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Talks open on Brimbank council offices in Sunshine
VicTrack is in talks with Brimbank council about the sale and future use of the Sunshine council offices. As reported by the Weekly, council staff…
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Brooklyn’s Jones Road sealing fight goes VCAT
Four Brooklyn property owners will object to a special rate to seal Jones Road despite changes to the multimillion-dollar scheme. Brimbank council has announced it…
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Sunshine station works to impact through Easter and more
UPDATE: Buses and coaches will replace trains between Saturday, April 19 and Friday, April 25 as major Regional Rail Link construction works occur at Sunshine…
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Macedonian daily radio news show ‘at risk’
There are fears an important service for the north-west’s Macedonian community could be lost as the federal government conducts an efficiency study of the Special…
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We’re in good hands as young leaders honoured
Fourteen of the north-west’s best young leaders have been rewarded for their hard work and community service. Gorton MP Brendan O’Connor (pictured, centre) last week…
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Ravenhall tip: EPA, petitioners turn noses up on landfill
A petition of more than 4700 names of residents opposing Boral’s plans to expand its Ravenhall landfill site was tabled in State Parliament last Tuesday.…
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Cairnlea win: Just 5% of Mixed Use Precinct for commercial use
LATEST: Cairnlea residents have had a major win, with revised plans revealing almost three-quarters of a mixed-use precinct will be zoned residential. In just-released final plans…
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Ravenhall tip: Residents protest outside Melton council
Hundreds of residents staged a peaceful protest outside Melton council chambers in a bid to baulk plans to expand a Ravenhall landfill. About 250 people…
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Anderson Road closure to cause chaos in Brimbank
Motorists in Brimbank face days of traffic chaos and delays next month when a busy arterial road is shut both ways during works to remove…
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Brimbank commuters urged to take bus to stations
Cheaper train fares would ease traffic congestion if commuters did the right thing and stopped driving their cars to train stations, according to a Brimbank…
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Rich fund of outdoor fun for Springside K-9 College students
Cold, wintery weather didn’t stop Springside K-9 College students, including Paris (front left), having a spring in their step for last Thursday’s adidas school fun…
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Brimbank council ‘no’ to five former school sites
Brimbank council has passed up the opportunity to buy five former school sites from the state government. The Education Department invited the council to buy…
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Brimbank Park burn-off all part of fire season plan
Smoke billowed across the north-west after the Department of Environment and Primary Industries and Parks Victoria conducted a 12-hectare planned burn in Brimbank Park. Almost…
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New $52m civic centre will reap big savings, says council
Sunshine’s $52 million community and civic centre will save Brimbank council millions of dollars in the long run, according to chairman John Watson. Unveiling designs…
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Plans to overhaul Melbourne public transport zones, ticketing
Melburnians will be guaranteed free travel on trams within the CBD and Docklands, and zone 2 commuters will be charged a zone 1 fare regardless…










