Brimbank Council
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Sunshine “blight” could become new cafe
A plan to convert a “blight” on Sunshine into a seven-day-a-week licensed cafe has gone to Brimbank council. Applicant Greg Fee says Sunshine needs more…
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“I’ve learnt my lesson”: confessed branch stacker plots Brimbank council return
A self-confessed Labor branch stacker says Brimbank council needs representatives with no political ties. Costas Socratous, a former Brimbank councillor and school bus driver for…
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Boy waits nearly two years for swimming classes at Sunshine Leisure Centre
A young boy was on a waiting list for swimming lessons at the Sunshine Leisure Centre for nearly two years, a recent Brimbank council survey…
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Brimbank council calls on the PM for gambling reform
Brimbank council is backing an open letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calling for gambling reform. The council is a member of the Alliance for…
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Bocci club petitions Brimbank council to asphalt Albion street
Almost 300 people have signed a petition calling for Brimbank council to upgrade part of an Albion road from gravel to asphalt. Upon receiving the…
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Council’s ‘average’ cycling spend in Brimbank
Brimbank council spends less than $6 per resident on cycling related infrastructure. Bicycle Network’s 2016 Bicycle Expenditure Index (BiXE) identifies Brimbank’s outlay as “standard”, or…
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First glimpse inside Brimbank council’s new $52m centre
“The library has been very popular and it comes with its own gaming area,” the Brimbank council employee says proudly. Thankfully, considering Brimbank’s love of…
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Call for council to employ more people with disabilities
Brimbank council must take the lead and employ more staff with intellectual and physical disabilities, its reigning citizen of the year believes. The call comes…
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Hard rubbish policy turns Brimbank streets into eyesores
Local streets resemble “war zones” because Brimbank council’s hard rubbish policy is vague, and people put their rubbish out too early, residents are claiming. The…
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Keilor residents most happy with Brimbank council, survey reveals
Keilor residents are the ‘most satisfied’ with Brimbank council’s performance, but roads and footpaths remain a big worry, a new survey has found. Of greatest…
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Council’s Keilor offices to close for renovation works
Brimbank council’s Keilor offices will be closed for nearly a year as works start on a revamped “mixed community facility” to open in its place…
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Sunshine set for tennis boom in coming years
Sunshine will be centre-stage of a tennis boom in coming years, according to Brimbank council … and the brother of one of Australia’s best players…
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Candidate Bruce White aims to finish the job
Credentials should be more important than an address, Brimbank’s latest council candidate believes. Bruce White last Tuesday stepped down as Sunshine Business Association president, a…
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Brothers hold strong against booze in the west
Every Friday and Saturday night, more than 100 young African men living in Melbourne’s west receive the same text message. The message is from a…
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Paid parking may be introduced in residential areas of Sunshine
Paid parking may be introduced in residential areas of Sunshine. With Albion, St Albans and Sunshine train station carparks “at or beyond capacity”, consultants have…
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