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State budget: Support service slams government

Women’s Health West says more funding is needed to help the 600 abused women who seek emergency assistance from its crisis response services every...

Indian veterans keep the spirit alive at St Albans

It’s 20 years since Colonel Samir Roy retired from the Indian army, but it was a career that continues to play a big role...

St Albans businesses quiet on marketing charge bid

Despite 90 per cent of affected St Albans businesses rejecting a marketing and promotions charge for the CBD, none took up the option of...

Albion residents furious over truck traffic on quiet residential streets.

Albion residents fear children are at risk from semi-trailers and rubbish-laden trucks ignoring “no truck” signs and six-tonne load limits on quiet residential streets. As...

Federal budget: Inner-west’s poor ‘hit hardest by unfair cuts’

The inner-west’s most vulnerable residents will be the hardest hit by the federal government’s “unfair” budget, according to social service providers. Local MPs have also...

Save Sunvale campaigners to hold rally on Sunday

Brimbank residents are being urged to Stand Up For Sunvale. Save Sunvale campaigners will hold a public rally this Sunday from 2pm at the former...

Federal budget: Melbourne Rail Link misses out, east-west link gets $1.5b

A week after the Napthine government handed down its election year budget, the federal budget had few infrastructure surprises for Victoria. Confirmed was $1.5 billion...

Federal budget: West families to be ‘hit hard’ by cuts

Recommendations in the federal government’s Commission of Audit would severely impact the western suburbs community, according to social service providers and local politicians. Opposition leader...

Werribee man remanded in custody over kill threat, car theft from Deer Park

UPDATE: Werribee’s Gisueppe Joe Trifilo, 40, is in police custody following an alleged car theft in Deer Park and abduction of a nine-year-old Tibetan...

St Albans stabbing death: Man charged with murder

St Albans's Vatthana Chounlamountry has been charged by Homicide Squad detectives with one count of murder. A warrant was issued for his arrest following the...

Hillside’s Mirella Moschen is giving MS a good old smacking

Mirella Moschen is “kissing” multiple sclerosis goodbye. The 38-year-old Hillside resident is using a combination of medication, physiotherapy, acupuncture and other natural remedies to...

Braybrook swimmers out to make a splash

Keen swimmers such as Destinie, 3, and Will, 4, have the chance to win $10,000 this week. Paul Sadler Swimland in Braybrook is holding a...

Cannabis carer at St Albans house sent to jail for nine months

A father of two has been jailed for nine months for his role in the cultivation of 346 marijuana plants at a St Albans...

Bill Shorten sees a different picture for St Albans

More money and resources need to be channelled into St Albans’ arts and cultural communities, says federal opposition leader Bill Shorten. In an exclusive interview...

Brimbank and Melton odours continue to cause a stink

Almost 800 odour reports have been made to the Environment Protection Authority by Brimbank and Melton residents this year. An EPA spokesman said there had...

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Blues respond

Keilor had its biggest test of the Essendon District Football League premier division season on Saturday and passed with flying colours. The Blues faced long...

Brookers dig deep