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Council remains neutral on marriage debate

Brimbank council has opted to maintain a neutral stance on same sex marriage, but is supporting community members feeling unease as a result of...

Seniors Festival set to draw big crowds

Seniors will be out in force next month at one of Brimbank’s most popular festivals. The Brimbank Seniors Festival will be launched on Tuesday, October...

New park’s name to pay homage to past

Brimbank council is seeking community feedback on the proposed name of Sunshine’s newest park. The name, Sunvale Community Park, pays homage to the site’s previous...

Brimbank council to get tough on transport

  Brimbank council plans to get tougher in its ongoing fight to improve the area’s much-maligned public transport. The council adopted the final draft of the...

Murder charge over St Albans death

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 49-year-old man with murder following the death of a woman in St Albans earlier this month. Phuc Thien Tang...

Extra bathrooms tap into value

Second bathrooms could be adding six-figures to the sale prices of some Melton properties, according to new data. Real Estate Institute of Victoria figures for...

Program to help newly arrived refugees navigate health system

Newly arrived refugees will get a better understanding of Australia’s health system and the services they can access thanks to a new program starting...

MY BRIMBANK: Aphrodhite Sovolos

Afrodhite Sovolos runs a Greek dance fitness class in St Albans, and is running a White Ribbon fundraiser this week. She spoke to Ewen...

Film puts Sunshine in the frame

By Kaleem Aftab   Australian writer-director Jason Raftopoulos was overcome by the five-minute standing ovation that greeted his debut film West of Sunshine after its world...

Hutchins is new minister for family violence

By Adam Carey and Benjamin Preiss/ The Age   Natalie Hutchins has been sworn in as Victoria’s Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence, in...

Short Film Fest returns

The Sunshine Short Film Festival is back for its sixth year, and with more entries than ever before. Organiser Steve Pereira said this year’s festival,...

Community walks tall for Dylan

Dylan Azzopardi is your average nine-year-old boy. The Caroline Springs kid loves his footy and has a cheeky smile that lights up the room. The only...

Performance lift in Sunbury line trains

Sunbury line commuters experienced service improvements last month. Public Transport Victoria figures released last week showed a one per cent improvement in service delivery throughout...

Western push for capital ideas

Brimbank leaders were among western suburbs officials who travelled to Canberra to lobby for co-ordinated investment in infrastructure across Melbourne’s west. Brimbank mayor John Hedditch...

Park is back on track

A flood-damaged track in Brimbank Park, along the Maribyrnong River, has been reopened. Parks Victoria area chief ranger David Collins said the track, which is...

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