Last-ditch bid to save historic building
KEILOR’S historic Christ Church is going under the hammer this Saturday despite Brimbank City Council’s attempt to save the church.
Councillors met the Anglican Diocese...
Ratepayers go to
By Ruza Zivkusic
SUNSHINE Residents and Ratepayers Association (SunRRA) members have sent a letter of complaint to the Victorian Ombudsman asking for an immediate investigation...
Traffic plan put on hold
By Ruza ZivkusicDEER Park’s traffic management measures are being put on hold as Brimbank City Council plans to meet local shop owners to discuss...
Buyer puts church up for renting
By Ruza ZivkusicTHE anonymous buyer of Keilor’s historic church is negotiating with Brimbank City Council to lease the 129-year-old Christ Church for the community.
Kevin...
Worker funded as service fights
By Mario XuerebTHE State Government is funding a new family violence worker at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court – weeks after pulling funding for a similar...
Stress hits West
RESIDENTS in Caroline Springs and Hillside are more financially stressed than other Melburnians and are downsizing to keep up, according to new research.
A reliance...
Project grows award
By Mario XuerebEFFORTS to save a rare orchid indigenous to Sunshine received a top conservation award last week.
The project, Back from the Brink: Saving...
Council backs plan to protect river
BRIMBANK City Council has backed long-term plans to conserve the Maribyrnong River.
The council last month voted to support the draft design guidelines of the...
There goes Scooterman again
By Ruza ZivkusicSCOOTER devotee Julio Languiller is on the road again.
The St Albans man is challenging his scootering prowess once again by taking on...
Brimbank is the West’s fat capital
BRIMBANK is the obesity capital of the West.
A recent public health study found more than 18 per cent of males in the south of...
Musical has mass appeal
THE glitz of pop music meets the solemnity of psalms in St Alban Secondary College’s latest musical.
Students will don nuns’ habits and monks’ robes...
One track minds
By Ruza ZivkusicA MINIATURE wonderland is the reason why these men go missing from their homes every Thursday evening.
With sparkling eyes they watch their...
