Sibel Ali’s fight to let son ‘rest’
Sibel Ali was looking forward to giving birth to her son, Aydin. But several weeks before he was due to arrive, the heavily pregnant...
Sydenham mum jalied for stealing $80,000 from former employer
A Sydenham woman has been jailed for three months for stealing $80,000 in six months from her employer to pay for her drug and...
“I thought I’d never walk again”: Jill’s fight to be the talk of a...
It was two days after Christmas last year when Jill “Chuck” Norris first thought she’d never walk again.
“I actually didn’t know it at the...
Sunshine College teacher finalist in Victorian principal’s award
Sunshine College principal Tim Blunt is quick to play down his nomination as a finalist in the state’s outstanding secondary school principal award.
The principal...
Around 1000 Plumpton homes to get improved Australia Post service
About 1000 homes in Plumpton can now have parcels delivered to their doors after Australia Post expanded its services.
Previously, residents of the Aspire estate...
Keilor Park home to junior fishing’s finest
Keilor Park is now officially home to the youngest angler with a world record catch.
Back in March, Star Weekly reported that it took 10-year-old...
Every day is magical in Brimbank: Saidin Salkic
He was born in war-torn Srebrenica in Bosnia, so every day is a magical experience for internationally renowned artist Saidin Salkic. The St Albans...
Former St Albans Secondary College student thanks teacher on World Teachers Day
Teacher Marion Mortimer says she first noticed Rose’s potential when she was a student in her year 10 science class.
“Rose had recently arrived in...
Almost 770 cars stolen in Brimbank in a year
Almost 770 cars were stolen in Brimbank in the year to June 30, with almost half...
Taylors Lakes mother urges other woman to check their family’s breast cancer history
Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy not long after Wendy Nicol discovered she carried a similar gene mutation that made her highly susceptible to...
78 apartments proposed for Ballarat Road, Sunshine
A six-storey residential development containing 78 apartments has been proposed for a site on Ballarat Road, Sunshine.
The owners of the 2486-square-metre site have submitted...
Brimbank among state’s worst for wind damage
The State Emergency Service received hundreds of call-outs to incidents in Brimbank on Sunday as wind gusts crept up to almost 100km/h.
The strong winds...
AFL’s holy grail is coming to Brimbank
An Ardeer school’s love of the Western Bulldogs has brought the premiership cup to Brimbank.
The Star Weekly has been told the cup will be...
St Albans level crossings to be gone by the end of the year
The revamped St Albans and Ginifer train stations are expected to be operating again by the start of November.
With two dangerous level crossings in...
“We thought he’d died”: Hillside mum shares her family’s brave battle with epilepsy
It was at the family dinner table just two years ago when Hillside mother of four Laura thought her then five-year-old son, Kelly, had...
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Festival chapter comes to a close
The Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival, now in its 20th year, was a great success, drawing larger crowds than usual between 13 and 25...
