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Fire treatment in western parks
The warmer weather is on its way and with it comes the threat of grass fires and bushfires. Parks Victoria is rising to the challenge…
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See Santa … every Friday!
He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice. He’s going to find out who’s been naughty and nice. Santa Claus is coming to Werribee … every…
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Wyndham residents too scared to walk at night
A majority of Wyndham residents don’t feel safe walking around the streets at night. Data from the most recent VicHealth Survey reveals that during the…
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Brimbank part of homeless plan
Twenty-seven homes in Brimbank will be opened up for people who are at risk of, or already, homeless. Premier Daniel Andrews announced last week…
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EPA blitz targets tyre stockpiles
Waste tyre depots in Brimbank were put on notice last week as the Environment Protection Authority began random inspections in the lead-up to summer. EPA…
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Sunshine’s baby boom continues
Sunshine Hospital had the third busiest maternity ward in the state in 2014, a new report shows. The Victorian perinatal services performance indictors 2014-15 report,…
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Friends in hour of need
About 95 per cent of the rubbish washed down through the stormwater drains and into creeks comes from city streets, says Friends of Kororoit Creek…
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Green light for soccer facility at Mosaic Reserve
A state-of the art soccer facility will be built in Lalor thanks to a state government grant. Last week, the government announced that Whittlesea…
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My Brimbank: Achol Kiir
What’s your connection to Brimbank? I moved here with my family from Egypt in 2004. As part of the process of coming to Australia,…
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St Albans Meadows primary school put on a Christmas show
Aseem, Daniel and Annie (pictured) are among prep and grade 1 pupils at St Albans Meadows Primary School who have been working on their vocal…
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Club gets ready to act
Earlier this year, a team of teenage girls from the Westside Strikers Football Club witnessed the death of one of their opponent’s fathers. The girls…
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A decade in jail for “ice” imports
A 70-year-old St Albans man caught importing the drug “ice” with a street value of almost $7 million has been sentenced to 12 years in…
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When compromise is gold
The year Cristina married Tony was difficult for the then 18-year-old. She moved from Calabria to Australia with her family in February, 1966, and lost…
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McIntyre Road clearways up for review
Clearways in McIntyre Road in Sunshine North will be reviewed less than 18 months after they were introduced. Brimbank mayor John Hedditch said the effectiveness…
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Hospital hit by “storm asthma”
Sunshine Hospital was inundated last week with people suffering from a sudden outbreak of “thunderstorm asthma”. The state’s healthcare system was pushed to its limits…
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