Tag: Brimbank Council
Call for cops in trail bike fight
Melbourne Water and the Brimbank council will urge local police to patrol parks and reserves near waterways in a bid to curb illegal trail...
Brimbank history to be preserved
Two historical Brimbank sites are in line to receive heritage overlay.
The Brimbank council will seek authorisation from the minister for planning to apply an...
Cyclists make their ride count
Brimbank’s streets were awash with volunteers taking part in the country’s biggest visual commuter bike rider count last week.
Super Tuesday, an initiative run by...
Council ‘out of time’
Member for Niddrie Ben Carroll has given the Brimbank council an ultimatum – buy the former Calder Rise Primary School site or lose the...
Council counts cost of recycling
Brimbank council is making contingency plans about how to accommodate a potential rise in fees it pays for kerbside recycling collection.
Recycling giant Visy earlier...
Council has had its fill of landfill
Brimbank council will continue to push towards more sustainable waste management practices.
The council is developing its new Waste, Recycling and Litter Strategy 2018-2028 and...
Heat on power suppliers
Brimbank council is turning the heat on its power distribution providers and is urging them to face the people after recurring power outages.
A heatwave...
Call to re-think blanket rate caps
Brimbank council will send a submission expressing its “general support” for the intention of the state government’s local government draft bill.
The state government began...
D-day for rise site
Community groups are calling on Brimbank council to finally purchase the former Calder Rise Primary School site in Keilor.
At its February 20 meeting the...
Council appoints ‘new’ CEO
Helen Morrissey has been appointed as Brimbank City Council’s chief executive officer.
Ms Morrissey has been serving in the role in an interim capacity since...
Council to amend Social Justice Charter
Brimbank council is set to amend its Social Justice Charter to better reflect the voices of women from different backgrounds, abilities and ages.
At last...
Hampshire Road to become an urban boulevard
A stretch of Sunshine’s Hampshire Road will be transformed into an “urban boulevard”.
Works on stage four of the council’s Hampshire Road Master Plan to...
New laws to protect significant trees
The controversial removal of a much-loved oak tree in Maribyrnong won’t be repeated in Brimbank after the council introduced new laws to protect significant...
New chapter for former library
The former Keilor library is set to begin a new chapter.
The Kennedy Street site will soon be made available for community hire after hours...
New mayor vows to maintain community first approach
Brimbank’s new mayor, Margaret Giudice, has vowed to continue the council’s ‘community first’ approach.
Elected to the position at last week’s special meeting, Cr Giudice...
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Ham it up with leftovers
A leg of Christmas ham is always a festive treat many families look forward to every year however, there always seems to be leftovers...
