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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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A gift for grieving parents
Time is the most precious gift when there’s only one chance to say hello and goodbye. The loss of a baby at birth is a…
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Change in Albion is coming, says council
Brimbank council says plans for a “possible” youth centre at Selwyn Park are proof of its commitment to rejuvenate Albion, despite calls for more timely…
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EPA to increase Ravenhall tip inspections
The Environment Protection Authority has begun twice-monthly inspections for offensive odours at the Ravenhall landfill site. The move follows 225 odour checks in Caroline Springs,…
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Abandoned puppy gets a second chance at life
An abandoned puppy found in a Hillside park will get a second chance at life but faces a future possibly without sight. Six-week-old bulldog ‘Cherrie’…
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Murder a result of ‘drug theft gone wrong’
The fatal shooting of Sunshine West man Toan Truong in February was the result of a drug robbery gone wrong, police believe. Six months on,…
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Calls for Albion railway station security upgrade
Albion railway station urgently needs better security and more police on the beat amid reports of “prolific” car theft and vandalism. Kings Park commuter Jarryd…
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Police ‘need more training for domestic violence’
Women’s Health West has called for better police training after the force claimed there had been 57 family violence incidents in Melbourne’s west in June…
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Sending goodwill via footy
With the cold snap set in for another week or so, there’s never been a better time to get some warm-up tips from an AFL…
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Sunshine hospital to be named after Joan Kirner
The new $200 million Women’s and Children’s Hospital to be built in Sunshine will be named in honour of the state’s first female premier, the late Joan…
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Plan for prisoners to care for lost pets
Prisoners at the Metropolitan Remand Centre and Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Ravenhall could care for lost pets, under plans to centralise animal management between three councils…
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Two bodies found in car at Plumpton
Two bodies have been found in a silver 1999 Ford sedan on the side of the road at Plumpton, with police not ruling out murder-suicide.…
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Needle and syringe programs expanded
Needle and syringe programs at two Brimbank health agencies will expand under the state government’s $24.6 million Ice Action Plan. The government said in June…
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Remand centre riot to cost taxpayers $12 million
Taxpayers will foot the close-to- $12 million damages bill caused at Melbourne Metropolitan Remand Centre after prisoners rampaged in response to the state’s July 1 smoking…
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