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Caroline Springs lake springs to life
A Caroline Springs lake that was drained earlier this year as part of a police investigation has been re-filled months ahead of schedule. More than…
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Melton’s failing health card
A third of Melton children are either overweight or obese, while more than two-thirds of the municipality’s adult population are failing to get in enough…
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Drone prison ban takes off
Drones will be banned from being used near jails after several were spotted near the three Ravenhall prisons. A drone was also intercepted three years…
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Ballan wins new CFA training centre
Ballan will be home to the new Country Fire Authority training centre. The state government announced on Monday its plans for the new facility, two…
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Marathon man finds a way
Carl Magri has never been a big fan of cardio workouts. The St Albans man has always leaned towards the weight room in his exercise…
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State Government goes ahead with sale of five Brimbank school sites
Two Brimbank school sites that the Victorian education department has deemed “surplus” are on the market, despite repeated pleas from Brimbank council to hold onto…
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People take to the streets to protest VicRoads changes
About 50 people took to the streets last Friday to voice their anger at VicRoads’ decision to discontinue licence tests and vehicle checks in Sunshine.…
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Keilor property owner fined over pool fence
A crackdown on pool fencing has led to a Keilor property owner being fined more than $10,000 for failing to install an adequate pool barrier.…
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My Place: Barry Palta
What’s your connection to Derrimut? I moved with my family from Sunshine to Derrimut about eight years ago. I have lived in a few western…
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Cairnlea woman to walk to fight preventable blindness
Helen Tran doesn’t have much time to exercise. The mother of one is a full-time financial analyst who does her best to fit in a…
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New V/Line timetable a win for Caroline Springs commuters
The number of trains stopping at Caroline Springs station will double when a new V/Line timetable comes into effect in August. The state government released…
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Club Italia awarded “best bistro” at club awards night
Change doesn’t always go down well. But when Club Italia spruced-up its bistro by scrapping counter service and offering an a la carte menu, the…
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Brimbank draft budget a coup for Keilor Gift organisers
The Keilor Gift could be resurrected next year if Brimbank council’s draft 2017-18 budget is approved next month. A line item in the draft budget…
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West Footscray artist to exhibit at Sunshine’s Brimbank CCC
Artist Judith Leuenberger is captivated by light. Her current exhibition of 16 oil and acrylic paintings explores how light dances upon everything it touches. She…
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Black Hawks rumble over Melbourne’s west
Black Hawk helicopters doing high-speed runs over rooftops have been keeping residents awake in Melbourne’s west. The Australian Defence Force is this month conducting urban…
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