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Sikh Temple planned for Keilor North
A Sikh temple at Keilor North, catering for up to 100 followers in the northern suburbs of Brimbank, could open by the end of the…
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Sacked Brimbank councillor back for another tilt
A former Brimbank mayor and member of the sacked council of 2009 will run in October’s municipal elections. Margaret Giudice said she intends running for…
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Sunshine VicRoads office to take 90 car spaces
Brimbank council will consider building a new car park “structure” in the heart of Sunshine to make up for 90 spaces expected to be lost…
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Driver caught at 133 km/h through Deer Park
A Keilor Downs man is facing a raft of driving charges after blowing more than nine times the legal blood alcohol limit and travelling 60…
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Braybrook student goes from D student to dux
A Caroline Chisholm Catholic College graduate, who went from a D-grade student to dux, has thanked a former teacher for calling him “one of the…
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Sunshine children’s hospital a step closer
The new $200 million Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital at Sunshine came a step closer with the state government’s announcement of Lend Lease as…
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Power saving ramps up at leisure centre
Greenhouse gas emissions from Brimbank council’s most energy- guzzling building could soon be cut by 30 per cent. The council has installed a $485,000 co-generation…
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Library services ‘overdue for expansion’
Library services at Keilor are long overdue for expansion, a local historical society says. In a submission to Brimbank council’s draft library strategy, Keilor Historical…
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Family violence forum gives women a voice
A domestic violence forum aims to give women a voice against their oppressors. Organised by the Migrant Resource Centre North West Region, the women’s only…
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Sunshine Heights pupils perform in Harmony
More than 400 staff and pupils of Sunshine Heights Primary School took part in a “whole school flash mob” last Monday as they sang and…
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Politicians unite to fight Ravenhall tip
Four local Labor, Liberal and Greens MPs have vowed to “stand united” in their fight against a planned expansion of the Ravenhall landfill. At a…
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Candidate urges public access to mayor’s diary
The public should be able to access the daily schedule and diary of future mayors of Brimbank. This was one idea thrown up at a…
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Albion kids cut from many cloths
Pupils at Albion North Primary School got a 360-degree view of the world during Cultural Diversity Week. With children from more than 30 nations enrolled,…
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Outer west tops youth unemployment
Brimbank has one of the highest youth unemployment rate in the state, a new national report has found. Jobless rates across more than 20 Brimbank…
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Ardeer leads Brimbank crime spike
There was a 30 per cent increase in crime in Ardeer in the past year, crime statistics reveal. Brimbank’s overall crime rate jumped 9.7 per cent,…
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