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Driver caught doing 200km/h in 80 zone

A Werribee man faces a string of traffic offences after being caught driving 120 kilometres over the speed limit in Rockbank. Melton police intercepted the...

Braybrook sisters jailed for importing heroin

Two Braybrook sisters have been sent to jail for ferrying heroin into Melbourne on an overnight coach from Sydney. Thuy Trinh, 29, and Linh Trinh,...

Spot on for top designs

A love of magazines and an eye for detail have paid off for Deer Park’s Mary Bekele. The design whizz created Spot Magazine as part...

Families struggle to afford getting to school

Families are struggling to find $15 a week for their children to use public transport to get to school, or even to find enough...

A blizzard of colours to celebrate diversity

It’s another sign of Brimbank’s diversity standing strong. Sunshine Primary School pupils joined forces with a few talented Brimbank artists to brighten up one of...

Pet registration deadline looms

Brimbank pet owners have less than two weeks to register their cats and dogs. Residents can be fined if their animals are not registered, desexed...

Sikh Temple planned for Keilor North

A Sikh temple at Keilor North, catering for up to 100 followers in the northern suburbs of Brimbank, could open by the end of...

Sacked Brimbank councillor back for another tilt

A former Brimbank mayor and member of the sacked council of 2009 will run in October’s municipal elections. Margaret Giudice said she intends running for...

Sunshine VicRoads office to take 90 car spaces

Brimbank council will consider building a new car park “structure” in the heart of Sunshine to make up for 90 spaces expected to be...

Driver caught at 133 km/h through Deer Park

A Keilor Downs man is facing a raft of driving charges after blowing more than nine times the legal blood alcohol limit and travelling...

Braybrook student goes from D student to dux

A Caroline Chisholm Catholic College graduate, who went from a D-grade student to dux, has thanked a former teacher for calling him “one of...

Sunshine children’s hospital a step closer

The new $200 million Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital at Sunshine came a step closer with the state government’s announcement of Lend Lease...

Power saving ramps up at leisure centre

Greenhouse gas emissions from Brimbank council’s most energy- guzzling building could soon be cut by 30 per cent. The council has installed a $485,000 co-generation...

Library services ‘overdue for expansion’

Library services at Keilor are long overdue for expansion, a local historical society says. In a submission to Brimbank council’s draft library strategy, Keilor Historical...

Family violence forum gives women a voice

A domestic violence forum aims to give women a voice against their oppressors. Organised by the Migrant Resource Centre North West Region, the women’s only...

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Stunning performance

The determination to help Sunshine win the Western Football League division 2 premiership landed Kangaroos captain Patrick O’Keefe in hospital for two nights. O’Keefe, who...