‘Third lane’ continues to create confusion
The completion of improvement works to the Green Gully Road on-ramp to the Calder Freeway has eased congestion, but failed to eradicate a major...
When Charlie met Lorna
When Charlie and Lorna Abela first met, they didn’t in their wildest dreams imagine they’d still be together more than six decades later.
This month...
Council query on pokies code
Brimbank council is seeking confirmation that parts of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Code of Conduct are working effectively.
Cr John Hedditch tabled a motion at...
Levi defies the odds
To say Levi Alaimalo is a one in a million baby would be an understatement.
The Deer Park baby was born with a number of...
Appeal to remember
Sunshine RSL appeals organisers are gearing up to make the 2018 Anzac Appeal one of their most successful.
Sunshine RSL president Gary Collins said he...
Brimbank has tourism in sights
Brimbank will look to become a more appealing tourism destination under a new strategy proposed by the council.
A draft of the Experience Brimbank Visitor...
Council rejects Calder Rise deal
A divided Brimbank council has knocked back the opportunity to purchase the former Calder Rise Primary School site.
The council had been awaiting the results...
Students left stranded
A Bacchus Marsh grandmother is leading a campaign for an additional school bus after a group of students was left behind because their regular...
Ballarat line shut-down
Works on the Ballarat train line will mean another weekend shut-down next month as track upgrades continue.
Commuters are being encouraged to plan ahead as...
Sri Lankans in harmony
Melbourne’s Sri Lankan community will ring in the new year this Sunday, with more than 1000 people expected to descend on Sassella Park in...
What’s brewing at Brookside?
Year 8 and 9 students at Brookside College are brewing up their entrepreneur skills.
Hands on Learning teacher Seral Fehmi said students who run the...
Driver jailed for EJ bridge crash
A man who was involved in a street race that ended in a fiery crash off the EJ Whitten Bridge has been sentenced in...
All for a good cause
Students at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College are making an impact in their community, with the donation of women’s sanitary products to charity.
As part of...
Running for a cause
Creekside College was a sea of colour last week, when pupils participated in the school’s annual fun run.
The Caroline Springs school has been holding...
IN FOCUS: Wyndham Park PS – A learning community
Actively upholding the values expressed in the school’s motto, “Aspire Learn Achieve”, has enabled Wyndham Park Primary School to grow enrolments to approximately 400 students from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds since 2011. Principal Laban Toose believes the students thrive on the school’s values of respect, responsibility and safety.
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Abortion care at Northern Health
For the past six years, the abortion service at Broadmeadows Hospital has been providing an essential service to the community.
The service offers both...
