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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 an…
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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. Melissa…
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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 supplement…
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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 Aged…
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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…
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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 and…
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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…
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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…
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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 Esther…
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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…
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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 watchdog…
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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…
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Ravenhall biogas plan approved
2909biogas 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…
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Supporting the community
Brimbank council continues to remove barriers for the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as supporting volunteers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The…
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Refugees share pandemic stories
Brimbank artist Saidin Salkic has turned his darkest experiences into acclaimed works. Salkic’s pieces are in the Heartlands 2020: Stories from the Inside exhibition, which…
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