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Women respond to free breast screening program
Two state government electorates in Brimbank were above the state average for women accessing free breast screens at Breast Screen Victoria over the past two…
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Jewellery heist and a Cinderella car thief
Police in Brimbank were kept busy at the weekend with a jewellery heist in Sunshine and a car thief who left evidence at the scene…
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Speed limits to be reduced in Sunshine
The speed limit in downtown Sunshine is expected to be dropped by 10km/h an hour in two city streets this week. Brimbank council has been…
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Brimbank needs shared bike path network
Brimbank council is seeking a comprehensive shared path network to ease a heavy reliance on cars across the municipality. The council says links between Sunshine…
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RRL opening causes Deer Park crossing gridlock
Ballarat train timetables will be reviewed after a Brimbank politician raised commuter frustration in parliament last week. Member for Kororoit Marlene Kariouz had called on…
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Crims targeting tradie utes and number plates
A “massive spike” in number plate thefts and a recent spate of burglaries targeting tradies’ utes in the northern areas of Brimbank has all the…
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Thousands to benefit from dental funding
More than 10,000 people across the west will benefit from improved dental services at co health. Oral Health West received $4.9 million in state government…
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Call for transport integration and airport bus
Brimbank council has called for an urgent review of safety and better integration of public transport services at all local railway stations. Expanded bus services…
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Taste of things to come
Some of Brimbank’s youngest and brightest pupils got a taste of higher education last week. Caroline Chisholm Catholic College held a “Taster Day” on Thursday…
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Woman pleads guilty to Albanvale murders
A jilted woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her former lover’s wife and his four-year-old grandson with a pair of garden shears while holding him captive for…
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Tim Watts towards top of pollie spending list
A $360,000 office fit-out triggered by a change in electoral boundaries has pushed Gellibrand MP Tim Watts towards the top of the spending list of…
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School bush garden to stregthen Aboriginal ties
Pupils of Altona Meadows Primary School have planted a bush garden in a bid to strengthen ties between Aboriginal students and the local Indigenous community.…
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Council grants $100,000 for Sunshine street art
Brimbank council will spend $100,000 on a legacy artwork for the Sunshine town centre. Man lifting cow, designed by former Sunshine resident an internationally renowned…
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Students on mission to eradicate education diadvantage
Sophia D’Ambra is on a mission to eradicate education disadvantage, starting with Melton Secondary College. Ms D’Ambra is a Teach for Australia (TFA) associate on…
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Brimbank a refuge for struggling renters
Brimbank has the fifth-highest number of affordable rental properties in metropolitan Melbourne for people on Centrelink payments, with three-bedroom properties in St Albans and Deer…
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