Centenarian Percy is still firing
Listening to his beloved Magpies win 12 of their 14 premierships on the radio has been a highlight of the past 100 years for...
Cops score big during grand final weekend
A total of 57 driving offences were detected in Brimbank during Victoria’s first AFL grand final long weekend.
Operation Scoreboard was a statewide operation running...
Hillside paddock a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
A Hillside couple is pleading with Melton council to “do something” about what they consider is a disaster waiting to happen behind their house.
Laura...
High number of unregistered boarding houses
Homelessness is still a big issue in Brimbank, claims an RMIT University researcher, who has unearthed more than 100 unregistered boarding houses across the...
VU students spend a day with St Albans seniors
Victoria University students were happily socialising with St Albans seniors last Friday as part of the university’s annual Volunteer for You Day.
Now in its...
Brimbank short on GPs, dentists and aged care
Brimbank struggles with a shortage of general practitioners, dental and aged-care services, a federal government-commissioned health report has revealed.
The region was given a poor...
Long waits still common at Sunshine Hospital
More than 60 patients waited more than 24 hours for treatment in Sunshine Hospital’s emergency department over the past year, Western Health’s annual report...
Keilor Lodge man jailed for stabbing friend to death
A Keilor Lodge man has been sentenced to six years in jail for his role in the stabbing death of a friend at a...
Police raids uncover drugs, guns and fake cash
Five Braybrook residents and a St Albans man have been charged after drugs, firearms, counterfeit money and cash were discovered in raids as part...
Action Jaxon takes on Eureka challenge
A 15-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer will face the race of his life when he takes on the 88-storey Eureka Climb next month.
Jaxon Urlichs, from...
Watts slams SBS over Sunshine ‘poverty porn’
Member for Gellibrand Tim Watts has vowed to meet with SBS producers over fears Sunshine will be the focus of its “poverty porn” program...
Watch and act warning for Calder Park fire
Students have been evacuated from Overnewton Anglican Community College as a fire rages close to houses on the Calder Freeway at Taylors Lakes.
The MFB...
Use new technology to solve tip problem: Kairouz
The state government has been urged to investigate European technology that converts rubbish into energy to reduce the need for facilities such as the...
Council should help rehouse Syrians: Kairouz
Brimbank council, local health and social welfare agencies and community groups should start thinking about how they can help refugees escaping Syria, Kororoit MP...
Unsworn officers to help Sunshine police
UPDATED - Sunshine police station will be one of the first stations in the state to get custody officers from January next year, with 20...
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Free Australia Day fun
Wyndham’s free Australia Day program is back and it is Tarneit’s turn to celebrate.
On Sunday, January 26, Penrose Place will light up for...
