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At least one dead in Calder Freeway crash

At least one person has been killed after a petrol tanker collided with several cars on the Calder Freeway outbound, near the Western Ring...

V/Line timetable tweak for Deer Park

Minor changes to Ballarat and Geelong train line services are expected to provide better spacing of arrivals and departures at Deer Park station. The state...

Sweet success for CRC student

It was a sweet victory for a Sydenham student last Friday. Olivia, in year 11 at Catholic Regional College Sydenham, is $500 richer after impressing...

VCAT approves Headlie house demolition

The former home of a famous Sunshine inventor will be demolished. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal overturned a Brimbank council decision to reject the...

Boss sleeps rough

A Ravenhall executive and former army reservist will call on his experience while sleeping rough next month to help raise money for those without...

Planting green dreams in Maribyrnong Valley

Brimbank green thumbs are being encouraged to help Friends of Maribyrnong Valley and Brimbank council plant 1000 trees and shrubs across the region. Community planting...

Pets put bite on owners

Dog, cat and rabbit bites accounted for almost 140 admissions to Western Health’s emergency departments over two years, according to a new research report. Doctors...

Cooking down barriers at school

A rice cooker and an electric wok are all that are needed for a handful of St Albans Primary School parents to cook up...

Elderly depression sufferers sought for research

Meg Polacsek wants to talk to older people about depression. The St Albans-based researcher admits the topic isn’t prime dinner party conversation material but says...

Longest lunch at Ardeer Primary School

The corridor at Ardeer Primary School became a makeshift dining room when lunch was shared on Friday by pupils, parents and teachers. The lunch was...

Albion school receives defibrillator

An Albion primary school is taking steps to ensure its faculty and students remain safe after two medical emergencies in recent years. St Theresa’s Primary School...

Spike in wildlife emergencies at Caroline Springs

Caroline Springs is headed for a record number of wildlife emergencies this year, according to one of Victoria’s biggest wildlife rescue organisations. Wildlife Victoria emergency...

Four new skate parks flagged for Brimbank

Brimbank council is answering the call for more skate parks, with new parks proposed for St Albans, Delahey, Derrimut and Sunshine. A draft update of...

Boxing ‘stops the fights’

A Tarneit mum hopes a new program in the western suburbs will get troubled youth off the streets and into the boxing ring. Rebellious Boxing,...
One of the families from the original Struggle Street series.

Brimbank council rejects Struggle Street permit

Brimbank council has rejected a permit application from producers wanting to shoot the next Struggle Street in Sunshine. Chair of administrators John Watson said it...

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Blues add experience

Keilor has added some more experience to its group as it tries to close the gap on its best and worst in the Victorian...