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Nurses embark on mercy mission

Two Brimbank nurses are ready to give back to those in need. Jonathan Hardwick and Brett Timms will take to the ocean this February onboard...

Students across Brimbank begin new chapter

Monday marked the beginning of a new chapter for about 3000 children across Brimbank. Alexis Guerra is one of 1500 Brimbank children beginning primary school...

Brimbank welcomes its newest Australians

Brimbank welcomed 150 new Australian citizens last week. The new Australians took the citizenship pledge at the council’s annual Australia Day event, which was held...

Lotto win for Keilor Downs family man

A Keilor Downs man has confessed to waiting by the phone all weekend after discovering he had won division one in TattsLotto on Saturday,...

Arts council a great final act

The fingerprints of the St Albans Community Cooperative can be seen all over the suburb, and its legacy is set to be cemented with...

Top citizen, big surprise

Brimbank’s Citizen of the Year is “blown away” to receive an honour that caps off a lifetime of community work in the area. Rod Boyd...

Honours for those who give

By Tate Papworth and Ewen McRae   Keilor Park’s Claude Lombard has built an empire on one simple philosophy – you only receive when you give. “When...

Police search for Taylors Lakes Burglar

Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an aggravated burglary in Taylors Lakes on January 16. It is believed an unknown man entered an Apollo...

My Place: Rebecca Barnard

Singer-songwriter Rebecca Barnard has toured far and wide during a successful musical career, yet loves returning to her beloved Yarraville. She speaks with Benjamin...

Residents unite to restore lake

A group of fed-up Caroline Springs residents has formed a committee in an effort to have the suburb’s centrepiece lake returned to its former...

Truck crash sparks fears

Residents of Sunshine’s Phoenix Street are calling for a “dangerous” laneway alongside Bunnings Warehouse to be significantly overhauled. They say the laneway is being used...

Gift to return in style

One of the biggest events on the Brimbank sports calendar is back. The Keilor Gift will be held on Saturday, February 10, after the Brimbank...

Skin checks on the rise

More than 750,000 Australians are treated for a form of skin cancer every year, prompting medical professionals to call for greater awareness. Deer Park Doctors...

My Brimbank – Adam Turnbull

What’s your connection with Brimbank? I teach acting classes in Keilor Park, which is one of the six locations I teach at across Melbourne as...

VU records spike in first round offers

Victoria University is lauding its newly introduced first year learning model following a significant spike in the number of first round offers it was...

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Export excellence awarded

The state’s top exporters were celebrated at the Governor of Victoria Export Awards last week. Fourteen businesses were honoured at the awards, including advanced technology...

Three for Trang