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Williamstown to become dog town

Dogs will have their day at Commonwealth Reserve in Williamstown on Sunday, December 1. It’s where the Rotary Club of Point Gellibrand will be holding...

Rodent road rescue

When Kealba resident Mariana Pacheco was driving down Biggs Street, St Albans and looked out her window to see a cardboard box labelled ‘free...

First Greens councillor for Brimbank

Brimbank has its first Greens councillor in 15 years, after Lucy Nguyen knocked out incumbent councillor Sam David in the Kororoit Creek Ward. Cr Nguyen...

Portable buildings, grass land catch fire in Kealba

A large fire broke out in portable buildings and grass land on Sunshine Avenue in Kealba on Thursday, November 14. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV)...

A special fundraiser

Spending Christmas Day in the hospital is not a common thing for most people, but for terminally ill children, that is the norm. West man...

St Albans celebrates Melbourne’s west

St Albans was a hive of colour last weekend as the annual Be Bold Festival returned to town. The Bowery Theatre and the St Albans...

Young writers workshop

Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop. Young writers and creatives from the...

Hitting pancaretic cancer for six

The local cricket community is coming out in force to raise funds and awareness of pancreatic cancer. The inaugural PanKind Power Play T20 event...

Community Calendar

Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...

Taranto’s road to recovery

One of the hallmarks of the rise of women’s sport over the last decade, is the sense that it is different. Rather than just...

Proposal to fill the buses

Western Metropolitan MP David Ettershank is urging the state government to overhaul Melbourne’s struggling public transport system with a focus on buses. Arguing that the...

A patch of grassland paradise

In the heart of Sunbury sits a grassland considered to be the best left in Melbourne, as Oscar Parry discovered. What might first appear as...

Five teens arrested following burglaries and motor theft

Brimbank police arrested five male teenagers following a string of alleged burglaries and theft of motor vehicles in Melbourne’s north-west in the past month. It...

Police officer recognised

Senior Sergeant Stephen Phillips wasn’t sure it was the right move for him when it was mentioned that he join Victoria Police’s Family Violence...

Get creative with ‘Lady Mohawk’

Local legend Sally 'Lady Mohawk' Walshe is heading to Brimbank to develop and inspire budding artists of any skill or experience level with three...

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Iconic Lions cakes return

Lions Christmas cakes are back, just in time for the lead-up to Christmas. Lions Christmas cakes and puddings are sold by locals for locals. They’re...

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