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New food for thought
Backyard composting could soon be the norm in Brimbank. The council is hoping to encourage households to manage their food and garden organic waste at…
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Council’s 20 year build plan
The Brimbank council has adopted a 20-year plan to help shape the future needs of community services and infrastructure across the municipality. Mayor Lucinda Congreve…
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Shakespeare shake up
A new community youth theatre project is planning to bring an explosive new adaptation of Romeo and Juliet to St Albans. St Albans Edge consists…
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All is calm, all is bright
The Sunshine Presbyterian Church promises to be merry, bright and enveloped in candlelight this festive season. The church will hold its annual Carols by Candlelight…
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Chickens killed in cruelty case
Police are appealing for information regarding a shocking act of animal cruelty. About 11.10am on Thursday, October 11, the owner of a property on Cawood…
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Crossing campaign pays dividends
A long community campaign to have three level crossings along the Ballarat line removed has paid off. Days before the state election, St Albans MP…
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Mail order drugs deliver jail time
Attempting to import heroin valued at almost a million dollars has landed a man and a woman in prison. Huong Thuy Ly and Hoang Thanh…
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Help needed to raise a smile
The Raise Foundation is on the hunt for the next crop of youth mentors as it prepares for a big 2019. The charity – which…
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Labor builds on upper house
Labor’s stranglehold on the west of Melbourne has spread to the upper house, with the ALP likely to pick up an extra representative for the…
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Man jailed over fatal stabbing
A Sunshine West man who stabbed his partner and killed her secret husband has been sentenced in the Supreme Court to 15 years jail. Hung…
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Warm weather warning for snakes
Brimbank’s free snake catcher service is in demand, receiving several calls a day to remove snakes from private properties or public spaces. With the summer…
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More than they can bear
A St Albans sewing club has delivered more than 100 hand knitted teddy bears to Ambulance Victoria to help provide comfort for children experiencing a…
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Drug and firearms arrests in Sunshine, Keilor
Almost a dozen arrests have been made across the north west today after an extended investigation into alleged drug and firearms trafficking. Eleven people were…
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Monmia loves a big win
Monmia Primary School has beaten out thousands of applicants to be named as a finalist at the Victorian Education Excellence Awards. The Keilor Downs school…
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Sunshine West park win
Dalton Street Reserve in Sunshine West is to be revamped. The park will receive a full circuit path for walking and jogging, with exercise equipment…
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