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Brimbank council dishonest on rate cap: Hutchins
Brimbank council is misleading the community over the effects of putting a cap on rate rises, Local Government Minister and local MP Natalie Hutchins believes.…
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Three year sentence for St Albans home invader
A northern suburbs man has been sentenced to three years’ jail for an armed home invasion in St Albans that left a woman begging for…
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Council to assess barren Cairnlea soccer ground
Brimbank council has agreed to look again at ground conditions at the Kevin Flint Memorial Reserve after Cairnlea Football Club took to Twitter last week…
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New Brimbank CEO could be announced next week
Brimbank council could announce its new chief executive as early as next week. Current CEO Bill Jaboor said in July that he would retire in…
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Minister says council should disclose top salaries
The salaries of Brimbank council’s five most senior officers should be fully disclosed, according to the state local government minister. In an interview with Star…
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Historic harvester to hang around
A Sunshine icon is set to become part of the decor at Brimbank council’s new community and civic centre at Sunshine. The harvester machine, which…
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Heavily armed police arrest Kings Park man
A 30-year-old Kings Park man wanted in relation to a Caroline Springs home invasion has been arrested in dramatic fashion at a West Footscray house. Heavily-armed…
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Family violence figures not the full story: council
Reports that family violence across the north- west of Melbourne have nearly doubled are still underestimating the problem, Brimbank council believes. In its submission to…
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Pink is gold for cancer care
Keilor Primary School pupils including Levi, Lana and Emily (pictured) gave up their gold – by donation – and dressed up in pink last Thursday…
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More ambulances bypassing Werribee Mercy
Ambulances have been forced to bypass Werribee Mercy Hospital’s emergency department more often over the past year due to a spike in demand. The recently…
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Council rejects Champion Road apartment bid
Williamstown residents have applauded Hobsons Bay council’s rejection of a 39-dwelling, three-storey apartment block they said would create a “future slum”. Probus Built applied for…
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Sunshine civic centre site contaminated
Tests of soil and groundwater at the the site of the new Brimbank Civic and Community Centre site at Sunshine have found elevated levels of…
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Driver makes surprise visit in Taylors Hill
A man in his 30s lost control of his car, ran off the road and ploughed into the front bedroom of a home in Domain…
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Brimbank council election goes postal
Brimbank council administrators are at odds over how the first local election in eight years should be conducted, come October 2016. Residents will vote by…
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VicRoads raises speed limit on Calder stretch
Calder Freeway motorists have had a major win with VicRoads increasing the speed limit on an outbound section of the freeway last Friday. The stretch…
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