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Gears shift on cannabis driving

Victorians prescribed medicinal cannabis will soon be able to drive without fear of mandatory loss of licence if unimpaired behind the wheel. On October 31,...

Strong result for VU

Victoria University (VU) has performed well in a national higher education survey. The QILT Student Experience Survey is the only comprehensive survey of...

Ambulance response remains below target time

Average code one response time from paramedics in Brimbank has stagnated in the last 12 months, but sits below the target time, according to...

Recycling message in bottles

To mark the first anniversary of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) and coinciding with National Recycling Week, a new interactive installation has opened...

Djerriwarrh Festival is back bigger and better

The City of Melton’s biggest family festival is back with a bang when Djerriwarrh Festival returns on Saturday, November 23, with its family-friendly vibes...

Williamstown to become dog town

Dogs will have their day at Commonwealth Reserve in Williamstown on Sunday, December 1. It’s where the Rotary Club of Point Gellibrand will be holding...

Rodent road rescue

When Kealba resident Mariana Pacheco was driving down Biggs Street, St Albans and looked out her window to see a cardboard box labelled ‘free...

First Greens councillor for Brimbank

Brimbank has its first Greens councillor in 15 years, after Lucy Nguyen knocked out incumbent councillor Sam David in the Kororoit Creek Ward. Cr Nguyen...

Portable buildings, grass land catch fire in Kealba

A large fire broke out in portable buildings and grass land on Sunshine Avenue in Kealba on Thursday, November 14. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV)...

A special fundraiser

Spending Christmas Day in the hospital is not a common thing for most people, but for terminally ill children, that is the norm. West man...

St Albans celebrates Melbourne’s west

St Albans was a hive of colour last weekend as the annual Be Bold Festival returned to town. The Bowery Theatre and the St Albans...

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...

Hitting pancaretic cancer for six

The local cricket community is coming out in force to raise funds and awareness of pancreatic cancer. The inaugural PanKind Power Play T20 event...

Community Calendar

Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and...

Taranto’s road to recovery

One of the hallmarks of the rise of women’s sport over the last decade, is the sense that it is different. Rather than just...

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Essendon District season to kick off April 5

The Essendon District Football League senior season will kick off on April 5. The league released its fixtures for the three senior men’s divisions and...

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