Tag: News
Community newspapers deserve more: CPA
Newspaper publishers have again called on the federal government to urgently unlock funds to assist regional and community newspapers, amid fears of further stand...
Relief fund fast-tracks support
Western Health has launched an emergency relief fund to fast track support for staff and patients across the health service in the fight against...
Keeping fit from home
Inventive staff and students of Victoria University have started using chairs and books as make-shift gym equipment, during free virtual group workouts offered by...
Air montioring machines vandalised
Air monitoring at the Kealba landfill site has stopped after equipment installed by the Environment Protection Authority was attacked by vandals.
The equipment had been...
Airport expands cargo capacity
With most international and domestic flights grounded because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne Airport has been focused on attracting additional freighter services to support...
VU employee jailed
A Victoria University employee has been sentenced to prison following an investigation by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) into the misappropriation of more...
Man convicted after ignoring epa warning
Failing to comply with a Clean Up Notice from Environment Protection Authority Victoria has cost a Burnside man a conviction in the Sunshine Magistrates...
Remembering life under the fig tree
More than 50 years ago in a village in Greece that was marred by war and poverty, Giannoula and Fotios Panagiotopoulos dreamed of a...
College lab leads charge
Caroline Chisholm Catholic College’s chemistry lab resembled a television studio more than a classroom last week.
With a large number of students learning from home...
Virus vigilance is key
The number of COVID-19 cases in Brimbank crept above 30 last week.
While authorities across the country are pleased with the slowed rate of cases,...
Resumes for a new era
A Hillside man is on a mission to help make the community more employable.
Jayden Kafanelis has spent years studying the employment system and says...
An ideal solution for tough times
A Kealba based drapery business on the cusp of financial ruin has turned things around and now it's giving back.
Ideal Drape Makers has operated...
Ratepayers question rates relief
Brimbank ratepayers have questioned how long the council can continue charging full price for rates if, as expected, COVID-19 restrictions continue for a prolonged...
Family remembers loving grandfather
The family of the 15th Victorian to succumb to COVID-19 has issued a plea for people to take the virus threat seriously after they...
Council backs push for online meetings
The Brimbank council has thrown its support behind a push to have the requirements for council meetings changed so they can take place online.
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Survivor wins the battle
After a courageous battle, Myrniong’s Lynn Burgess conquered cancer in just over a year.
She spotted a lump on her armpit while shaving while pregnant...
