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New call for Bendigo trains to stop at Sunshine

Brimbank council’s calls for changes to Bendigo line train timetables and an airport rail link continue to fall on deaf ears. Council chairman John Watson...

Nations unite in cricket

Leather will be flying in all directions at Deer Park when a big-hitting, Five-5 cricket competition brings diverse nationalities together for a Brimbank Community...

Brimbank a state leader for new Australians

Brimbank will welcome more new citizens at its Australia Day service at Sunshine than any other municipality in the state. And more than a third of...

Western Health receives new angiography unit

Western Health will receive angiography units, valued at almost $3 million, in the state government’s latest round of funding. It is one of 18 health...

Drag racing nationals return to Calder Park

VIEW FULL PICTURE GALLERY AT OUR PHOTO SALES SITE The crowds flocked back to Calder Park over the weekend with drag racing’s Australian Nationals returning to...

Fisheries officers nab Deer Park trio

A Deer Park man has been fined and two women will face court after being arrested in Portarlington on Wednesday for taking abalone out...

Car stranded on train tracks at Sunshine

A car has managed to end up on the railway tracks in Sunshine after appearing to lose control on Harvester Road The car appeared stranded on...

Drug operations lead to Brimbank arrests

A Deer Park man faced court today on drugs charges following police raids early yesterday morning. Clandestine Laboratory Squad detectives searched a house in Chester...

Police seek young woman over crime spree

Police are seeking a young women in relation to spate of car thefts and use of stolen credit cards around Brimbank this month. Seven cars...

Cannabis plants seized at Derrimut warehouse

A police raid on a Derrimut this morning has uncovered 750 cannabis plants worth 'hundreds of thousands of dollars'. Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives, who executed a...

Pollution warning as EPA closes in on stench

Western suburbs residents who have been dealing with a mysterious stench have been told to expect more air-quality problems. The Environment Protection Authority this week...

Footscray man terrorised in Sunshine road rage attack

A Footscray man cowered in fear and disbelief last week as an attacker beat his car’s windscreen into shards of glass. Brenton Davey, 31, was...

Sunshine West acid tank rupture burns workers

A Sunshine West factory worker was rushed to hospital this morning with chemical burns following a chemical spill. The man, in his 30s, was sprayed...

Seafood divers in legal dragnet

  A syndicate of Brimbank-based seafood divers who worked illegally have copped jail sentences, fines of up to $16,500 or fishing bans following hearings last...

Council to cut a further $2.2m from budget

  Brimbank council will slash an extra $2.2million from its next budget after it chose not to seek a rate rise beyond the state government-imposed...

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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...