Planting green dreams in Maribyrnong Valley
Brimbank green thumbs are being encouraged to help Friends of Maribyrnong Valley and Brimbank council plant 1000 trees and shrubs across the region.
Community planting...
Pets put bite on owners
Dog, cat and rabbit bites accounted for almost 140 admissions to Western Health’s emergency departments over two years, according to a new research report.
Doctors...
Cooking down barriers at school
A rice cooker and an electric wok are all that are needed for a handful of St Albans Primary School parents to cook up...
Elderly depression sufferers sought for research
Meg Polacsek wants to talk to older people about depression.
The St Albans-based researcher admits the topic isn’t prime dinner party conversation material but says...
Longest lunch at Ardeer Primary School
The corridor at Ardeer Primary School became a makeshift dining room when lunch was shared on Friday by pupils, parents and teachers.
The lunch was...
Albion school receives defibrillator
An Albion primary school is taking steps to ensure its faculty and students remain safe after two medical emergencies in recent years.
St Theresa’s Primary School...
Spike in wildlife emergencies at Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs is headed for a record number of wildlife emergencies this year, according to one of Victoria’s biggest wildlife rescue organisations.
Wildlife Victoria emergency...
Four new skate parks flagged for Brimbank
Brimbank council is answering the call for more skate parks, with new parks proposed for St Albans, Delahey, Derrimut and Sunshine.
A draft update of...
Boxing ‘stops the fights’
A Tarneit mum hopes a new program in the western suburbs will get troubled youth off the streets and into the boxing ring.
Rebellious Boxing,...
Brimbank council rejects Struggle Street permit
Brimbank council has rejected a permit application from producers wanting to shoot the next Struggle Street in Sunshine.
Chair of administrators John Watson said it...
African lawyer slams Dutton’s refugee comments
A Sunshine lawyer from South Sudan has described Federal Immigration Minister Peter Dutton’s comments about illiterate refugees taking Australian jobs as “racially based and...
New program for at-risk students
A pilot program has been launched in the western suburbs to encourage at-risk students to continue at school.
The Navigator program, led by Anglicare Victoria...
Delahey man charged over March shooting
A Delahey man has been arrested in relation to a shooting in March.
The 33-year-old has been charged with attempted murder over the shooting of...
Western suburbs feminist pioneer dies, aged 94
One of Sunshine’s first female councillors and a tireless advocate for women across Melbourne’s west has died at the age of 94.
Gwenyth Marie Goedecke,...
Training program leaves no youth behind
Young people living in Broadmeadows who have been “left behind” will get more help accessing vocational training and employment as part of a new...
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Seagulls, Cats win thrillers
Williamstown and Hoppers Crossing both won thrillers in the opening round of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association T20 competition.
The Seagulls snuck home by one...
