Council vows to plant 700,000 trees to beat heat
Brimbank council has vowed to plant 700,000 trees over the next 30 years to cut pollution and boost residents’ resilience to heatwaves.
The council’s urban...
Brimbank council acts on fire hazard properties
Properties in Sunshine North, Derrimut and Sunshine West are the least prepared for the fire season, Brimbank council inspections have revealed.
The council issued 779...
MP calls for council to reveal safety concerns
Brimbank council should disclose community safety concerns that guided its new safety strategy, according to St Albans MP Natalie Suleyman, herself a recent victim...
Never to young to learn scooter safety
Watch out guys, scooters coming through. Four-year-old Flynn (above) and two-year-old Ramsey (below) are avid scooter fans, and will be learning about injury prevention and...
Grooming class lets every dog have its day
Do you think your dog has what it takes to be a doggie model? Then this could be your chance.
With pet grooming on the...
VU Secondary College conquers rugby codes
Victoria University Secondary College’s Rugby Academy continues to produce the goods with its senior boys’ team winning the Storm Cup last month to become...
Youth unemployment at ‘record high’ in the west
Youth unemployment is at a “record” high in Melbourne’s western suburbs and early school leaver numbers are “dramatic”, according to a new report.
About 2600,...
Sunshine service caring for the carers
It may look like any other house on the street, but inside the Meadowbank Drive property at Sunshine North lies a lifeline for local...
Centenarian Percy is still firing
Listening to his beloved Magpies win 12 of their 14 premierships on the radio has been a highlight of the past 100 years for...
Cops score big during grand final weekend
A total of 57 driving offences were detected in Brimbank during Victoria’s first AFL grand final long weekend.
Operation Scoreboard was a statewide operation running...
Hillside paddock a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
A Hillside couple is pleading with Melton council to “do something” about what they consider is a disaster waiting to happen behind their house.
Laura...
High number of unregistered boarding houses
Homelessness is still a big issue in Brimbank, claims an RMIT University researcher, who has unearthed more than 100 unregistered boarding houses across the...
VU students spend a day with St Albans seniors
Victoria University students were happily socialising with St Albans seniors last Friday as part of the university’s annual Volunteer for You Day.
Now in its...
Brimbank short on GPs, dentists and aged care
Brimbank struggles with a shortage of general practitioners, dental and aged-care services, a federal government-commissioned health report has revealed.
The region was given a poor...
Long waits still common at Sunshine Hospital
More than 60 patients waited more than 24 hours for treatment in Sunshine Hospital’s emergency department over the past year, Western Health’s annual report...