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What’s brewing at Brookside?
Year 8 and 9 students at Brookside College are brewing up their entrepreneur skills. Hands on Learning teacher Seral Fehmi said students who run the…
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Driver jailed for EJ bridge crash
A man who was involved in a street race that ended in a fiery crash off the EJ Whitten Bridge has been sentenced in the…
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All for a good cause
Students at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College are making an impact in their community, with the donation of women’s sanitary products to charity. As part of…
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Running for a cause
Creekside College was a sea of colour last week, when pupils participated in the school’s annual fun run. The Caroline Springs school has been holding…
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IN FOCUS: Wyndham Park PS – A learning community
Actively upholding the values expressed in the school’s motto, “Aspire Learn Achieve”, has enabled Wyndham Park Primary School to grow enrolments to approximately 400 students…
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My Brimbank: Matt Rodriguez
Matt Rodriguez has lived in Sydenham for 20 years, and is an early childhood educator. He spoke to Ewen McRae. What is your connection to Brimbank?…
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Police investigate Burnside Heights robbery
Police are calling for assistance following an attempted armed robbery at a Burnside Heights café earlier this month. Security footage shows two men arriving at…
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Teens arrested for spate of burglaries
Two youths have been arrested in relation to a series of aggravated burglaries in Melbourne’s west in January. Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a 17-year-old…
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Cruel blow still haunts Graeme “Porky” Brooke
Graeme “Porky” Brooke still hurts – but not physically. The first cousin of Australian boxing great Lionel Rose gets emotional when he talks about how…
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IN FOCUS: Caroline Chisholm’s happy versatility
The pros and cons of single-sex and mixed educational settings are often debated. A creative and practical solution adopted by Caroline Chisholm Catholic College offers…
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Mum’s sentencing pain
The mother of a Brookfield teenager fatally struck by a car last year has vowed to have the case re-opened after an unlicensed driver was…
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MY MOORABOOL: Matthew Grindrod
What is your connection to Moorabool? We moved from Melbourne to Ballan after a visit to the Ballan Farmers Market one weekend. Ballan was…
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Celebrating new heights
St Albans Heights Primary School is celebrating half a century of shaping young minds. School principal Helen Otway said a big celebration is planned for…
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Sydenham bridge a blank canvas
The search is on for an artist to help Sydenham’s newest road bridge come to life. Artists are being invited to submit expressions of interest…
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Great idea is a big help
Western Health has celebrated the launch of an initiative helping those in greatest need. The organisation’s new website, The Greatest Need Project, went live at…
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