Tag: council
Western push for capital ideas
Brimbank leaders were among western suburbs officials who travelled to Canberra to lobby for co-ordinated investment in infrastructure across Melbourne’s west.
Brimbank mayor John Hedditch...
Australia Day switch a social saga
A Facebook group wanting to “save” Australia Day in Brimbank has been set up, despite council receiving no submissions to alter the current celebrations.
The...
Pub robber’s jail sentence cut on appeal
A man who conspired to rob the Taylors Lakes Hotel and took part in two armed robberies in Fawkner in 2014 has had his...
Sunshine lights up
Sunshine has added some sparkle to its streets, with new decorative lighting installed throughout the town centre.
Hampshire Road, between Devonshire Road and Dickson Street...
Solution sought for feral cats
By Ewen McRae
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Council anger over ‘tainted’ pokies take
Brimbank council is calling for a greater return of gambling money to the municipality after a recent report revealed Brimbank had again generated the...
Council adopts budget and future plan
Sports, festivals and infrastructure are the big winners in the 2017-18 Brimbank council budget.
Council last week adopted the budget, and a four-year plan which...
Housing tick for council offices
The future of the former Sunshine municipal offices site is a step closer to being resolved, after Brimbank council decided to rezone the land...
Morrissey new Brimbank CEO
Helen Morrissey has been named acting chief executive of Brimbank council following the resignation of Paul Younis earlier this month.
Ms Morrissey (pictured) – who...
Brimbank has Hart for reconciliation
Brimbank council’s part in a reconciliation walk to the MCG at last year’s Boxing Day test match was recognised last week with a HART...
Greening project kicks off
The latest stage of the Greening the West project kicked off last week, with the first of 60,000 new trees planted in Sunshine.
The project,...
Family violence numbers on the rise
Brimbank has seen a steep rise in the number of family violence incidents reported to police.
According to the latest figures from the Victorian Crime...
People power shines for Sunvale
More than a decade of passionate community campaigning came to fruition last week when Brimbank council ticked off the development of the Sunvale Community...
Heavy news on Brimbank kids
Brimbank has some of the highest levels of childhood obesity in Melbourne, according to new figures.
While just under 30 per cent of Melbourne’s children...
Volunteers to a tea
A morning tea celebrating the many dedicated volunteers of Wyndham will be held next week.
Wyndham council will host the free event in Werribee on...