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State dials up phone reception
High-tech gadgetry will be used to help improve mobile phone coverage on the Regional Rail Link from next year. Last week the state government, Telstra,…
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Fishing for volunteers
Gateway Community Services is angling for volunteers to go fishing off piers with seniors and people who require low-level care. The not-for-profit organisation, based in…
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Ram-raiders target Watervale Shopping Centre
Hooded ram-raiders who smashed their way into a Taylors Hill shopping centre and made off with an ATM may have been casing the premises weeks ago.…
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MFB investigates cause of Ardeer house fire
The cause of an Ardeer house fire that left a teenager with serious burns and caused about $200,000 of damage is being investigated. Nearby residents…
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Protest organised over VicRoads’ move to stop driving tests in Sunshine
People power is being enlisted to overturn a VicRoads decision to discontinue driving tests and vehicle checks in Sunshine. A rally has been organised for…
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Avid knitters wanted: Melton council
Wanted – avid knitters. Donations of 500 knitted items are being sought from across Melton to help keep people warm this winter. Knitters are being…
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End for politicians age of ‘entitlement’
State politicians could be forced to pay back wrongly claimed entitlements and second residence allowances could be capped in a bid to stamp out a…
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Drone busts Brooklyn business
A Brooklyn business has been fined almost $8000 after drone technology showed it was not complying with its licence. Western Land Reclamation Pty Ltd was…
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Garden puts down roots
A community garden has opened in Brimbank Park specifically for refugee families. The garden will be run by AMES Australia, an organisation that helps refugees…
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Brimbank raises ‘stink’ over tip
Brimbank council will fight the proposed expansion of the Ravenhall landfill, saying the west “has been dumped on enough”. The Environment Protection Authority last month…
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Deer Park bought TattsLotto ticket a division one winner
A mystery TattsLotto winner who purchased their ticket in Deer Park is yet to come forward to claim their $250,000 winnings. TattsLotto has urged the…
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Dinner with Donna to screen at Setting Sun
A dinner date gone wrong is the subject of a comedy outing that will feature in this year’s Setting Sun Short Film Festival. Sunshine filmmaker…
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Sunshine North pensioner harvests another giant vegetable
Peter Zaharopoulos says he likes gardening more than anything else. And the 76-year-old pensioner appears to have a knack for his hobby – either that…
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Vale former St Albans stationmaster Tom Rigg
St Albans stationmaster of 17 years, St Albans Historical Society founder and father of seven Tom Rigg has died. Brimbank councillors observed a minute’s silence…
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Albion hit-run victim faces long, slow recovery
An Albion father of two who was struck by a car in a hit-run collision near his home faces a long recovery. Jimmy Kalia’s wife,…
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