Brimbank Australia Day Awards
Disability advocate Despina Hevalas heads up a list of 2016 Brimbank Australia Day Awards winners, being named citizen of the year for her or prolonged and outstanding...
Voice for equality named Young Citizen of the Year
Nyakeer Akoul is dedicated to eradicating discrimination and providing a voice for people marginalised in her community.
The 18-year-old’s hard work was recognised last week...
Disability advocate named Citizen of the Year
A Keilor Downs ‘force of nature’ for people with disabilities has been awarded Brimbank’s highest honour for prolonged and outstanding community service.
Despina Havelas was...
New call for Bendigo trains to stop at Sunshine
Brimbank council’s calls for changes to Bendigo line train timetables and an airport rail link continue to fall on deaf ears.
Council chairman John Watson...
Nations unite in cricket
Leather will be flying in all directions at Deer Park when a big-hitting, Five-5 cricket competition brings diverse nationalities together for a Brimbank Community...
Brimbank a state leader for new Australians
Brimbank will welcome more new citizens at its Australia Day service at Sunshine than any other municipality in the state.
And more than a third of...
Western Health receives new angiography unit
Western Health will receive angiography units, valued at almost $3 million, in the state government’s latest round of funding.
It is one of 18 health...
Drag racing nationals return to Calder Park
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The crowds flocked back to Calder Park over the weekend with drag racing’s Australian Nationals returning to...
Fisheries officers nab Deer Park trio
A Deer Park man has been fined and two women will face court after being arrested in Portarlington on Wednesday for taking abalone out...
Car stranded on train tracks at Sunshine
A car has managed to end up on the railway tracks in Sunshine after appearing to lose control on Harvester Road
The car appeared stranded on...
Drug operations lead to Brimbank arrests
A Deer Park man faced court today on drugs charges following police raids early yesterday morning.
Clandestine Laboratory Squad detectives searched a house in Chester...
Police seek young woman over crime spree
Police are seeking a young women in relation to spate of car thefts and use of stolen credit cards around Brimbank this month.
Seven cars...
Cannabis plants seized at Derrimut warehouse
A police raid on a Derrimut this morning has uncovered 750 cannabis plants worth 'hundreds of thousands of dollars'.
Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives, who executed a...
Pollution warning as EPA closes in on stench
Western suburbs residents who have been dealing with a mysterious stench have been told to expect more air-quality problems.
The Environment Protection Authority this week...
Footscray man terrorised in Sunshine road rage attack
A Footscray man cowered in fear and disbelief last week as an attacker beat his car’s windscreen into shards of glass.
Brenton Davey, 31, was...
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Airport agrees to above ground station
This story was originally published in July 2024 and Star Weekly has chosen to share it again for readers to enjoy.
The war is over...
