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Council return tempts 67 hopefuls

A total of 67 candidates will contest Brimbank’s first election since the council was sacked by the state government seven years ago. The large number...

Works to identify Brimbank Park asbestos to start next month

Works to identify the amount of asbestos dumped in Brimbank Park will begin early next month. An Aboriginal Victoria permit for Parks Victoria to remove...

Friends of Kororoit Creek hold their first poetry competition

“It seems to me like a living companion while I wander along the bank...

Melton Highway level crossing to be replaced by elevated road bridge

Road-over-rail is the only option being considered for the Melton Highway level crossing removal, despite fears...

Albion Primary School celebrates its 90th birthday

It’s been the “finishing line” for thousands of primary school students, and even some of the state’s best cyclists back in the 1920s and...

Vietnam War memorial to open in Sunshine next year

The flags of Australia and the former South Vietnam will be flown together in Sunshine’s Wheelahan Gardens from next year under a new Vietnam...

Fish ladder comes to the rescue of native fish stuck in the Maribyrnong

Endangered native fish will soon be able to swim back and forth from Keilor to Port Phillip Bay. In what is believed to be a...

Keilor’s Horseshoe Bend Farm to reopen in October

Keilor’s historic Horseshoe Bend Farm will reopen next week, six years after Parks Victoria closed it...

Brooklyn radio station to begin broadcasting crime prevention messages

A rise in aggravated burglaries across Melbourne’s west has prompted a Brooklyn-based broadcaster to produce crime-prevention...

Unlicensed Sunshine West teenager says she took car for a drive because she was...

A 14-year-old girl caught driving on her own has told police she took the car to visit friends because she was “bored”. The Sunshine...

No plans for more CCTV cameras after Sunshine statue tagged with swastika

Brimbank Council has no plans to install additional CCTV cameras in the heart of Sunshine after its new $600,000 statue Man lifting cow was...

Brimbank’s Most Wanted – September 20, 2016

Brimbank’s most wanted: Let’s help Brimbank Police. If you have any information in relation to these people, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000...

Taylors Lakes dirt bike maverick faces toughest race yet

He’s clocked up more kilometres and won more tournaments this year than most 11-year-olds. And Taylors Lakes dirt bike maverick Anthony Atanasovski will face his...

Sydenham scout group creates Australian history

A Sydenham scout troop run by Catholic Regional College has made Australian scouting history with 11 Venturers elevated to the ranks of Queen’s Scouts. The...

Speeding ambulances held up at Deer Park level crossing, petition reveals

A Deer Park level crossing described as “terrible” by local commuters is holding up ambulances trying to get through to emergencies. In an online, anonymous...

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Seagulls, Cats win thrillers

Williamstown and Hoppers Crossing both won thrillers in the opening round of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association T20 competition. The Seagulls snuck home by one...