Cairnlea home owner left with a big damage bill after fire
A candle left burning in a back bedroom of a Cairnlea house when its owner went out on Tuesday is believed to have started...
One Million Donors campaign launched last week
More Australian employees will be able to make pre-tax donations to charity thanks to the Australian Charity Fund’s One Million Donors campaign.
The campaign aims...
Sunvale school site sale: Ombudsman proves “flawed” tendering
The Victorian Ombudsman will investigate the “flawed” tender process for the proposed sale of the former Sunvale Primary School site.
With tenders for the site’s...
Brimbank shopping spree with stolen cards: Police hunt for man, woman
Police are looking for a man and woman who allegedly used two stolen credit cards in a shopping spree across Brimbank between March 6...
Fate of death-row Sunshine West dog Mylo in hands of government
Lawyers for the owners of a dog deemed a dangerous breed have asked the state government to step in to save the dog from...
Magpies legend Tony Shaw says Josh Bootsma fall a missed opportunity
The sacking of Carlton’s Josh Bootsma is a sad story of a missed opportunity, says Collingwood premiership captain Tony Shaw.
The hard-working centreman-turned-equally hard-hitting commentator...
Braybrook, Footscray house fires spark arson probe
UPDATE: Police believe four suspicious fires within a week at vacant buildings in the Braybrook and Footscray area could be linked.
Maribrynong detectives are investigating...
Deer Park armed robbery: Police seek witnesses
Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at a post office in Deer Park on Saturday.
Police have been...
St Albans student Steve Obeid launches Alabama orbit bid
Steve Obeid has been offered an out of this world opportunity.
The year 12 St Albans Secondary College student has been selected to attend a...
VU St Albans team spurred on to help Guide Dogs Victoria
VU St Albans Spurs raised more than $8000 for Guide Dogs Victoria at a charity football match at Kings Park Reserve on May 25.
The...
Catholic Regional College bake-off a sweet-tooth test
Catholic Regional College students got to indulge their sweet tooth recently when the Sydenham campus hosted its fourth annual custard tart bake-off.
Almost 60 students...
Brimbank: Labor to keep administrators until 2016
Elected councillors will not return to Brimbank next year, regardless of who wins the state election.
Opposition leader Daniel Andrews confirmed that if Labor was...
Brimbank’s poker machine lull comes to an end
Brimbank’s poker machine spending has bounced back after a brief decline and could record the second-highest figure in history.
According to data from the Victorian...
Brimbank: One in eight crossings missing a ‘lollipop’
Brimbank council says it’s satisfied with safety at its school crossings after figures obtained by Star Weekly show one in eight crossings in the...
Jobseekers asked to shun mickey mouse training providers
Jobseekers beware: Don’t be fooled by mickey mouse training providers who are out to fleece you and leave you with a hole in pocket...