Police ‘bugs’ help clinch man’s drug conviction in court
A man involved in smuggling cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico in bottles of beer has lost a bid to appeal his conviction.
Adrian Franze was...
Hillside, Point Cook men among five fatalities on Victorian roads | Photos
UPDATE: Victoria Police is urging road users to take care after five fatalities in 48 hours over the weekend, including two in Brimbank.
A 45-year-old...
Keilor: Annandale Road landfill bid gets little support
Keilor residents say a proposed landfill on Annandale Road would be “disastrous”, while Brimbank council is planning to lodge an objection with neighbouring Hume...
Caroline Springs: Slain student Sobin Sebastian remains enigma
Homicide detectives need information about a student from India who was “ferociously” killed in Caroline Springs last year.
Police say suspected drug dealer Sobin Sebastian,...
Rings worth $20,000 stolen from Sunshine store
Three rings valued at more than $20,000 were stolen from a Sunshine jewellery store by a lone female thief earlier this month.
The woman, believed...
State election: Natalie Hutchins, Marlene Kairouz set to retain seats
Natalie Hutchins and Marlene Kairouz look set to score their second and third parliamentary terms respectively after early results show strong polling in their...
State election | Niddrie: Labor MP Ben Carroll back again
UPDATE: Incumbent Labor MP Ben Carroll has retained the Niddrie seat by a tight margin, holding 45.46 per cent of the first-preference primary votes.
Liberal...
State election | St Albans: Labor’s Natalie Suleyman wins
UPDATE: Labor candidate for St Albans Natalie Suleyman, in her victory speech on Saturday night, vowed to make the Main Road level crossing removal...
Boral tip extensions by Brimbank council fuel new stink
Brimbank council has extended the Boral Recycling company’s current landfill services deed for a further two years.
Brimbank council infrastructure and environment director Paul Younis...
West councils take the lead over carbon cuts
Councils across the west have joined forces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
The Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action, representing the cities of Brimbank,...
Braybrook: Caroline Chisholm Catholic College teacher comes full circle
A Caroline Chisholm Catholic College student turned teacher will walk out the school doors for the last time this month after nearly 30 years.
Jamie...
Sunshine: Gas leak forces residents to be evacuated from homes
Residents in Sunshine were evacuated from their homes on Wednesday afternoon due to a major gas leak at a petrol station.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade...
Keilor death probe: Police raid Bandidos’ Brunswick clubhouse
Police raided the Bandidos Brunswick clubhouse on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into the death of a man whose body was...
Brimbank motorists pay high price for parking errors
More than $1.2 million has gone into Brimbank council coffers this year as a result of parking fines.
Figures seen by Star Weekly reveal the...
Keilor: Overnewton Castle’s ready for annual Carols
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and five-year-olds Bonnie and Seth are excited about Overnewton Castle’s annual Carols at the Castle on...
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It’s a wrap!
Christmas shopping is all wrapped up for another year, the tree is up, all that is left to do is wrap the presents.
But wrapping...
