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Astrophysicist vies for election
A Brimbank astrophysicist wants to inspire young people to discover the world of science.
Dr Josef Zybert, a candidate in the Taylors Ward for...
Call to boost maternal health services
Rising birth rates in Brimbank has prompted a call for better maternal and child health services.
Mum of two Emma Langoulant, a candidate for the...
Drugs, cash seized by taskforce
Police arrested five people and seized drugs, cash and vehicles over 10-days last month as part of a joint organised crime taskforce investigation into...
CPR skills life-saving
A Kealba woman who saved a man’s life after he collapsed in the grips of a heart attack is encouraging Victorians to learn CPR....
JobKeeper cuts hit hard
Workers in hard-hit areas like Sunshine and St Albans stand to miss out on more than $8 million in fortnightly payments with the JobKeeper...
Aged care testing ramps up
Aged care workers in Brimbank’s two worst affected facilities will be COVID tested weekly to fight any further outbreaks.
While outbreaks at Cumberland Manor...
Swim for it
Happy Brimbank swimmers are dusting off their goggles and donning their bathers as outdoor public pools reopen for the first time in months.
The easing...
Lions roll out pandemic projects
Taylors Lakes Lions Club has been dishing out jigsaw puzzles, Iso Survival Kits, 150 masks and 2000 chocolate biscuits to Brimbank aged care residents...
Mystery cases cause concern
By Esther Lauaki and The Age
Mystery COVID cases which could have originated in Caroline Springs, Deer Park and Braybrook have health authorities concerned as...
Tensions rising at council
By Esther Lauaki
Tensions are showing at Brimbank council with accusations of gagging and “sweeping things under the carpet” following a vote of no confidence...
My Brimbank: Daniel Allan
One of Brimbank’s youngest elected councillors Daniel Allan is bowing out of local politics this year to focus on family. He talks to reporter...
Our little super heroes
Tayte and his brother Jax are about to be two of Brimbank’s littlest superheroes.
The Caroline Springs bothers, seven-year-old Tatye and two-year-old Jax, live with...
Calls to re-open homes for sale
The property inspections ban under COVID restrictions is putting buyers, sellers and renters under extra financial distress and facing homelessness the state’s real estate...
NICU turns one
Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) celebrated a big milestone this month.
The NICU celebrated one year of operation on...
Ravenhall biogas plan approved
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By Esther Lauaki
Approval for a second biogas facility at Ravenhall landfill, which will eventually double the tip's capacity to generate electricity, has been granted.
The...
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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...
