Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • 50 years of volunteering

    50 years of volunteering

    A local Sunshine op-shop is celebrating a volunteer’s major accomplishment. Eighty-eight-year-old Goss ‘n’ Shop worker Faye Noble has volunteered at the op-shop and adjoining church…

  • Extortion charge

    Extortion charge

    A 45-year-old Hillside man has been charged, along with two other Melbourne men, as part of an investigation into an alleged $6.6 million extortion of…

  • Keilor Park on the right track

    Keilor Park on the right track

    Keilor Park believes it has the balance right for the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Roy Picone Shield. The Devils showed good signs at times last…

  • ED funding boost

    ED funding boost

    The state government has announced it will commit an additional $6 million to western suburbs emergency departments to hire more staff, open more treatment spaces…

  • Lions add key duo

    Lions add key duo

    A pair of Point Cook Centrals players are making the move to Deer Park for next year’s Essendon District Football League premier division season. The…

  • Council adopts ‘We Are Brimbank’ plan

    Council adopts ‘We Are Brimbank’ plan

    Brimbank council has adopted the new ‘We Are Brimbank’ council plan 2025-2029 at its October council meeting, which sets council’s priorities and strategic direction for…

  • Overnewton Castle goes to market

    Overnewton Castle goes to market

    A beloved icon of the west is up for sale. The Overnewton Castle in Keilor is on the market with an asking price range between…

  • Nido Early School is almost ready to open

    Nido Early School is almost ready to open

    Nido Early School will open its doors in Sunshine very soon. Located just minutes from Sunshine Plaza and the Sunshine train station, the purpose-built early…

  • Grant ‘vital’ to club

    Grant ‘vital’ to club

    Caroline Springs tennis club said it is “over the moon” after receiving a volunteer grant last month. The federal government grants aim to help volunteers…

  • Sydenham MP’s legacy

    Sydenham MP’s legacy

    Sydenham MP and Minister for Government Services, Treaty and First Peoples, Prevention of Family Violence and Women Natalie Hutchins announced this month she would not…

  • Parkers ready for new challenges

    Parkers ready for new challenges

    Deer Park is ready to go as it aims to return to the top in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant premier division. After just falling…

  • Lucy Durack Xmas Show

    Lucy Durack Xmas Show

    Who said it was too early to start getting into the festive spirit and spread Christmas cheer? Actress, singer and television personality Lucy Durack will…