality. Council last week confirmed the new centre would include two water...

Close shave booked in

The warmer weather can’t come quickly enough for a group of staff at Victoria University Secondary College, after they shaved their heads for charity...

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Rocci back for Thunder

Keilor Thunder’s biggest name is back for next year’s National Basketball League South 1 women’s season, while the Thunder has signed another player who...

Crows hot start