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Students and migrants not lost in translation
A new guide to help schools engage with students and parents from migrant and refugee backgrounds was launched last week. The desktop guide was a…
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Sunshine hospital comes of age
Reporter Ben Cameron examines the growth of Sunshine Hospital As many as 1200 people needing radiology treatment at Sunshine will no longer have to…
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Refugees slip through mental-health cracks
Refugees and asylum seekers are slipping through mental health cracks despite reporting higher than average mental health issues, according to HealthWest. The Integrated Mental Health…
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Western Health facts and figures
• Western Health serves more than 800,000 people • There areabout 600 volunteers and 6100 staff members • More than 110 different languages are…
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Vietnamese refugees welcome, 40 years on
Energetic, innovative and contributing enormously to the cultural growth of this nation was how then-prime minister Malcolm Fraser described Australia’s Vietnamese community. Forty years since…
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Brimbank police alarmed at jump in firearms offences
Weapons offences have doubled in Brimbank over the past four years police data has revealed. It comes as The Age reports police are discovering guns…
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Racial abuse ruins Disney day out at Watergardens
An Aboriginal mother has been left reeling after her three-year-old daughter was the victim of a vicious racist attack during a trip to Taylors Lakes.…
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Footballers and fashionistas come together at Keilor
Football is about to meet fashion again, via the second Vogue in the Village fundraiser for Keilor Football Club. Lyndall Blackmore and friends Jody Morris…
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Cafe plan for Brimbank parks
Major parks in Brimbank could be dotted with cafes under new plans being considered by the council. Seeking community input in updating its Creating Better Parks…
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Miles in memory of a mother’s smiles
Albert Giacomelli says his wife Maria’s smile could melt him from a mile away. It is this memory that inspired the Smiling Marias – the…
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Obese? Let clothesline help you shed extra kilos
It all started with a clothesline and a commitment and now Melton’s Karen Gatt is about 70 kilograms lighter and the director of her own fitness…
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St Albans man wanted on weapon, drug-related charges
A St Albans man is being pursued by police on prohibited weapon and drug-related charges. Luke Makin, 36, is wanted over nine warrants for drug…
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Deer Park woman fearful while “trapped” on bus
An elderly Deer Park woman feared for her safety after being “trapped” on a bus on Station Road for about an hour. The passenger, who…
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Drivers urged to belt up
By Yasemin Talat Drivers are being warned to slow down and buckle up after an alarming Queen’s Birthday weekend tally of speeding and seatbelt offences.…
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Resident chases answers on cancelled green waste collection
Brimbank’s annual kerbside hard waste collection will start at the end of the month, but residents are still chasing answers after the cancellation of the…
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