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Brimbank train stations ‘feel unsafe’ at night
Brimbank residents say they don’t feel safe at local train stations at night. More than 130 residents have sent to council their feedback on safety…
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Djerriwarrh Health Services board sacked
The entire board was last week formally sacked at the Bacchus Marsh hospital where seven baby deaths in two years are being investigated. The eight…
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Fourth shooting victim in four days
A 23-year-old Caroline Springs man was admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds to his hand early Monday morning after being shot in Kealba – the…
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Sunshine hospital ‘needs more funding’
Sunshine Hospital’s emergency department needs further funding to cut waiting times, St Albans MP Natalie Suleyman believes. Ms Suleyman, who claims she waited recently for…
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Two arrested after Kings Park shooting
Two men have been arrested in relation to a shooting in Kings Park on Sunday afternoon. A man in his 20s has been taken to the Royal…
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Witnesses sought for Ring Road crash
Police are calling for witnesses after timber fell from a truck on the Western Ring Road in Sunshine earlier this month, causing a collision between…
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VU staff slam management travel spend
Victoria University has defended senior management racking up tens of thousands of dollars in travel expenses while at the same time cutting jobs and courses.…
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Call goes out for new custody officers
The search for 20 custody officers to join the Sunshine police station has begun. As Star Weekly revealed earlier this month, Victoria Police aims to…
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Stephanie Alexander visits Parkwood Green PS
Parkwood Green Primary School welcomed a special guest last week to open its burgeoning kitchen garden. Stephanie Alexander, founder of the Kitchen Garden Foundation, which…
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Lights to improve Sunshine pedestrian safety
Safety in Sunshine will be improved by a revamp of Dawson Street to include an illuminated pedestrian shelter. Brimbank council will use a $250,000 state…
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Biggest environmental issues facing Brimbank
Declining living standards and pollution from early-hours industrial emissions are among the major environmental issues facing Brimbank in the next 20 years, an independent inquiry…
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Deer Park Primary School returns to nature
The landscape at Deer Park Primary School has undergone a “breathtaking” change over the past year. The school’s pupils are leading the way in showing…
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Four jailed for politically charged St Albans raid
Four men have been jailed for threatening a St Albans family, and another from Caroline Springs, over a political dispute about a Congolese musician, who…
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Rates capping “idiotic policy” says key union
The Australian Services Union has described the state government’s Fair Go Rates bill as a “dog’s breakfast”. The union representing public servants has called on…
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Third teen charged over fatal hit and run
UPDATE A third teenager has been charged over a fatal hit and run involving an allegedly stolen car in Taylors Lakes on Saturday morning. The Broadmeadows youth, 17, is…
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