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300 cannabis plants siezed from Hillside home
More than 300 cannabis plants were seized when police raided a Hillside house last month. Senior Sergeant Cameron Reinke said police executed a warrant at…
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Sydenham Road ‘a rubbish tip and hoon magnet’
Sydenham Road at Delahey is fast becoming a rubbish dump, a strip for dangerous hoon driving and an eyesore for rail commuters, a local resident…
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Sentence reduction for St Albans drinking buddy assault
A 32-year-old man found guilty of causing “potentially fatal” chest injuries during an assault in St Albans has had his sentence reduced. Adam Baldwin was…
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Larissa Reserve pavilion works blow out by $260k
The removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials, and the tweaking of its design, has increased project costs for a pavilion refurbishment and extension at…
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A welcome mosaic project in Darley
The entrance to Darley Neighbourhood House will get a bright new facelift. As part of Moorabool council’s community arts grants, the neighbourhood house’s mosaics group…
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Dog’s disappearance ‘devastates’ elderly owner
A missing dog has left her elderly owner “devastated”. Cookie, a small, white female poodle, disappeared from the front yard of a Station Avenue home…
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Police build on ties with Footscray community
Police have been hammering home their community building credentials in a bid to improve safety in Footscray. A police-led project to build a new wall…
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Man faces court over shooting incidents
A 23-year-old Werribee South man has appeared in court following a Wyndham crime spree and two shootings within 24 hours. Police allege the man fired…
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Happy residents spring to their suburbs’ defence
Residents in Caroline Springs and surrounding suburbs have rubbished a recent study that ranked their neighbourhoods poorly on a suburban liveability list. A Deloitte Tract…
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Drunken violence sparks call for action
Alcohol-induced violence at a park near Derrimut Hotel in Sunshine has forced management to stop staffing its bottle shop with female attendants for safety reasons,…
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Brimbank U3A ups the IT ante
With 230 members, and growing, Brimbank U3A is calling for two new, volunteer computer tutors for classes starting next February at West Sunshine Community Centre.…
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Bureaucracy failing Kororoit Creek
“Bureaucratic madness” is being blamed for a lack of action to clean up litter, including syringes, household garbage and debris from recent floods, along Kororoit…
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Calls for dog owners to be more responsible
Seven unregistered restricted-breed dogs were found on a single Brimbank property, according to a council response last week to a submission to a state government…
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Deer Park crossing delays prompt deadly risks
Drivers and pedestrians are illegally crossing railway tracks near Deer Park train station because boom gates are down for up to 40 minutes. In a letter…
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Brimbank ‘needs 42 more cops’
Brimbank urgently needs 42 more frontline police officers to be on par with the state average, the Police Association claims. Association secretary Ron Iddles said…
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