Resident chases answers on cancelled green waste collection
Brimbank’s annual kerbside hard waste collection will start at the end of the month, but residents are still chasing answers after the cancellation of...
Dissent grows as VU heads east
Victoria University is defending its possible takeover of a campus in Melbourne’s outer-east while cutting courses, closing campuses and shedding jobs in the western...
Garage burglaries rife in Caroline Springs
Police are urging Melton and Caroline Springs residents to lock garage doors following a spate of garage and shed burglaries.
Detective Senior Sergeant Barry Jenks,...
Vegetable gardens for asylum seekers
Western suburbs residents are banding together to help asylum seekers sow the seeds of a better life.
In just a few weeks, The Veggie Wagon,...
‘Outstanding’ Kealba apprentice leads his field
A “raw” Kealba airconditioning apprentice has been rewarded for throwing himself in at the deep end, beating a tough field of seven to take...
Busy start of the year for CFA
The Country Fire Authority responded to 1700 fires in the northern and north-western suburbs during the first three months of this year.
New figures reveal...
Mum takes Brimbank Council to court rather than pay parking fine
A furious Brimbank resident will go to court rather than pay a council parking fine she claims is “unfair”.
Marlene, who didn’t want her surname...
‘Outstanding’ Kealba apprentice leads his field
A “raw” Kealba airconditioning apprentice has been rewarded for throwing himself in at the deep end, beating a tough field of seven to take...
St Albans students aim high
It was a school camping trip like no other.
St Albans Secondary College students Phuoc Le, Bethany Seitz and Elliot Lai spent a whole term...
Funding boost for at risk children in need of counselling
More than 200 children across the western suburbs at risk of family violence will have access to counselling over the coming year.
Women’s Health West...
Enjoy it, says Keilor Downs College VCE star
A Keilor Downs College graduate was among 279 top achievers lauded last week at the Premier’s VCE awards.
Geetha Theiventhiran, 19, who graduated from Keilor...
MP stands down amid union claims
Western Metropolitan MP Cesar Melhem has stepped down from his role as state government whip citing “press speculation” over his senior role as the...
Water police urge caution after tragic deaths
Water police have urged people to learn from the boating tragedy that claimed the lives of three fishermen.
On Monday afternoon, the mood was bleak...
Sunbury line services improve
By Ben Cameron
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Car thieves put on notice as Operation Reascending starts
Police in the north-west region will be out in force this weekend targeting theft of and from motor vehicles as part of Operation Reascending.
Acting...
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A leg of Christmas ham is always a festive treat many families look forward to every year however, there always seems to be leftovers...
