Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • 100 days of prep

    100 days of prep

    Foundation students at St Albans Heights Primary School recently celebrated their first 100 days of school, partaking in a range of fun activities and dressing…

  • Hunter strikes gold

    Hunter strikes gold

    Young Sunshine West fighter Hunter Pham is making waves on the national stage, taking home gold at the 2025 Karate Australia National Championships. Hunter began…

  • Victoria tops NAPLAN class

    Victoria tops NAPLAN class

    Victoria has recorded its strongest ever NAPLAN results, ranking first or second in 18 of 20 measures. The 2025 NAPLAN results announced on Wednesday showed…

  • Food van turns 4

    Food van turns 4

    Locals and volunteers celebrated the fourth birthday of the Paradise 4 Kids (P4K) food van initiative in St Albans on Tuesday, July 29, with a…

  • Gambling losses increase

    Gambling losses increase

    Brimbank remains the top council area in Victoria for electronic gaming machine (EGM) spent, with locals losing more than $175 million in the past financial…

  • New MP’s inaugural speech

    New MP’s inaugural speech

    Gorton MP Alice Jordan-Baird has delivered her inaugural speech during federal parliament’s first sitting week. She said speaking in the house for the first time…

  • Falcons shock loss

    Falcons shock loss

    The City West Falcons will have to respond to its most disappointing performance in years if they are to keep alive their hopes of a…

  • Charges dropped

    Charges dropped

    Locals have been left frustrated by a Environment Protection Authority (EPA) decision to drop criminal charges against Barro Group for its mismanagement of the Kealba…

  • Barro criminal charges dropped

    Barro criminal charges dropped

    Locals have been left frustrated by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to drop criminal charges against Barro Group for its mismanagement of the Kealba…

  • Gearing up

    Gearing up

    A Keilor local is preparing for her fourth Great Vic Bike Ride this year, which will see cyclists pedal from Mortlake to Camperdown via the…

  • My place

    My place

    Emma Price is the manager of Duke Street Community House in Sunshine. She spoke to Sam Porter about her work and her community. What do…

  • Morris cycling for success

    Morris cycling for success

    This month’s Don Deeble nominee Nicola Morris decided when Covid hit that she would like to participate in triathlons. Not having any real experience on…