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Bracks unveils bold new plan for Sunshine

A bold plan to create 50,000 new jobs in Sunshine will today be unveiled by former Victorian premier Steve Bracks. The Sunshine – Daring to be...

Finding a way to work

More than 70 jobseekers were last week given the chance to meet with prospective employers at the region’s first ever Connecting Futures job fair. The...

A job lot for St Albans

A free employment and training expo is coming to St Albans. Proven Training Solutions and its partners will gather on Wednesday, June 19, from 3-6.30pm...

Digging the Aussie life

The remarkable journeys of two Brimbank men have become intertwined on the Metro Tunnel. Fares Haddad and Meseret Bogale are from refugee/asylum seeker backgrounds and...

Council to address skills shortage

Brimbank council wants help to deal with youth unemployment. The council will request a meeting with the Minister for Jobs, Innovation and Trade Martin Pakula,...

Supermarket jobs boost

Coles has announced 11 new jobs and a new-look supermarket at Sunshine West. The market-style supermarket was opened last Wednesday and will welcome new team...

Plan to cut unemployment

The Brimbank council plans to tackle the growing issue of youth unemployment. The council’s first youth jobs strategy will create the framework to guide the...

Sunshine West factory to close

As many as 100 jobs will go by the end of the year when a Sunshine-based air-conditioner manufacturer shuts down. Buffalo Trident, a branch of...

Doctor’s plea to find work

Iraqi refugee Aseel Yako has worked in some of the most confronting, pressure-filled conditions a doctor can face, but he can’t find employment in...

A top vehicle for youth

Young people looking for careers in the automotive industry have a new pathway to success. Concern Australia’s Hand Brake Turn program, which acts as a...

Jobs fair works out well

A careers fair designed to connect jobseekers with a disability to employers has been lauded a success. The fair was held at Campbell Page’s Sunshine...

Mental health care is a rewarding career

For Rory Dalton, working as an emergency mental health clinician at Werribee Mercy Hospital means he gets an opportunity to help vulnerable people every...

Boom hides a darker secret

Brimbank is growing at a rapid rate. New roads are constantly being introduced, multi-storey buildings are shooting up and the population is ever increasing. But Brimbank...

Migrant workers exploited in the west, report reveals

Large numbers of migrants living in Melbourne’s west are exploited at work, a landmark report reveals. Released last week, WEstjustice’s report Not just work pinpoints...

New era dawns for Sunshine’s future development

Business owners and residents have begun meeting with the Metropolitan Planning Authority (MPA) to have their say on future development at Sunshine. The MPA has...

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Solid start for Thunder

An undermanned Keilor Thunder has had a solid start to the National Basketball League 1 South season. The Thunder were sitting 2-2 after the first...