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Lana brings her acclaimed story home

In 2014, comedian Lana Schwarcz was diagnosed with breast cancer. Facing her own mortality, she dealt with it the only way she knew how –...

Fight to keep licence testing in Sunsine continues

The fight to keep licence tests and vehicle checks in Sunshine has stepped up a notch. A rally last week, the fifth in a series...

Inaugural business dinner labelled a success

  The Brimbank Community Fund has received a significant boost in the form of a $75,000 grant. The money is being donated by mining services company...

MY BRIMBANK: Dinesh Jayasuriya

Dinesh Jayasuriya is an active community member, with many roles around Brimbank. He spoke to Ewen McRae. What is your connection to Brimbank?   I live in...

Sun shines on a new talent

Wally Elnour had never even heard of his on-screen colleagues before he stepped on the set of new SBS drama Sunshine back in March. He...

Monoah named top alumni

From learning to read and write by drawing in the sand of a Kenyan refugee camp, to establishing a successful legal career, Sunshine’s Kot...

Seniors ready to party

The Brimbank Seniors Festival kicked off last week, with numerous events planned for Brimbank’s older citizens during the coming weeks. Launched as part of the...

Students raise the bar

Sunshine Secondary College students are heading into term four on a high after completing a 20-week program with community mentors. The school has had mentors...

Daniher drives for a cure

Former AFL great Neale Daniher took the fight for a cure for Motor Neurone Disease to the bush last week before finishing in Deer...

Heritage saves house

A heritage-listed house in Sunshine has been saved from demolition. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has upheld a Brimbank council decision to refuse a...

Police raid 19 properties in drug operation

Police have raided 19 properties in Melbourne’s west, allegedly seizing 1530 cannabis plants during a seven-week operation which ended Thursday. The Altona North Divisional Response...

Footscray film-makers take first prize in film festival

Two budding Footscray filmmakers are basking in the glory of winning first prize in the secondary school category at the Sunshine Short Film Festival. Orlando...

Daniher drive to Deer park

Former AFL great Neale Daniher will take the fight for a cure for Motor Neurone Disease to the bush this week, taking in rural locations before...

Daughters of the West kicking health goals

  A free health program helping women stay in good shape is kicking off across the west. Daughters of the West is an eight-week program focusing...

New chapter for library

Bookworms rejoice – Little Library is back at the Melton train station permanently to keep literature lovers entertained. Readers are encouraged to “take a book...

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