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Brimbank Park remains closed off six months after asbestos discovery
It’s still unclear when asbestos will be removed from a closed-off section of Brimbank Park – more than six months after it was discovered. Up…
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Mehak Sheikh wants to be a Brimbank youth ambassador
Volunteering has been a part of Mehak Sheikh’s life since she was a child. She was just two years old when she first joined her…
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Madonna Awad understands the Australian way of life
Madonna Awad fled the Lebanese civil war as a 19-year-old. Alone and in a new country, she formed a strong bond with a work colleague,…
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New home for migrant support services in St Albans
A new home for migrant support services in St Albans has been opened, just in time for Refugee Week. The Migrant Resource Centre North West…
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Calder Freeway federal funding calls falling on deaf ears
A Calder Freeway action group and two regional councillors fear their calls for federal political parties to fund an overpass on the Calder Freeway are…
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Unattended cooking a big causes of preventable house fires
Firefighters were called out to 67 preventable house fires in Brimbank last year. Cooking pots and pans left unattended on stove-tops or in ovens caused…
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Essence of Hope gala ball creates new hope
In memory of a close friend, Brimbank psychologist Belinda Sudano will host her fifth annual Essence of Hope gala ball this Saturday. The fundraising event…
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Keilor student Rebecca Reissis makes Australian cheerleading history
Training 10 hours a week has paid off for a Keilor student who made Australian cheerleading history in April. Overnewton Anglican Community College student Rebecca…
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Caroline Springs RSL’s new set of wheels
Caroline Springs residents’ healthy appetite for a Bunnings sausage sizzle has paid off for the RSL. After two years of weekly barbecues and Friday night…
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St Albans woman in hospital following car jacking
An elderly St Albans woman is recovering in hospital after she was violently assaulted during a car jacking on Sunday. Eighty-seven-year-old Mavis Dillon was returning…
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Civic centre name stoush
With its grand opening just a month away, Sunshine’s new $52m community and civic centre is still without an official name. Brimbank council first floated…
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Police search for missing Delahey teenager
Sunshine police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a Delahey teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Olivia Samuel, 15, was…
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Kairouz gets promoted
Member for Koroit Marlene Kairouz was promoted to the state government frontbench today. Ms Kairouz, a former cabinet secretary, said in a statement it was…
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Elderly woman hit in robbery
An 88-year-old woman was hit in the face and nearly run over during a car theft in St Albans yesterday afternoon. The woman was putting…
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Brimbank among the worst for property damage offences
Brimbank has notched up the third highest rate of property damage offences in Melbourne’s north west. The Crime Statistics Agency’s latest figures for the 12…
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