Restaurant owners ambushed and stabbed
A Maidstone man is fighting for his life after he and his wife were stabbed in an attempted robbery outside their home on Thursday...
UPDATE: Salad salmonella cases rise
The number of salmonella cases linked to pre-packed leafy greens grown and distributed by a Bacchus Marsh farm has doubled overnight.
The Health Department has...
Police move on hoon gatherings
Fourteen people have been arrested, and 10 cars seized, during a police operation targeting hoon gatherings across Melbourne.
Members of the Taskforce Regarder executed 20 warrants at...
Business closes early to avoid hoons
Staff at a Tullamarine business have been forced to finish work earlier each night because they're intimidated by reckless hoon activity from as early as...
Workers exposed at Deer Park HAZMAT incident
Five Deer Park workers have been taken to hospital in a stable condition following exposure to an unknown chemical at a factory this morning.
Fire...
Councils unite to fix troubled intersection
Melton and Brimbank councils have agreed to work together on “chronic traffic problems” at a troubled intersection that borders both municipalities.
Brimbank council has asked...
Youth sexual health services fall short
A western suburbs nurse wants young people to have better access to health services to help stem rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...
Young artists take their work to market
Three young Brimbank artists joined forces – and cemented their sense of community – via a three-week project on one of St Albans’ busier...
Novak Djokovic wows Braybrook
Braybrook had a brush with tennis royalty this afternoon with Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic finding time to support the west's most disadvantaged children.
Less than 24...
Sydneham Road security cameras stolen
Four security cameras installed to monitor a troubled Sydenham road famous for hoons and dumped rubbish were stolen last week.
A Sydenham resident, who wishes to remain...
Up to 400 gather for late night drags
As many as 400 people at a time are gathering in industrial estates at Tullamarine for illegal street racing so intense that fire brigade units...
‘Crush all hoons’ cars’, says Hume councillor
Anyone caught doing burnouts or engaging in hoon behaviour should have their car impounded and sold for charity or crushed, a Hume councillor believes.
Speaking...
Brimbank Cup returns for fifth year
One of Brimbank’s biggest sporting events returns this month.
The fifth annual Brimbank Cup will offer two days of family-friendly activities as 32 club and community...
Graffiti removal bill jumps by $100,000
The cost of removing graffiti from Brimbank council-owned properties has jumped by almost $100,000 over the past year.
However, Sunshine and St Albans traders associations...
Brooklyn pollution may force family out
A Brooklyn mother wants to leave the area because of ongoing health concerns linked to local pollution.
Olexandra Vazhnenko, a biologist, fears for her family’s...
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Push for at risk Victorians to get tested for hepatitis B
Victorians at risk of hepatitis B are being urged to get tested as new data reveals one in three Victorians living with hepatitis B...
