Custody officer puts talk to the test
She may come armed with a baton and capsicum spray, but Sunshine police station’s first ever custody officer, Glenda Mawson, says the most effective...
Albion and Sunshine property poised for investment
One of Victoria’s most disadvantaged suburbs is being tipped as a canny investment buy this year in a national property report.
Albion is primed for...
Job fears over Masters decision
More than 200 employees across two Masters stores within Brimbank could lose their jobs after Woolworths announced today it may offload all their stores.
A...
Police investigate road punch-on
A four-on-one altercation at a Sunshine intersection has seen a Footscray man's car damaged overnight.
The 31-year-old was in his car at the intersection of...
EPA closes in on odour
A "sewage odour" that lingered across the western suburbs on Sunday night came from the Werribee and Point Cook areas, the Environment Protection Authority...
Divers caught out
Seafood illegally harvested by 10 Brimbank divers from the southwest coast of Victoria was sold in Alfrieda Street, St Albans and private residences in Sunshine...
Community fears creche closure
A community group fears it will lose the Sunshine Leisure Centre crèche, following a decision by Brimbank council late last year to close the...
A model ambassador
Caroline Springs model Cindy Carino took time out last week to enjoy the sun and the sand at Altona Beach. Dressed by Leiela (leiela.com.au)...
Brimbank in drug crime limelight
By Ben Cameron and Samantha Walker
Brimbank is Victoria’s top hotspot for drug crime, according to the latest crime statistics.
The region tops the state for...
Man critical after Sunshine stabbing
A stabbing at Sunshine last Thursday afternoon left two women with life threatening injuries and a man in a serious condition in hospital.
The women,...
Park plans put people first
Movies by moonlight is one option coming out of community consultation on future uses of the former Sunvale Primary School site in Sunshine.
A basketball...
Teens charged over vandalism
Teens face burglary charges
Police swooped on nine teenagers allegedly responsible for causing havoc at several childcare centres in Caroline Springs late last month. Seven...
Council forced to make deeper budget cuts
Brimbank council will make deeper cuts to its next budget than first thought after administrators voted not to put up rates beyond the new...
Couple jailed for Braybrook bashing
Two drug addicts have been jailed for imprisoning and beating a man at Braybrook.
Irko Abdala, 30, and Kim Janes, 38, were sentenced to 12...
Get hip to holiday fun
The new year kicked off in Sunshine to the rap of hip hop last Friday as participants in Brimbank council’s B-active@Pollard program loosened up...
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Summer fun at Scienceworks
With school holidays already halfway through, Scienceworks is ensuring there’s no shortage of family fun entertainment in the coming weeks.
Summer is looking to be...
