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Melton to Caroline Springs path ‘a priority’
A proposed off-road shared trail along the Western Freeway from Melton to Caroline Springs is one of the top priorities of a multi- council strategy…
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Council to decide on amusement parlour in ‘hoon area’
Plans to convert an empty Tullamarine industrial building into a late night amusement parlour with a liquor license could be approved by Brimbank council tomorrow…
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Helping Hoops set for Summer Slam
Youngsters from refugee or migrant backgrounds will unite in their passion for basketball later this week at a summer tournament. Helping Hoops, a free Sunshine…
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Deer Park block ‘a haven for drugs and homeless’
Community safety is at risk due to drug users and vagrancy at a vacant lot on Ballarat Road, a Deer Park business operator claims. Vesco…
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FIDA Saints seek new players
Active Brimbank sports lovers with intellectual disabilities are knocking down barriers as the new Football Integration Development Association season approaches this April. The St Albans…
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St Albans man jailed for Caroline Springs hold up
A St Albans man has been sentenced to almost four years’ jail for a “terrifying” knife hold-up outside a Caroline Springs shopping centre earlier this…
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New library considered for St Albans
A new library may be on the cards at St Albans. With local library services at full capacity, Brimbank council will develop a business case…
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Sports hub proposed for former Albion tip site
A former landfill in Albion could be developed into a regional multi- sports facility hosting “premier league” standard sporting competitions including soccer. The tip, which closed…
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High praise for Derrimut’s young wildlife warrior
Brimbank may have unearthed the Steve Irwin of the next generation, in selfless six-year-old Isaac Busuttil. The Derrimut boy, who has been a passionate wildlife…
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Council to close cafe and creche
UPDATE A Brimbank-council run cafe in Sunshine will close in March despite more than 100 residents calling for it to remain open. A council report…
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Vandals hit Caroline Springs childcare centre
A Caroline Springs childcare centre was broken into three times in 10 days, with gates broken, property stolen and play equipment damaged. Police say the…
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Homeless man charged after ‘random murder’
A 32-year-old homeless man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a man’s body in Kororoit Creek on Wednesday morning. The body of…
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Girls on the front foot at Keilor Cricket Club
Keilor Cricket Club has ushered in a new era, launching a new pitch and its first ever under 13 girls’ team. The team competed in…
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Council gender targets a possibility in 2017
A move towards ‘gender targets’ for councils “could be on the cards” in 2017, Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins says. In an interview with Star…
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Parkrun on the rise in Craigieburn
Increasing numbers of people are prepared to give up Saturday morning sleep-ins to join in a timed five-kilometre run. Parkrun event director Sue Maric and…
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