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Dive into reading
Bookworms have the chance to win an Android tablet or book vouchers just for reading. Brimbank council’s annual Summer Reading Challenge, which will conclude at…
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My Place: Joanne Fergusson
Tutor Joanne Fergusson has a passion for helping children reach their full schooling potential, so she wrote a book to help, children, their parents and…
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Council moves to protect silos
The “iconic” Sunshine Silos could be protected from demolition after councillors voted to seek an interim heritage overlay for the site. The council called a…
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Shoppers stay local
Shoppers were out in force during the Christmas period, making the most of eased COVID-19 restrictions. For Brimbank business forced to close or rely on…
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Soil approvals questioned
By Benjamin Millar The state opposition has accused the government of “scandalous” attempts to pressure the state’s environmental watchdog to cut corners in its approvals…
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Family pleads for information
The family of an Albanvale grandfather who was seriously injured in a hit and run in Deer Park is urging anyone with information about the…
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Factory fire in Deer Park
Firefighters responded to a fire at a factory in Deer Park earlier this morning. Several residents made calls to triple-0 just after 5.25am after seeing…
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Four people found dead at a Tullamarine house
Homicide Squad investigators have formed the preliminary view that a mother found dead in a Tullamarine house yesterday was responsible for the death of her…
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Fire at Salvage centre
A fire at a salvage centre in Ardeer has been brought under control. FRV and CFA crews were called to the Ballarat Road incident just…
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Woolworths apologises
Woolworths has apologised to customers after rodent droppings were found on products in its Sunshine Marketplace store. A customer raised concerns on social media in…
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Police investigate suspicious fire
Police are searching for a man seen near a suspicious fire in Taylors Lakes last week, which damaged a number of sheds and fences. Emergency…
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Police seeking assistance
Police are appealing for witnesses to a sexual assault that occured on a train on the Sunbury line in November. Police believe the victim was…
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Fault leaves more than 5000 properties without power
A suspected underground cable fault resulted in more than 5000 homes and businesses losing power on Monday evening. The fault occurred just before 8pm and…
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Keilor Gift on ice
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed another victim, with this year’s Keilor Gift cancelled. After a tremulous few years for the event that resulted in the…
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Taylors Lakes grassfire under investigation
The cause of a grassfire in Taylor Lakes yesterday is under investigation. Firefighters were called to Rowlandson Place just before 3.30pm following reports of a…
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