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Gifts give big-hearted cheer
By Ewen McRae The Brimbank Giving Tree has returned – but time is running out for residents to contribute their Christmas season donations. The program…
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Culinary mix of food and friendship
Food was the common language at Sunshine’s Visy Cares Hub when 2017 MasterChef champion Diana Chan stopped by to cook up a storm. As part…
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Christmas wish granted
A Sunshine refugee program has received a Christmas boost, with a $10,000 grant to help expand its services in the west. The Refugee Migrant Children…
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Food, friendship in the mix
Food was the common language at Sunshine’s Visy Cares Hub when 2017 MasterChef champion Diana Chan stopped by to cook up a storm. As part…
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Help needed to raise a smile
The Raise Foundation is on the hunt for the next crop of youth mentors as it prepares for a big 2019. The charity – which…
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Labor builds on upper house
Labor’s stranglehold on the west of Melbourne has spread to the upper house, with the ALP likely to pick up an extra representative for the…
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MY BRIMBANK
What is your connection to Brimbank? I came to Australia in 2004 and have been living in the area for the past 10 years. I’ve…
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Warm weather warning for snakes
Brimbank’s free snake catcher service is in demand, receiving several calls a day to remove snakes from private properties or public spaces. With the summer…
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More than they can bear
A St Albans sewing club has delivered more than 100 hand knitted teddy bears to Ambulance Victoria to help provide comfort for children experiencing a…
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Listening beat for police
Brimbank police officers descended on shopping centres, train stations and other public spaces last week in an effort to gather insights and details about safety…
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Brimbank ramps up pokies fight
Brimbank council’s fight against the harm caused by pokies is continuing with a draft policy aimed at reducing gambling losses. Brimbank has long held the…
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Brimbank ramps up pokies fight
By Ewen McRae Brimbank council’s fight against the harm caused by pokies is continuing with a draft policy aimed at reducing gambling losses. Brimbank has…
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Units rejected over ‘character’
Brimbank council has knocked back a planning permit for an Albion development after a community outcry. While council officers endorsed the development at 63 Derrimut…
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St Albans plan is all business
A plan to jump-start St Albans business activity has been released for community consultation. Brimbank council unveiled its Go St Albans plan at last week’s…
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Airport rail link a ‘capital’ idea
Sunshine will become the capital of the west when the airport rail link is completed – that’s the prediction of Brimbank council. The federal government…
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