EPA to increase Ravenhall tip inspections
The Environment Protection Authority has begun twice-monthly inspections for offensive odours at the Ravenhall landfill site.
The move follows 225 odour checks in Caroline Springs,...
Abandoned puppy gets a second chance at life
An abandoned puppy found in a Hillside park will get a second chance at life but faces a future possibly without sight.
Six-week-old bulldog ‘Cherrie’...
Murder a result of ‘drug theft gone wrong’
The fatal shooting of Sunshine West man Toan Truong in February was the result of a drug robbery gone wrong, police believe.
Six months on,...
Calls for Albion railway station security upgrade
Albion railway station urgently needs better security and more police on the beat amid reports of “prolific” car theft and vandalism.
Kings Park commuter Jarryd...
Police ‘need more training for domestic violence’
Women’s Health West has called for better police training after the force claimed there had been 57 family violence incidents in Melbourne’s west in...
Sending goodwill via footy
With the cold snap set in for another week or so, there’s never been a better time to get some warm-up tips from an...
Sunshine hospital to be named after Joan Kirner
The new $200 million Women's and Children's Hospital to be built in Sunshine will be named in honour of the state's first female premier, the late...
Plan for prisoners to care for lost pets
Prisoners at the Metropolitan Remand Centre and Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Ravenhall could care for lost pets, under plans to centralise animal management between three...
Two bodies found in car at Plumpton
Two bodies have been found in a silver 1999 Ford sedan on the side of the road at Plumpton, with police not ruling out...
Needle and syringe programs expanded
Needle and syringe programs at two Brimbank health agencies will expand under the state government’s $24.6 million Ice Action Plan.
The government said in June...
Remand centre riot to cost taxpayers $12 million
Taxpayers will foot the close-to- $12 million damages bill caused at Melbourne Metropolitan Remand Centre after prisoners rampaged in response to the state’s July 1...
Food Bank helps avoid hard choices
Tough economic times are forcing more Victorians to choose between heating or eating this winter.
Single dad Tom, who didn’t want to reveal his surname,...
Syringes prompt call to act on creek pollution
Syringes found at Kororoit Creek have prompted one Sunshine resident to call on the community to clean up its act.
Jess Gerger, who has lived...
Convicted drug trafficker loses appeal bid
A drug trafficker has had her appeal against an 11-year sentence for her role in a wider heroin ring, which included using a child...
Worlds apart, so much in common
An impromptu lunchtime karaoke session, a staff-versus-students volleyball game and boomerang-making featured during a five-day visit by Chinese students to their sister school, Victoria...
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Victoria SES seek volunteers
Victoria’s State Emergency Service (SES) is starting 2025 with a recruitment drive.
The SES is on the look out for new volunteers to help them...
