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Keilor East fire being treated as “suspicious”
Police have called in arson chemists to determine the cause of a fire that took hold of a Keilor East factory this morning. It took…
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Lamb raisesthe baaa
Saturday is not your average lamb – she trots around thanks to a cart, sleeps in a “race car” and receives care on call. Or…
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Referendum remembered
The referendum to include indigenous Australians in the census will be recognised this week, 50 years since the historic vote. The 1967 referendum will be…
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Tart takes the cake
It was hard to tell who was happier at Catholic Regional College Sydenham last week – the principal or the students. The school’s trade training…
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My Brimbank: Marc Bullen
What’s your connection to Brimbank? I am the current senior head coach of reigning WRFL premier Deer Park FC. What do you like best…
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Polynesian connections
An expo next week is aimed at forging better connections between the Polynesian community in the western suburbs and community services. Organiser Manu Tilialo-Ngan Woo…
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Health check up for Derrimut PS
Children and families at Derrimut Primary School are the latest to benefit from a project designed to improve the health of the west. Students from…
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Abbey Solo’s dying wish fulfilled
Malia Solo often talks about her daughter, Abbey, as though she’s still here. “She is always full of energy and strength,” she said, referring to…
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Keilor bakery broken into by gang of three men, one armed with a knife
Three men, one armed with a meat cleaver, broke into a Keilor bakery overnight and attempted to steal a safe. Police say the offenders smashed…
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MP pushes for Taylors Hill West secondary college’s catchment zone to be released early
Sydenham MP Natalie Hutchins is attempting to have the catchment zone for the new Taylors Hill West secondary college released early to give parents more…
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Trial to educate intravenous drug users about hepatitis in St Albans and Deer Park
An innovative trial will train staff at two Brimbank health centres in an effort to reduce the prevalence of hepatitis B and C in Melbourne’s…
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Ardeer teachers honoured by Sikh community
When Mansage Singh’s patka came off during recess, Mother of God School principal Gerard Broadfoot and teacher Michelle Buckley took him inside and consulted YouTube…
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Work begins on Cairnlea development site
Preparatory work is under way to ready former Department of Defence land in Cairnlea for development. Over the past month Development Victoria, the government body…
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Derrimut wildlife warrior to teach peers at free event
Isaac Busuttil has big plans for the future. He wants to be an animal rescuer, a scientist, a palaeontologist, an author and an illustrator. His…
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Man arrested in relation to the “suspicious” death of a Sunshine West woman
A man wanted in relation to the death of a Sunshine West woman has been arrested in Queensland. Mehmed Solma was arrested in Goondiwindi this…
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