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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...

Belated NDIS a more ‘unified system’

Brimbank residents with a disability will wait another three years for the national disability insurance scheme, but the Keilor Downs parent of a boy...

St Albans real estate director on drug charges

A veteran St Albans real estate director has been refused bail after being charged over his alleged role in a drug ring, which used...

Stolen laptop with tracker leads to arrests

A laptop tracker led police to arrest three men and seize numerous firearms, ammunition, a conducted energy device (commonly known as a Taser), drugs...

Melton West man charged after Deer Park death

A 48-year-old Melton West man has faced court charged with the murder of a man killed in an alleged hit-run in Deer Park on Friday. Gavin...

Aleiah’s brave steps to the MCG

Aleiah Farrugia is a typical little girl. She loves Barbie dolls, fashion and dancing, and she’s a bit of a party goer. It’s only her...

Buses take over as St Albans level crossings go

Outbound trains on the Sunbury line will not stop at St Albans station for the rest of October after level crossing removal works began...

Overall crime down but still high in Brimbank

Overall crime figures have decreased in Brimbank over the past year, however it remains a state leader for criminal activity, recording the fifth highest...

Police launch footy finals road blitz

Police across the west will be out in force this weekend of footy finals ‘fever’ as part of a statewide blitz to cut the...

Christ the Priest plans all-girl footy tournament

More than 100 young female footballers are expected to join forces at Caroline Springs next month to chase the leather. Christ the Priest Catholic Primary...

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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...