Tag: Sunshine
Setback for Sunshine’s finals hopes
Sunshine’s finals hopes took a hit on Saturday when the Kangaroos lost to Hoppers Crossing by 46 points in the Western Region Football League.
Despite...
Sunshine rising to be capital of the west
Places of historic and cultural significance could be revived as dedicated performance spaces under a plan to make Sunshine the capital of the west.
In...
St Albans’ finals hopes dented by Sunshine
St Albans’ hopes of playing in the Western Region Football League finals appear all but over after a disastrous weekend.
The Saints suffered a nine-point...
Deer Park coach backs suspended star
Deer Park coach Marc Bullen has thrown his full support behind Rodney Van Riet, confirming the star half-back flanker will come straight into the...
Film makers wanted!
Are you a superhero? Do you know of one and have a skill in filmmaking? Then get your entry into the Sunshine Short Film...
CFA, MFB share information, skills
MFB firefighter Joffa van Ek is only a week into a stint with Sunbury CFA, but he’s already benefiting from his secondment.
Mr van Ek,...
NBN comes to Brimbank
By Ashley Alasagas
New residents of the River Valley Estate in Sunshine North will be among the first in Brimbank to have access to the NBN...
St Albans, Sunshine vie for finals spot
Two of Brimbank’s oldest and strongest sporting clubs are locked in a mad dash to keep their finals campaigns alive.
The Western Region Football League’s...
In the Doghouse: Local football packs surprises
■ Local football is so interesting … just when it looked like it was going to be very predictable. In WRFL’s division1, Altona has...
Volunteer raises money and cheer
Fundraising champion Irene Kayler-Thomson may have helped raise more than $200,000 for Sunshine Hospital over the past 25 years, but it’s the priceless moments...
Sunshine beats arch rival Albion
Sunshine returned to the Western Region Football League winners’ list in style, smashing arch rival Albion by 54 points on Saturday.
While neither side is...
From the Archives: The Advocate
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessor, The Advocate
40 years ago
June 25, 1975
Sunshine is to get six new kindergartens by the...
$10-million upgrade for Sunshine College
Sunshine College will get a $10 million upgrade and new buildings at two of its campuses, the government announced last week.
Education Minister James Merlino...
My Brimbank: Alejandra Sanchez
Alejandra Sanchez, 25, chats to Yasemin Talat about growing up in Brimbank, her love of baking and what she enjoys about church.
How long have...
Rings worth $20,000 stolen from Sunshine store
Three rings valued at more than $20,000 were stolen from a Sunshine jewellery store by a lone female thief earlier this month.
The woman, believed...