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Council calls for toxic dump help
Brimbank council is calling for a zero tolerance approach from the state government for illegal storage and dumping of industrial and hazardous waste. It follows…
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Compost plan takes root
Brimbank residents will soon find it easier to compost their household waste, with the council set to adopt a policy aimed at reducing landfill. The…
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Compost plan takes root
Brimbank residents will soon find it easier to compost their household waste, with the council set to adopt a policy aimed at reducing landfill. The…
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Brimbank targets illegal brothels
Brimbank council will investigate ways to put the squeeze on illegal brothels. Mayor Lucinda Congreve raised the issue at last week’s council meeting, asking for…
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Parking stress tackled
Parking hotspots in Sunshine, St Albans and around train stations are set for a revamp under a proposed parking strategy before Brimbank council. The council…
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New rooms for Sunshine kindergarten
The first sod was turned on the extension to the Alexandra Avenue kindergarten in Sunshine last week. The $1.49 million extension will add two new…
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Solution for a Trickey road
Brimbank council has installed speed humps on a small stretch of road in Sydenham, following community safety concerns. Three speed humps were installed on Trickey…
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Council set to stream meetings
Brimbank council will begin streaming its monthly meetings from this week. Following the approval of a council policy on streaming in October 2018, the first…
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Council wants gambling input
Brimbank council wants feedback on its soon-to-be-finalised policy on electronic gambling. The policy sets out objectives, principles and statements for how the council will manage…
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Councillor complaints dismissed
A councillor conduct panel has dismissed complaints against former Brimbank mayor John Hedditch. The panel found the complaints, relating to conflict of interest and bullying…
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Council roads feature on film
Brimbank residents may be getting the sneaking suspicion that they’re being filmed. Brimbank council has deployed road survey vehicles to film council-owned local roads in…
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Council concern grows
There are growing concerns the Brimbank council is reverting to its old ways and a local MP says he will have no hesitation in calling…
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Honours for our finest
Brimbank’s finest were recognised on Saturday with the annual Australia Day awards, including the announcement of the citizen and young citizen of the year. Citizen…
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Kick off the new year with a new sport
Applications for the winter round of council’s In2Sport program are now open. The program allows children aged six to 18 years to apply for up…
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Keep a cool head for summer safety
As temperatures soared across the state last week, Brimbank council urged residents to look after the most vulnerable in their community, especially children, the elderly…
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