News
-
Furlong Park school wins community grant
Furlong Park School for Deaf Children will use a $5000 windfall from Credit Union Australia’s Airport West branch to build on a circus of new…
-
St Albans drug trafficker fails appeal
A St Albans grocer sentenced to 25 years’ jail for drug offences has had his appeal for a lighter sentence rejected by the Victorian Supreme…
-
Brimbank men’s shed open for business
Brimbank council has opened its first men’s shed at Westvale Community Centre, welcoming new participants last Tuesday. Construction of the council-owned and managed men’s space…
-
A new vision for the three Rs
Free eye tests will be offered at 22 primary schools across Brimbank, thanks to a new state government initiative. The Glasses for Kids program aims…
-
Marx bros have still got it
Robert Jackson’s winning entry in The Friends of Kororoit Creek’s inaugural poetry competition began with a gag. “Every time we go past the viaduct in…
-
East Sunshine Kinder wins state award
East Sunshine Kindergarten was recognised at the Victorian Early Years awards recently, with its work with refugee families earning an award for improving access and…
-
Route for airport train link needed asap, council says
A proposed rail link from Melbourne Airport, through Sunshine to the CBD must be identified as soon as possible, Brimbank council says. In its submission…
-
Two senior fishers face jail over illegal fish selling operation
Two Burnside anglers could be jailed or cop hefty fines for illegally selling 20 fish they caught in the state’s south east. A 66-year-old man…
-
Matt’s family ties inspires charity boot camp
With a long family history of diabetes, personal trainer Matt Cini is even more motivated by his latest charity boot camp. Through his health and…
-
Community garden a boon for local charity
A Sydenham school’s award-winning ‘greens’ garden is set to expand – with fruit production, poultry raising and pizza making now on the menu. Catholic Regional…
-
Sunshine farewells one of its finest, Ray Carlton
He ‘clobbered’ a prime minister’s son, dropped bombs in the south-west Pacific and lost the tips of his fingers in his first week on the…
-
Cairnlea man jailed on drugs charges following routine police intercept
A Cairnlea man has been jailed for five months for drug offences after a routine licence check uncovered almost $25,000 in his car. An Nguyen…
-
St Albans street a shocker, says resident
A St Albans man says he’s more than $250 out of pocket because of Brimbank council’s unwillingness to properly fix a gaping pothole in his…
-
St Albans woman receives $70K in Centrelink payments while working
A St Albans woman has avoided jail after pocketing more than $70,000 in dole payments while working casual and part-time jobs. Jacqueline Marinakis pleaded guilty…
-
Welcome Wagon calls for toys and tinned goods
Helping hands, generous souls and open hearts are wanted by a community service that helps more than 300 asylum seeker families across Brimbank. West Welcome…











