St Albans death: police appeal for information
Homicide Squad detectives are appealing to the public for information about the death of 18-year-old St Albans man Hieu Nguyen in May last year.
Mr...
Optimistic outlook for new ‘p-plate’ Brimbank council
Brimbank’s next elected council needs to be a council ‘‘with P plates on’’, according to outgoing administrator Peter Lewinsky.
Mr Lewinsky, who will step down...
Great expectations for ‘perfect’ student Victor
A north-west student has been rewarded for putting in the hard yards, both in class and on public transport.
Hillside’s Victor Lin achieved his high...
Handy helpers prove that charity begins at home
A charity has established a program to assist the western suburbs’ most vulnerable families.
The Caroline Chisholm Foundation in Moonee Ponds has launched a Handy...
Cairnlea community to be consulted on ‘mixed-use’ project
Designs for a controversial mixed-use precinct in Cairnlea are far from finalised, Brimbank council’s soon-to-depart administrator Peter Lewinsky says.
While the council has declared in-principle...
Sydenham man found safe and well
Police are happy to report that missing Sydenham man John Manariti has been found safe and well.
He was located just after 9pm in North...
Delahey hoon’s car impounded after speeding on Western Ring Road
A 21-year-old Delahey man has lost his vehicle for 30 days after being caught speeding in Sunshine West overnight.
Brimbank Highway Patrol allegedly detected the...
Braybrook: Attempted armed robbery at service station
Police are calling for information after a man wielding a firearm and making demands for cash fled a Braybrook service station empty-handed on November...
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New neonatal unit urged for western suburbs
Leading doctors say the state government should consider building a new neonatal intensive care unit in Melbourne's west as new data shows hospitals have...
Pupils, offenders develop rare bond through books
They say crime doesn’t pay, but a new Brimbank program shows it could be used to help educate the next generation.
As part of Books...
Students suffering as TAFE cuts bite, says Greens MP
Western suburbs students have been severely affected by state government cuts to Victoria University TAFE, according to western suburbs Greens MP Colleen Hartland.
Students responding...
Keilor Downs ‘siege’ a domestic incident, say police
BREAKING: Police have attended a domestic incident in Keilor Downs this afternoon, which was initially thought to be a siege.
"It was initially thought the...
Cairnlea fight: Report supports loss of 300 trees
It would be dangerous to keep hundreds of mature trees on a vacant Cairnlea site earmarked for housing and commercial development, according to an...
Cairnlea fight: Victory buoys residents in new round of zoning battle
Cairnlea residents have vowed to oppose the creation of commercial businesses in a proposed mixed-use precinct, a week after industrial areas were removed from...