News
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Gun found in raids
A gun and a stolen vehicle have been found at an Albion home in Derrimut Street following a series of raids across the north west…
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Subway ram raid
Thieves who broke into a Subway franchise in Keilor Park this morning in a suspected ram raid and cash grab have come up empty handed.…
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Councillor’s federal tilt after Shorten ‘snub’
Maribyrnong councillor Catherine Cumming says federal Labor leader and Maribyrnong MP Bill Shorten has snubbed Braybrook residents, triggering her to take a tilt at federal…
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Plans afoot to open Harvester gates
Plans are afoot to permanently open the gateway to the site of the former Sunshine Harvester Works’ factory, the centre of one of Australia’s most…
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Remains of dope crop dumped in Keilor
Keilor residents have called on Brimbank council and Keilor Downs police to keep a closer eye on a back road after growing pots and the…
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Brimbank SES ‘undermanned and cash strapped’
Brimbank’s State Emergency Services unit is desperately undermanned, cash-strapped and in need of another base in the area, its unit controller believes. Controller Claudelle Dalgleish…
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Braybrook craftspeople show their wares
Up to 10 Braybrook artisans and creative artists, including a former building manager and a secondary school teacher, will take over Central West shopping centre…
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Six-figure EPA fine for Brooklyn meat company
A Brooklyn meat rendering company is more than $1 million out of pocket after agreeing to pay the Environment Protection Authority nearly $820,000 in estimated court…
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Taylors Hill veteran soldiers on
Despite having few artistic inclinations over the years, Afghanistan veteran Michael Williams has found solace in a set of paintbrushes, oils and a blank canvas.…
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RSL celebrates 100 years
For more than three decades, there were no new Returned Services League sub-branches opened around Victoria. So when Peter Burquest and two other men decided…
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Police shortage leads to personal safety fears
When Amelia moved to Caroline Springs last year, she hoped it would be the perfect suburb to raise a family. But the rising crime rate,…
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Kororoit football clubs set to receive $3000
The skill sets of Burnside Heights Football Club’s volunteer coaches will soon be enhanced. The football club is one of three in the state electorate…
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Hip stars hop to glory
For hip-hop dance director Karen Jehodo and her crew, the journey from a Taylors Lake garage to the international stage has been spectacular. Her Brimbank-based…
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Dance brings out the best
A multi-award-winning exercise program for youngsters with a physical or intellectual disability will expand into Hillside next month. Rotary Caroline Springs’ BusyFeet caters for people…
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Caroline Springs CFA members deny rift
Country Fire Authority volunteers at Caroline Springs have denied allegations they are concerned about the future of their role in light of a new enterprise…















