Tag: News
Driveway concert brightens neighbours’ day
(Can run across BSW/MSW) Pic to come Thursday.
By Esther Lauaki
Elena Konikkos is raising her voice to lift spirits in her Sydenham street.
The 17-year-old...
Ravenhall accepts toxic soil
The Ravenhall landfill has begun accepting PFAS contaminated soil, the Environment Protection Authority has confirmed.
The move has angered local MPs who claim the west...
Hefty jail sentences follow drug bust
Two Vietnamese nationals will spend significant time behind bars after they were caught importing more than 300 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed inside steel gates...
Brimbank records 7 new COVID-19 cases
The number of COVID-19 cases within Brimbank jumped by seven overnight as Victoria experienced its highest number of new cases in more than a...
Sunshine hospital workers forced into isolation
Twenty-four Sunshine Hospital staff have been forced into isolation after a patient who underwent emergency surgery later tested positive for COVID-19.
The patient presented to...
Ravenhall accepts toxic soil
The Ravenhall landfill has begun accepting PFAS contaminated soil, the Environment Protection Authority has confirmed.
The site is one of three in negotiations with the...
Zooming in on remote learning
Third year marketing student Jessica Almenara always pictured the moment of relief and exuberance she’d feel walking out of her last class.
Now the 25-year-old...
Homeschool predator warning
A former Victorian police detective and founder of child abuse and trafficking charity Project Karma is calling on all parents to remain vigilant when...
Airport hit hard by COVID-19
Melbourne Airport has revealed the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on the business.
Passenger numbers in March were down by 44 per cent compared to...
Woodlea gives back
A nurse who works at the Sunshine Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and a soon-to-be family of four, are among five purchasers to win...
Potential relief centres revealed
The Keilor Basketball and Netball Stadium, St Albans Community Centre (STACC) and the West Sunshine Community Centre could be turned into mass hospitals if...
Taskforce established to tack family violence
Victoria Police has unveiled an operation to tackle family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operation Ribbon, will involve members of Victoria Police’s dedicated Family...
Lights and sirens for birthday boy
Riley Murphy Wilson may not have been able to celebrate his eighth birthday with school friends, but he did have one very special guest...
Ode carries on
The Ode of Remberance played out defiantly on Anzac Day as a mark of respect to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Anzac Day...
Council demands action on landfill fire
The Brimbank council has moved to ensure work to extinguish the underground fires at the Kealba Landfill are still a priority.
Residents have been forced...