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Sunshine Business Association to hold White Ribbon breakfast on Friday

Train commuters at Sunshine station will be asked to sign a white ribbon on Friday morning....

Hampshire Road has a new park

Asphalt was the dominant feature of this halfway point between Brimbank council’s new office on Hampshire...

After dark, fear strike

A majority of Brimbank residents don’t feel safe in their neighbourhood after dark. ...

Tom Rigg: a St Albans treasure

Sometimes the best way to preserve our links to the past is by talking to blokes like Tom Rigg. The former St Albans train...

Two dead after ‘thunderstorm asthma’ triggers disaster response

Two people from Melbourne's west have died, including one man forced to wait half an hour for an ambulance, after an unprecedented number of people...

Brimbank police team-up with The Youth Junction

Sunshine-based youth services agency The Youth Junction has partnered with Brimbank police to help young offenders...

Grand vision becomes reality for St Albans living legend

An inspired idea hatched more than 32 years ago is finally seeing the light of day. Down at Tom Rigg’s new home – Watergardens Aged...

Mia’s inspiring story seals national prize

A Calabrian immigrant’s hard work and dedication to building a new life in Sunshine helped inspire a Taylors Lakes student’s victory at a national...

Brimbank valley a fire hot spot, says fire chief

The valley beneath the EJ Whitten Bridge at Sunshine North is still a significant hotspot in an area known for fire bugs, a chief...

Council investigate brutal dog attack

Brimbank council is investigating an unprovoked dog attack that left an Albion woman’s pet seriously injured and “lucky to be alive”. Abbey said she was...

Homegrown Melton talents find its audience

Talented VCE students in Melton are exhibiting their artworks at the Caroline Springs Gallery until the end of this month. Up to three artworks from...

$4 million for Melton council projects

Melton council has received more than $4 million in state government funding to upgrade community facilities. Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins announced on Saturday that...

Fifty arrested as part of Operation Deadline

The driver of the flash new Mercedes followed the direction of the police officer’s outstretched arm and turned left off Main Road East into...

Migrant workers exploited in the west, report reveals

Many migrants living in Melbourne’s west are exploited at work, a landmark report reveals. Released last week, WEstJustice’s report Not just work pinpoints systemic and...

Former Sunshine library to be demolished before Christmas

Brimbank council’s former library at Sunshine will be demolished within three weeks. The council awarded a contract in August for the demolition of the temporary...

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Funding for multicultural events

Multicultural Affairs Minister Ingrid Stitt has announced that grants of up to $50,000 are available through a new round of the MFE Program and...