New Caroline Springs Scouts centre fit for a king
Desoite the heavy rain it was an exciting Friday for the 1st Caroline Springs Scouts Group, which hosted royalty to celebrate the commencement of works on its new...
Makayla, 10, reels in ‘world record’ 147kg marlin
A Keilor Park youngster is the toast of the junior fishing world after hauling in a world-record-sized marlin last Saturday for “small fry” competitors,...
Braybrook grandma jailed for stashing drug cash
A Braybrook chef and grandmother has been jailed and fined for storing almost $120,000 of drug money in her bedroom.
Suong Thu Pham pleaded guilty...
Finn demands Safe Schools scrapping
Western suburbs Liberal MP Bernie Finn has demanded the national Safe School anti-bullying program be scrapped, raising the ire of Greens and Labor MPs.
Premier...
Braybrook hub celebrates first birthday
Braybrook Community Hub’s first birthday will be celebrated in style this week with a series of fun events.
Residents have been making the most of...
Youth unemployment rises in outer west
Most BrimbanK suburbs and those on the City of Melton's eastern fringe are among the worst for youth unemployment in the state, according to a...
25 arrested over Brimbank vehicle thefts
Twenty five people have been arrested and four stolen cars retrieved in Brimbank following a four day operation targeting vehicle crime.
Operation Proactor from March...
Family picnic at Holy Eucharist
A St Albans school is throwing open its doors for an evening of fun, food and friendship.
Holy Eucharist School will hold a free family...
Ambos need police escort in parts of Brimbank
Brimbank ambulance crews are regularly refusing to attend incidents in some areas without a police escort, a local paramedic says.
Morgyn McCarthy, based in Melton,...
Southern Cross promotes gender equality
Southern Cross Grammar students say equality is something they’re lucky to have at school.
A group of 30 middle school students from the Caroline Springs...
Brimbank council back to monthly meetings
A disgruntled council candidate has confronted Brimbank administrators over what he describes as a “short- sighted” decision to axe meetings in Keilor.
The council’s three-year...
Walking for a safer community
Caroline Springs and Melton folk will come together this weekend in a bid to promote gender equality and help end violence against women.
The Walk...
Mega plant-out along Kororoit Creek
A mega Earth Day plant-out by hundreds of youngsters from two Sunshine primary schools will be another giant step towards restoring Kororoit Creek.
The $4785...
Friends clean up Brimbank
Brimbank is getting the beauty treatment from business people and community activists alike this month.
About 20 people from VicRoads Metro North West region spent...
Action urged for Calder Park Drive overpass
The Calder Action Group has echoed calls for an overpass at the “high-risk” intersection of Calder Park Drive and Calder Freeway.
Group president Ian Sutherland...