Keilor Lodge man jailed for stabbing friend to death
A Keilor Lodge man has been sentenced to six years in jail for his role in the stabbing death of a friend at a...
Police raids uncover drugs, guns and fake cash
Five Braybrook residents and a St Albans man have been charged after drugs, firearms, counterfeit money and cash were discovered in raids as part...
Action Jaxon takes on Eureka challenge
A 15-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer will face the race of his life when he takes on the 88-storey Eureka Climb next month.
Jaxon Urlichs, from...
Watts slams SBS over Sunshine ‘poverty porn’
Member for Gellibrand Tim Watts has vowed to meet with SBS producers over fears Sunshine will be the focus of its “poverty porn” program...
Watch and act warning for Calder Park fire
Students have been evacuated from Overnewton Anglican Community College as a fire rages close to houses on the Calder Freeway at Taylors Lakes.
The MFB...
Use new technology to solve tip problem: Kairouz
The state government has been urged to investigate European technology that converts rubbish into energy to reduce the need for facilities such as the...
Council should help rehouse Syrians: Kairouz
Brimbank council, local health and social welfare agencies and community groups should start thinking about how they can help refugees escaping Syria, Kororoit MP...
Unsworn officers to help Sunshine police
UPDATED - Sunshine police station will be one of the first stations in the state to get custody officers from January next year, with 20...
Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”.
But Justice Phillip...
Caroline Springs RSL begins poppy drive
Remembrance Day next month is spurring on Caroline Springs RSL members to prepare for their annual poppy appeal, with more than half a million...
Vietnamese events raise $100k for hospital
The Sunshine Hospital Critical Care Appeal has raised more than $100,000 in just three months through donations and the efforts of its Vietnamese community.
Fundraising...
VU Secondary College kids are OK
Free hugs were top of the curriculum at Victoria University Secondary College at St Albans last month.
The school hosted a successful R U OK?...
Ties woven despite language barriers
Despite speaking only a few words of English between them – and no shared mother tongue either – elderly Sydenham aged-care residents Kan Jun...
Caroline Chisholm boys take volleyball title
Caroline Chisholm Catholic College’s volleyball team members, were crowned Premier League champions after beating four other north-west schools to take out the Sports Association...
West’s roads still subject to excessive speeding
Nearly 1000 people were injured and 17 killed on the west’s roads over the past year.
RoadSafe Westgate’s annual report shows the 17 people died...
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Big battery build underway
Construction on one of the world’s biggest renewable energy storage batteries is now underway in Melbourne’s west.
On Wednesday, Premier Jacinta Allan and State Electricity...
