Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • New knife crime laws as record number taken off streets

    New knife crime laws as record number taken off streets

    Violent offenders using knives may be locked up for longer as a record number of machetes and other blades are seized, mainly from criminals and…

  • Cat Protection Society of Victoria appeals for the gift of nine lives this Christmas

    Cat Protection Society of Victoria appeals for the gift of nine lives this Christmas

    This Christmas, The Cat Protection Society of Victoria (CPSV) is calling on Victorians to help give the gift of life to cats in need through…

  • Harry a bowls rising star

    Harry a bowls rising star

    Deer Park young gun Harry Coleman claimed a gold medal in the boys fours lawn bowls event at the Australian under-18 Championships in Devonport last…

  • Family affair for Heights

    Family affair for Heights

    It was a family affair for Sunshine Heights in its win against Point Cook Centrals in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition on Tuesday…

  • When hoons collide

    When hoons collide

    Police are investigating a collision in Port Melbourne earlier this week that involved a 41-year old Cairnlea woman and a 20-year old Hoppers Crossing man.…

  • A hidden family dining experience

    A hidden family dining experience

    If you’ve never been to the Melbourne Greyhounds at ‘The Meadows’ and dined in the City View Bistro, it’s about time you treated yourself, some…

  • Partnership helps local charity

    Partnership helps local charity

    A local charity organisation has said its new corporate partnership “means the world” to its workers and volunteers. Melbourne Airport and Helping Hands Mission, with…

  • Police chase

    Police chase

    A 33-year old Newport man has been charged with dangerous driving and drug trafficking offences after an extended police chase through Melbourne’s western and inner…

  • Sunshine West factory fire

    Sunshine West factory fire

    Thirty-one firefighters responded to reports of a large column of smoke issuing from a factory at Boundary Road in Sunshine West on Wednesday 19 November.…

  • Stories of migration

    Stories of migration

    A group of 11 migrant women living in Melbourne’s west have celebrated the completion of a creative community storytelling project that will be made into…

  • Vietnamese tell their stories

    Vietnamese tell their stories

    An original documentary and musical performance showcasing stories of Vietnamese settlement in Australia over the past 50 years will be presented as part of a…

  • Local’s message to young men

    Local’s message to young men

    A Sunshine youth advocate is helping young Victorian men challenge stereotypes and embrace healthier expressions of masculinity. Mawout Muo is one of the faces of…