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Heroin overdoses increase by 25% in Brimbank
Ambulance call-outs to heroin overdoses increased by more than 25 per cent in a year in Brimbank, but alcohol is still the biggest cause of…
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Manufacturing workers thrown lifeline
La Trobe University is offering retrenched manufacturing workers a jobs lifeline. The university has tailored a 17-week free program for staff made redundant by Ford,…
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Dog attack victim calls for more accountability
Calls for better compensation for dog-attack victims have got the backing of Brimbank council. Rosalyn Abbott says she was left with about $1200 in vet…
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Sunshine ‘should be the focus of spreading the wealth’
Sunshine has a key role in “spreading the wealth” to the west of Melbourne, the world’s most liveable city for the past five years. At…
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Most dumped animals at shelter from Brimbank
The biggest share of abandoned animals in the west that end up at the Lost Dogs Home in North Melbourne come from Brimbank. Star Weekly…
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‘Racist stubby holder’ cop reinstated
A former sergeant based at Sunshine police station, who was sacked for producing racist stubby-holders, will continue his career. Now a senior constable, Calum McCann…
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Derrimut man arrested in joint-agency drug op
A Derrimut man has been arrested for drug trafficking as a result of a joint operation between the Australian Federal Police, Brimbank Divisional Response Unit and…
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EPA checks Sunshine sites for toxic chemicals
The Environment Protection Authority is analysing various sites around Sunshine and Sunshine North it fears could be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals. The work coincides with…
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Emergency service members to donate blood
As if they don’t do enough to save lives, Melton’s emergency services workers are now rolling up their sleeves to donate blood. Melton police senior constable…
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Youths learn about cost of graffiti
Young people in Melbourne’s west have been given a crash course on the toll taken by illegal tagging. Participants in the Western Bulldogs’ Whitten Project…
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Western suburbs ‘in grip of ice menace’
The drug ice is tightening its grip on the western suburbs, according to Footscray youth worker Les Twentyman. He said children as young as 12…
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Sunvale community park will go ahead: council
The forced trimming of its budget due to rate capping next year will not stop Brimbank council building a community park on half the site…
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Rewards added to the three R’s
Perseverance and resilience are key qualities being fostered in Victoria University Secondary College students as the school tweaks its approach to good reading. Teaching and…
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Vic Uni to open in a blaze of colour
Would-be students have been promised a cacophony of colour, costumes and commotion next month as Victoria University opens its doors on the biggest day of…
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Brimbank council’s transport wish list
Brimbank council wants three level crossings on the Sunbury line removed simultaneously. This is a key plank of Unlock the Opportunity, an update of the…
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