Tag: Safety
Brimbank security boost
Three Brimbank sites will undergo security upgrades following a funding win from the state government’s Community Safety Fund.
Installation of under awning lighting will take...
Safety camera push
Sunshine traders are set to lobby the Department of Justice and Brimbank council to install CCTV cameras throughout the suburb.
The move comes after a...
New tracks for bike centre
The Brimbank Bicycle Education Centre has unveiled two new bike-learning tracks which organisers believe are an Australian-first teaching aid.
The $60,000 tracks – dubbed Rotary...
Crime Stoppers campaign urges Brimbank residents to ‘say something’
Crime Stoppers and Victoria Police are calling on Brimbank residents to help boost safety across the municipality.
A new campaign, Say Something, asks residents to...
Council on the path to safety
Footpath trip hazard levels have been lowered as part of the Brimbank council’s new road management plan.
Under the plan, which was formally adopted by...
Wait continues for deathtrap fix
“How many more people have to die before this is fixed?”
It’s a question Albion locals have asked themselves for years as they fight for...
Anger builds over failed lights bid
Garry Clancy led a sporting life, but an accident at a notorious Ballarat Road intersection in 2015 changed all that.
Mr Clancy, a resident of...
St Albans put on watch
A veteran of 25 years in the security industry and a retired senior detective are determined to help the St Albans community feel safe.
Angelo...
Welcome focus for St Albans
St Albans will soon receive improved pathways and increased street lighting.
Brimbank council announced the $1.35 million project will go ahead after its bid for...
Truck crash sparks fears
Residents of Sunshine’s Phoenix Street are calling for a “dangerous” laneway alongside Bunnings Warehouse to be significantly overhauled.
They say the laneway is being used...
Short-cut puts lives at risk
Sunshine North residents have raised safety concerns after an increase in people illegally crossing the train tracks near Cranbourne Avenue.
Nearby residents said they had...
Worksafe plea for vigilance this Christmas
December is traditionally a time of festive cheer and celebration.
However the end of the year also marks a dangerous period for the workforce.
WorkSafe statistics...
United in crime fight
By Charlene Macaulay and Ewen McRae
A series of community safety forums in Brimbank in 2018 will help determine policing priorities and identify community safety...
New technology to fight truck rollovers
New technology is being introduced to the west to help reduce the number of heavy vehicle rollovers and fatal crashes.
Developed by Port Melbourne-based company...
Council to hold two safety forums
Victoria Police will be on hand to discuss crime trends and preventative measures at next week’s Community Safety forums.
Brimbank council will host two forums...