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Shepparton woman charged over St Albans car jacking

Police have charged a Shepparton woman in relation to the assault and robbery of an elderly St Albans woman on Sunday. Mavis Dillon, 87, was...

Concerns for 7000 trees in Green Gully Reserve

A Greens member and Brimbank council candidate has vowed to bring forward the council’s 2045 deadline for the planting of 700,000 trees. The 30-year goal...

Study reveals six-lane arterial road between Keilor and Melton

A VicRoads’ study has finally earmarked Taylors Road as a six-lane arterial link between Keilor and Melton. Taylors Road and Hume Drive have been cited...

Crime Stoppers urges Sunshine residents to dob in a dealer

Sunshine residents are being urged to dob in a dealer. Crime Stoppers is asking people to call if they suspect a manufacturer or distributor of...

Charges over Burnside gym owner shooting

A Glen Waverley man has been arrested today over the alleged attempted murder of Derrimut gym owner, Nikolaos Solomos, in Burnside last year. The 25-year-old man...

Sunshine: Call out for old school uniforms and memorabilia for an exhibition

Donna Brooks is a proud third-generation Sunshine resident. Her grandfather moved into the suburb in 1915, running the grocery shop next to the old Bank...

Brimbank legal centre labels council ‘unfair’ over parking fines

A St Albans community legal centre has accused Maribyrnong council of being “unfair” and “unaccountable” over its treatment of two Brimbank pensioners issued with...

The fight for the federal seat of Calwell has proved anything but straightforward

Liberal Party candidate Aumua To’afa McCarthy promised “no nonsense”, but the fight for the federal seat of Calwell has proved anything but straightforward in...

Man arrested in Caroline Springs backyard over violent car jacking

A man was arrested in Caroline Springs over a violent car jacking in Malvern East on Tuesday morning. The man was hiding in a Maitland...

Brimbank has one of the highest rates of vandalism in Victoria

Brimbank has one of the highest rates of vandalism in the state. The Crime Statistics Agency’s (CSA) figures for the 12 months to March 31...

Brimbank Park remains closed off six months after asbestos discovery

It’s still unclear when asbestos will be removed from a closed-off section of Brimbank Park – more than six months after it was discovered. Up...

Mehak Sheikh wants to be a Brimbank youth ambassador

Volunteering has been a part of Mehak Sheikh’s life since she was a child. She was just two years old when she first joined her...

Madonna Awad understands the Australian way of life

Madonna Awad fled the Lebanese civil war as a 19-year-old. Alone and in a new country, she formed a strong bond with a work colleague,...

New home for migrant support services in St Albans

A new home for migrant support services in St Albans has been opened, just in time for Refugee Week. The Migrant Resource Centre North West...

Calder Freeway federal funding calls falling on deaf ears

A Calder Freeway action group and two regional councillors fear their calls for federal political parties to fund an overpass on the Calder Freeway...

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Three arrests after extended follow

Three youths in an allegedly stolen care were arrested after police followed them across Melbourne’s northwest early on Thursday morning. Officers spotted a grey Audi...