Tag: Brimbank Council
Diving into new pool plan
Brimbank council is yet to receive funding for its ambitious $60 million redevelopment of the St Albans Leisure Centre, but plans are afoot to...
Council puts pokies under fire
Brimbank council has introduced a radical new policy to minimise gambling harm.
Under the new policy, the council will charge clubs that operate poker machines...
New policy to tackle green canopy
Brimbank council has endorsed a policy to make the west greener.
At its May meeting, the council endorsed Living Melbourne’s metropolitan urban forest strategy.
Living Melbourne...
Council takes aim at sex trade
Private investigators will be hired to smash Brimbank’s illegal sex trade.
The investigators will be employed to enter alleged illegal establishments with the intent of...
Park makeover begins
A $3.34 million transformation of a much-loved Taylors Lakes park has begun.
Construction on extensive upgrades to The Lakes Reserve flagship park began last week...
Princess Street lights up
St Albans’ Princess Street will be transformed with a spectacular lighting display and colourful designs inspired by the late Leigh Bowery.
Brimbank council will launch...
Airport, council come to an understanding
Melbourne Airport and Brimbank council have put pen to paper on a partnership to work on a range of issues.
A number of councillors visited...
Council’s new migrant plan
Brimbank council has revised its methods for supporting migrants and new arrivals to successfully settle in the community, with a new action plan.
The plan...
Centre budget blowout
The cost of Brimbank council’s plans to upgrade and redevelop the St Albans Leisure Centre has ballooned to a staggering $60 million.
The revelation follows...
Sunshine: super hub of the west
Brimbank council has unveiled a bold plan to make Sunshine ‘the capital of Melbourne’s west’.
The suburb is set to undergo a major transformation over...
A street with new name
Sunshine North’s large Vietnamese population could soon be recognised with a road name switch.
Brimbank council has tabled plans to rename McGrath Place to Ben...
Your chance to share in council grants
Community groups will have access to $600,000 in Brimbank council grants in 2019-20.
The grants are provided by the council in a bid to help...
Rates decrease flagged
Almost three-quarters of Brimbank residential property owners will receive a decrease in their rates next financial year.
Brimbank mayor Lucinda Congreve presented the council’s draft...
Plan stays true to St Albans
Plans are afoot to turn St Albans into a food, art and culture capital.
The final draft of the council’s Go St Albans plan to...
Council’s costly panel hearings
Councillor conduct hearings into allegations against former mayor John Hedditch cost Brimbank ratepayers almost $20,000.
Two arbitration hearings and a conduct panel, incurred a total...