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Hard rubbish time for Brimbank
Brimbank’s annual hard rubbish collection begins next week. This year’s hard waste collection will start on Monday, July 2 and run for six weeks, finishing…
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Games, betting link concerns
Brimbank councillors, concerned about gambling creeping into online gaming, are calling for research into the area. Cr Virginia Tachos raised the issue at last week’s…
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Leisure centre plans on track
A $3 million state government Better Pools grant could kickstart an upgrade of the St Albans Leisure Centre. Brimbank council has started talks with key…
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Game plan for Brimbank
Brimbank council has signed off on its plan to help guide sports facility funding for the future. The Sports Facility Development Plan, endorsed at last…
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Cash splash for sports
Brimbank sports clubs are the biggest winners out of the council’s 2018-19 budget, with a record investment being made across the municipality. The council last…
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Program helps enable women
A new program is helping Brimbank women with a disability improve their leadership skills. The ‘Brimbank Enabling Women’ program is delivered by the council with…
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All aboard rail push
Six councils from the west have joined forces and called on the state government to upgrade “dated rail infrastructure – straight out of the 19th…
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New vision for Brimbank’s volunteers
Brimbank council has endorsed a strategy aimed at helping community volunteers across the municipality. The Brimbank Volunteer Strategy 2018-2022 was endorsed at the May council…
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A new rule book for councils
A bill introduced into state Parliament last week is shaping as the biggest change to local government laws in nearly 20 years. The Local Government…
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Council comes to your screen
Brimbank council is hopeful of bringing council meetings into homes later this year, following the recent endorsement of live streaming of meetings. The council agreed…
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Parks flush with new amenities
At least four new public toilets could be built across Brimbank in answer to increased demand in the municipality. During a 2016 review of Brimbank’s…
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Grants program now open
More than half a million dollars in community grants is about to be made available as part of this year’s Brimbank Grants Program. The annual…
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Council creates lobbying role
Former politician Kelvin Thomson has taken up an advocacy position with Brimbank council. Mr Thomson served in state Parliament from 1988 to 1994, and spent…
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Brimbank plea on pilot project
Brimbank council is calling on the state government to continue funding a program that is helping oversee environmental issues in the west. The government introduced…
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Net man’s ring ruckus
A Hillside man is on a mission to get children away from the Xbox and out onto the basketball court. Ben Cassar has been attaching…
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