Caroline Springs landfill inaction frustrates residents
Residents living near a Caroline Springs landfill believe not enough is being done to stop rubbish escaping the facility.
They say rubbish has ended up...
Angry north-west cabbies crash state forum
Taxi drivers from the north-west have gatecrashed a community forum in Werribee to protest at changes to their industry.
Members of the Victorian Taxi Families...
‘Tis the season for the kitty crew to step up
Unwanted kittens are becoming a problem in Melton, with an animal welfare service being inundated with calls to collect litters.
The Western Suburbs Cat and...
Optimism over Melton sex offences campaign
Experts are confident a new sexual offences and child abuse investigation team in Sunshine will help address a steep increase in sex crimes in...
Shock as three women die in Sunshine North street
Residents in a quiet residential street were shocked by the death of three women on one day.
Police are questioning a 34-year-old man after a...
Maribyrnong MP Bill Shorten elected Labor leader
LATEST: Bill Shorten has been elected Labor leader.
Mr Shorten, 46, of the right faction, is the first Labor leader to be elected under rules...
Have your say on TAFE’s budget cuts
Cuts to TAFE funding are back in the spotlight following the launch on Monday of a ‘Rescue TAFE in the West’ survey.
The Greens are...
Cairnlea residents take hard line on plans
Cairnlea residents, angered by plans for a new industrial business park, have vowed to stop ‘‘a concrete city’’ from being built in the area.
The...
Attempted abduction in Sunshine
Police are appealing for witnesses to the attempted abduction of a woman in Sunshine on September 26.
The woman, 19, was waiting for a bus...
Wild weather: 117kmh winds hit Brimbank
More than 10 cars were damaged by falling trees earlier this week as 117km/h wild winds hit Brimbank.
Deputy unit controller Brad Dalgleish said his...
Milking laughs in Afghanistan no easy gig
Stand-up comedian Doug Chappel doesn’t mind admitting he felt some pressure to make a group of armed troops laugh during a comedy gig in...
Brimbank nurse slams child assessment shortage
A Brimbank health nurse has condemned failings in multi-disciplinary assessments at Sunshine Hospital.
‘Melinda’, who didn’t want her surname used, told the Weekly that long...
Dog rescued from Kealba drain as storms hit
A dog was stuck in a Kealba storm water drain for several hours last night as wild weather lashed the city.
Brimbank SES Unit controller...
Snake warning in Melbourne’s suburbs as weather warms
Authorities have warned the public to be alert for deadly snakes, as the reptiles begin to bask in Melbourne’s spring warmth.
Park Orchards snake catcher...
More space for study at Catholic Regional College
Year-9 students at Catholic Regional College in Caroline Springs
have a new space to call their own after a $1.5-million classroom block
was officially...
Latest
Strong result for VU
Victoria University (VU) has performed well in a national higher education survey.
The QILT Student Experience Survey is the only comprehensive survey of...
