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Council to hold two safety forums

Victoria Police will be on hand to discuss crime trends and preventative measures at next week’s Community Safety forums. Brimbank council will host two forums...

Police kept busy during Operation Scoreboard

A total of 526 infringement notices were issued across Brimbank by police over the grand final long weekend as part of Operation Scoreboard. The number,...

Local lake used as dumping ground

Lake Caroline has become a dumping ground for shopping trolleys and litter. In the past six months, Melton council has fished more than 30 cubic...

Nation’s biggest garage sale comes to Brimbank

Australia’s biggest garage sale is heading to Brimbank. The Garage Sale Trail is a two-day sustainability initiative of garage sales at schools, businesses, community groups...

Police credit targeted approach for crime reduction

A targeted approach to addressing serious crime across Brimbank has led to a reduction in the crime rate, according to police. Figures released by the...

Upgrade to rid school of asbestos

Glengala Primary School is set to receive a long-awaited upgrade during the summer months. The Sunshine school will receive a new permanent modular facility to...

Brimbank reintroduces snake catching service

Brimbank’s snake-catching service is back. The free service, scrapped two years ago due to budget pressures, is available seven days a week, including after hours. Brimbank...

Lantern parade to headline festival

Vietnamese moon lantern parades will bring vistas of light and colour to St Albans and Sunshine. Sunshine’s lantern parade will be held on Sunday, October...

House prices surge

Median house prices in Sunshine and Albion have gone up an average of 11 per cent a year for the past decade, according to...

Defence combat vehicle rolls in

Victoria University students in Sunshine could have been forgiven for thinking they’d missed a proclamation of war last month when the defence force drove...

My Brimbank: Selina Tsang

Selina Tsang was awarded the Brimbank Young Citizen of the Year in January. She spoke to Ewen McRae What is your connection to Brimbank?   I have...

Sunshine history celebrated

Sunshine history will be celebrated this weekend. Organised by the Sunshine & District Historical Society, an exploration of Sunshine’s past will take place at Sunshine...

Kites ready for flight

Spirits are set to soar once again at the Sydenham Kite Festival. For the seventh straight year the CALDERS Community group will run the family festival,...

Leisure centre revamp

Work has begun on the expansion of the Caroline Springs Leisure Centre. Local Government Minister Marlene Kairouz and Melton mayor Sophie Ramsay were on hand...

Jail for deadly roadside beating

A Sunshine West man who fatally assaulted a man for parking in front of his house has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. Christopher...

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