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Extra parking on cards for Watergardens station
The number and location of extra parking spaces at Watergardens train station will be known by year’s end. Sydenham MP Natalie Hutchins said last week…
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Braybrook students dance to a Latin beat
The growing relationship between an Altona dance school and a Braybrook college will hit its creative peak with a special, all-campus performance this Thursday. Caroline…
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Art erases personal doubts
A pilot arts program at Sunshine’s headspace may start at other centres if it proves a success. Local artist Saidin Salkic is guiding parents and…
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Coffee van plan for Sunshine West park
Brimbank council is considering a proposal to let a coffee van operate from the carpark of Buckingham Reserve. An online survey of 239 Brimbank residents…
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Man jailed for Derrimut McDonald’s hold up
A man has been jailed for four years for assaulting three police officers and an early morning, ice-fuelled armed hold-up at Derrimut last year. Mark…
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New dawn for Albion community centre
The new opportunities offered at a revamped community centre in Albion are “endless”, says a member of its new management team. Albion Eco Living Centre…
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St Albans Facebook predator jailed
St Albans man has been jailed for 14 months for his “calculated and predatory behaviour” in grooming a 10-year-old on Facebook. Jalal Hussain pleaded guilty…
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Childcare centre to fetch ‘at least $3.5 million’
A Sunshine West commercial property is expected to fetch more than $3.5 million at auction next month. Agent Julian Heatherich, of Savills Australia, said a shortage…
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Golden girl Loudy still on board
About 10 years ago, Loudy Wiggins was celebrating double gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. The then 26-year-old Loudy Tourky had performed the dive of…
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Cairnlea woman’s dive into technology
It took missing the shuttle service to San Francisco airport four years ago for Rachel Bui to realise the potential, and power, of technology. The…
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Leader closes western suburbs newspapers
Up to eight journalists will lose their jobs following News Corp’s decision to close seven of its community newspapers, including four in the west. This…
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Alleged home invaders bashed with iron bar
Home owners have used an iron bar to brutally bash two young men who allegedly tried to break into their Kings Park house on Sunday…
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Who made all the best pies? They did
Two Altona mates who opened a bakery in Sunshine two years ago have been awarded Australia’s Best Pie for a New-Zealand style Thai vegetable curry…
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Bikies arrested in North Sunshine
Two men were arrested in Sunshine North this morning as part of an ongoing operation targeting motorcycle gangs. Echo Taskforce detectives arrested the men after executing a…
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VU boost to west’s jobs and economy
Melbourne’s only university in the west contributes more than $600 million a year to the local economy and supports more than 4000 local jobs, new research…
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