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St Albans truckie fined after crashing into bridge

A St Albans truck driver has walked away uninjured after crashing into an overpass in South Melbourne this morning. The 39-year-old was travelling along Montague...

Brimbank council announces new chief executive

Brimbank council’s Director of Infrastructure and Environment Paul Younis has been named as council’s new chief executive officer. Appointed last night, Mr Younis will start...

Braybrook schools gain substantial windfall

Four Braybrook schools are among the big winners after the state government allocated an extra $8 million in education funding for 50 of Brimbank’s...

Brimbank Greens slam council’s park plan

Brimbank Greens party members have slammed a move to update the council’s parks blueprint as “resurrecting a failed plan to sell parks and gardens”. Consultation...

Police target alcohol related anti-social behaviour

Brimbank police will target bottle shops and sports clubs asking owners to sign up to a new accord barring unruly patrons. The Star Weekly revealed...

Keilor Downs College bookworms’ premier effort

Keilor Downs College students have been recognised for their success in Victoria’s Premier Reading Challenge. Four students won awards for reading more than 100 books...

Errington Community Centre revamp begins

The first sod has been turned on works to revamp St Albans’ Errington Community Centre. Works started on August 26, with the revamp to include...

Serial rapist’s sentence ‘had to be cut’

A serial rapist who kidnapped and sexually assaulted three women in Brooklyn has had his jail term cut by two years. Dennis Newall, 57, had...

Enjoy a spot of croquet at Cairnlea

The sun’s out so why not pick up a mallet and accept the invitation of the Victorian Croquet Centre in Cairnlea to join Roger...

Historic-home reprieve may only be temporary

Concern is growing among heritage supporters that a developer’s plan to demolish one of Sunshine’s historic homes may have only been delayed. Brimbank council refused...

Southern Star helps out Overnewton cricketers

Budding cricketers at Overnewton Anglican Community College were given some tips in the nets by one of the game’s emerging stars last Thursday. The school’s...

Brimbank set to get two men’s sheds

Brimbank will get two new Men’s Sheds next year. The Westvale Community Centre in St Albans has received $42,000 in state government funding for a...

Drink-driver jailed for fatal Sunshine crash

A man has been jailed for three years and six months for a drink-driving incident in which a workmate fell out of his car...

Lantern Festival transforms Sunshine

Sunshine Lantern Festival is celebrating its best-attended festival in its history. Organisers believe more than 30,000 people flocked to Hampshire Road on Saturday for the...

City of Melbourne urges Brimbank transparency

Melbourne city council has urged its Brimbank counterpart to take the “transparency high road” instead of snubbing its push for greater transparency in...

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Three arrests after extended follow

Three youths in an allegedly stolen care were arrested after police followed them across Melbourne’s northwest early on Thursday morning. Officers spotted a grey Audi...