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Show marks 100 years
Even a pandemic wasn’t going to stop the Sunshine Golden Age Garden Club from hosting their 100th autumn annual show.
With last year’s show held...
Recycling site a fire risk: EPA
A Brooklyn waste recycling facility has been directed by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria to deal with a shed full of waste to reduce...
New pathway to better health
A new shared path for pedestrians and cyclists has been constructed at Braybrook’s Cranwell Reserve, providing access to the Maribyrnong River Trail.
Cranwell Reserve overlooks...
Rex adds Sydney route
Travellers will have an extra option to travel to Sydney with regional airline, REX, launching flights on Australia's busiest route, Melbourne to Sydney.
The airline...
Council agrees on landfill contracts
Flexibility and the ability to explore new waste management technologies in the near future is a key driver in Brimbank council's decision not to...
Plaza gets corporate upgrade
Redevelopment plans for Sunshine Plaza, including a six-level commercial office, have been revealed.
The essential services hub, which will be named Sunshine Plaza Corporate, will...
New mental health facility fast tacked
A new mental health priority site in Brimbank will be fast tracked on the back of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
The...
Report calls for aged care reform
The Royal Commission into aged care in Australia has called for a fundamental reform of the system.
In their final report, Care, Dignity, Respect, Royal...
St Albans man sentenced over shooting
A St Albans man who was sentenced to 19 months jail last month over a 2019 shooting, is free from jail.
Joseph Johnson-Portelli was last...
University in 2021
As a new university year begins, many students are again returning to online learning. Tara Murray spoke with students from Victoria University about the...
Have your say on new parks
Brimbank residents are invited to have their say on two new parks planned for the municipality.
The council has released draft concept plans for the...
Winner’s luck
Sunshine’s Rebekah Deniese received the shock of her life when she found out she had won a car in the Sunshine Business Association’s shop...
Vaccine hub opens
The bottom level of Sunshine Hospital’s multi-level carpark was a hive of activity last Thursday as the first COVID-19 vaccination was administered at the...
Brimbank baby boom
Western Health’s Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital broke its own record for most babies born in a day - twice in one week.
Last...
Mental health services shake-up
Mental health services in Melbourne’s north-west are set for a shake-up under recommendations from the state government's Royal Commission into mental health.
The Royal Commission...
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Young writers workshop
Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop.
Young writers and creatives from the...
