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First sod turned at Sunshine’s new women’s and children’s hospital

Construction of the new Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s hospital has begun. ...

Two former Brimbank mayors get another shot

Two former Brimbank council mayors have been given another shot at representing the municipality. The council’s new 11 councillors were provisionally named this morning, with two...

Sunbury Line trains return next Tuesday

Trains are back on track between Sunbury and Sunshine from next Tuesday. Buses have replaced trains since October 4 because of level crossing works at...

Brimbank’s Most Wanted – October 26, 2016

Brimbank's Most Wanted - October 26, 2016     Let’s help Brimbank Police. If you have any information in relation to these people, contact Crime Stoppers on...

Brimbank council considers legal action against Cairnlea asbestos dumpers

Brimbank council is considering legal action against those found to have dumped asbestos in Cairnlea. Those responsible for dumping waste containing asbestos from the recently...

The fifth Sunshine Film Festival tipped to be a knight time of fun

Georgia Robb has translated this year’s Sunshine Film Festival theme of “knights in Sunshine” phonetically, rather than literally. Instead of focusing on knights in armour...

Catholic Regional College St Albans celebrates with music and pizza

A school open day at St Albans next week will fuse dance and drama, and music and margarita pizzas. Catholic Regional College St Albans will...

Kauthar’s mission to inspire a generation of young Muslim women

Kenyan- born, young Sunshine leader Kauthar Abdulalim is out to inspire the next generation of young Muslim women. The 24-year-old talks to Ben Cameron...

Sunshine filmmaker Michael Sandic’s new show to appear on Channel 31

He’s helped Sunshine find its style … and now a Brimbank filmmaker will try to fool audiences on community television’s Channel 31, starting tonight. Two-time...

Deer Park man jailed for stabbing neighbour in the eye

A Deer Park man has been jailed for five years after drunkenly stabbing his neighbour in the eye after a late night argument over...

St Albans crop sitter jailed for minding 430 cannabis plants

A St Albans man has been jailed for 19 months for “crop-sitting” more than 430 cannabis plants in a Brunswick factory. Doanh Van Duong and...

Response time to Code One emergencies slashed in Brimbank

Nearly a minute has been shaved off the average ambulance response time to code one emergencies in Brimbank, despite 600 more annual call-outs than...

Brimbank council back out of Sunshine municipal office joint sale

Plans for the joint sale of the former Brimbank municipal offices at Sunshine are dead in the water after co-owner VicTrack cited “unresolved planning...

Brother and sister run to raise funds for breast cancer

Alissa and Kristian Martan don’t describe themselves as runners. The siblings are not the type to hit the pavement as part of their fitness regimes....

St Albans residents relocated due to noisy level crossing works

Nearly 20 St Albans households have been relocated to Quest apartments at Caroline Springs as noisy level crossing removal works ramp up this month. The...

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Grand Final crowds set to land at Melbourne Airport

Preparations are underway at Melbourne Airport to accommodate more than 1.7 million people over the next two weeks as school holidays and the AFL...