News
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Man dead and passenger injured in St Albans crash
A Braybrook man has died and a Sunshine man is in hospital after a car crash in St Albans this morning. Police say the driver,…
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Nod for five-storey complex at Caroline Springs
Melton councillors have given the green light to a five-storey development – which will include a medical centre, childcare centre, offices, restaurants and 74 housing…
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Boulevard plan gets big tick
A “derelict” site at Caroline Springs will soon be demolished to make way for two multi-storey developments in a bid to “bring glory” to the…
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An awarding business
When Natalie Bui took over Quest Caroline Springs five years ago, she set herself some ambitious goals. By year three, she felt ready to showcase…
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State budget brings money for Brimbank schools and roads
One of the big-ticket items in last week’s state budget for Brimbank residents is $23 million for the purchase of land needed to complete Taylors…
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Sydenham students compete in robotics tournament
A group of Copperfield College students have been working so hard, they’ve started thinking a bit like robots. The Sydenham students have built a robot…
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Paramedics getting to Code 1 calls in Brimbank more quickly
Paramedics are getting to medical emergencies in Brimbank more quickly despite receiving about three per cent more “code 1” calls each year. New figures from…
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The latest remedy for stress: forest bathing
Forest bathing isn’t as sedentary as it may sound. Bathers don’t fall asleep in scrub or spend hours gazing up into the tree canopy. But…
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Sunshine police station one of just 22 to hire gaol supervisors
Sunshine police station is one of 22 stations across the state to benefit from Victoria Police’s expansion of its custody officer program. The station will…
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Kealba mother starts “van for dan” campaign
A 24-minute seizure changed the life of four-year-old Dan Willis forever. Doctors told his mother, Jenny, the seizure had inflicted global brain damage and the…
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Two Braybrook College students receive Premier’s VCE award
Two bright Braybrook College students have been recognised for scoring top marks in a VCE VET subject they completed while in year 11. Katrina Van…
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Second man charged over David Whimpey’s death
A second man has been charged with murder of an Albanvale man whose body was found in a barrel in central Victoria. David Whimpey, 30,…
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Health centre boost for babies
Brimbank’s baby boom has received a helping hand with the opening of a new maternal and child health centre in Sunshine. The new facility came…
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Yoga studio to offer free classes in Sunshine for youths
More than two million Australians know how to do the downward dog pose, according to Roy Morgan research. For those uninitiated with yoga you can…
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Heavy news on Brimbank kids
Brimbank has some of the highest levels of childhood obesity in Melbourne, according to new figures. While just under 30 per cent of Melbourne’s children…












