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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...

Summer movies

It’s time to pack the popcorn, deck chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, with the return of Brimbank council’s Movies in the Park summer series....

Epping wildlife on the mend

By Samantha Walker Sunny, a 15-month-old eastern grey kangaroo, is on the mend after suffering burns to his feet during a grassfire at Epping on...

Skill up over summer

Aspiring basketballers and street soccer enthusiasts have been honing their skills at Brimbank council’s summer hoops and soccer sessions at Pollard Gardens this past...

Brimbank silos should be used for arts sake

An Albion man has called on developers to let local artists turn old silos at Albion and Sunshine into artistic “billboards” that promote Brimbank’s...

Green light for licensed parlour

Plans to convert an empty industrial building at Tullamarine into an amusement venue that serves liquor have been approved by Brimbank council, despite fears...

Learn to go with the flow

Brimbank residents have been up early learning new relaxation and core strength skills this month at Brimbank council’s free Tai Chi sessions at Pollard...

Gift success in the fast lane

About 1500 athletics fans turned out on Saturday to watch St Albans’ premier foot race. The annual St Albans Gift at Kings Park Reserve,...

Custody officer puts talk to the test

  She may come armed with a baton and capsicum spray, but Sunshine police station’s first ever custody officer, Glenda Mawson, says the most effective...

Albion and Sunshine property poised for investment

  One of Victoria’s most disadvantaged suburbs is being tipped as a canny investment buy this year in a national property report. Albion is primed for...

Job fears over Masters decision

More than 200 employees across two Masters stores within Brimbank could lose their jobs after Woolworths announced today it may offload all their stores. A...

Police investigate road punch-on

A four-on-one altercation at a Sunshine intersection has seen a Footscray man's car damaged overnight. The 31-year-old was in his car at the intersection of...

EPA closes in on odour

A "sewage odour" that lingered across the western suburbs on Sunday night came from the Werribee and Point Cook areas, the Environment Protection Authority...

Divers caught out

Seafood illegally harvested by 10 Brimbank divers from the southwest coast of Victoria was sold in Alfrieda Street, St Albans and private residences in Sunshine...

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Blues add experience

Keilor has added some more experience to its group as it tries to close the gap on its best and worst in the Victorian...