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Braybrook grandma jailed for stashing drug cash
A Braybrook chef and grandmother has been jailed and fined for storing almost $120,000 of drug money in her bedroom. Suong Thu Pham pleaded guilty…
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Finn demands Safe Schools scrapping
Western suburbs Liberal MP Bernie Finn has demanded the national Safe School anti-bullying program be scrapped, raising the ire of Greens and Labor MPs. Premier…
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Braybrook hub celebrates first birthday
Braybrook Community Hub’s first birthday will be celebrated in style this week with a series of fun events. Residents have been making the most of…
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Youth unemployment rises in outer west
Most BrimbanK suburbs and those on the City of Melton’s eastern fringe are among the worst for youth unemployment in the state, according to a national…
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25 arrested over Brimbank vehicle thefts
Twenty five people have been arrested and four stolen cars retrieved in Brimbank following a four day operation targeting vehicle crime. Operation Proactor from March…
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Family picnic at Holy Eucharist
A St Albans school is throwing open its doors for an evening of fun, food and friendship. Holy Eucharist School will hold a free family…
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Ambos need police escort in parts of Brimbank
Brimbank ambulance crews are regularly refusing to attend incidents in some areas without a police escort, a local paramedic says. Morgyn McCarthy, based in Melton,…
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Southern Cross promotes gender equality
Southern Cross Grammar students say equality is something they’re lucky to have at school. A group of 30 middle school students from the Caroline Springs…
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Brimbank council back to monthly meetings
A disgruntled council candidate has confronted Brimbank administrators over what he describes as a “short- sighted” decision to axe meetings in Keilor. The council’s three-year…
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Walking for a safer community
Caroline Springs and Melton folk will come together this weekend in a bid to promote gender equality and help end violence against women. The Walk…
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Mega plant-out along Kororoit Creek
A mega Earth Day plant-out by hundreds of youngsters from two Sunshine primary schools will be another giant step towards restoring Kororoit Creek. The $4785…
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Friends clean up Brimbank
Brimbank is getting the beauty treatment from business people and community activists alike this month. About 20 people from VicRoads Metro North West region spent…
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Action urged for Calder Park Drive overpass
The Calder Action Group has echoed calls for an overpass at the “high-risk” intersection of Calder Park Drive and Calder Freeway. Group president Ian Sutherland…
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Super fun day delivers the goods
A Sydenham church congregation has set out to prove the good book does go hand in hand with good times. Sydenham Baptist Church will hold…
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Cairnlea traders fined $130,000 for fake brands
Two owner-operators of a Cairnlea fashion store have been ordered to pay almost $130,000 in damages for their “flagrant” selling of counterfeit clothing. A sentence…
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