Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • Braybrook ramps up for BMX fest

    Braybrook ramps up for BMX fest

    Melbourne’s inner-west will take centre stage this weekend at the Braybrook BMX Festival, a three-day celebration of action sports, youth culture and community, headlined by…

  • Brimbank writers and readers festival returns

    Brimbank writers and readers festival returns

    Lovers of literature rejoice! The Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival is returning next month for its biggest event to date. Thirty-four events will run over…

  • Cougars finals hopes take a hit

    Cougars finals hopes take a hit

    Sunshine YCW hopes of playing finals suffered a setback on Saturday in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Clark Shield. Hoping to regain its form of…

  • Australian Open smashes attendance records

    Australian Open smashes attendance records

    This year’s Australian Open was officially the most attended on record. More than 1.368 million tennis fans flocked to Melbourne Park for the 2026 tournament,…

  • Employers fined millions for safety breaches

    Employers fined millions for safety breaches

    Victorian employers were fined more than $17 million for unsafe work in 2025. The total of $17,391,325 in fines, costs and undertakings for breaches of…

  • Footy films initiative returns

    Footy films initiative returns

    Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), AFL, and VicScreen have announced that Footy Shorts will back in 2026. The first Footy Shorts lineup proved a winner…

  • Virtual solution for ADHD medication problem

    Virtual solution for ADHD medication problem

    Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be difficult enough without having to urgently replace a lost, expired or depleted prescriptions for medication. To…

  • Events heat up the west

    Events heat up the west

    Summer is heating up across the west with a mix of music, culture and experiences for locals to enjoy. Love Westside has put together a…

  • How does your MP behave?

    How does your MP behave?

    Federal politicians are used to the public and pundits scrutinising their every word, but now AI has joined the long list of watchdogs keeping tabs…

  • New school, new preps

    New school, new preps

    Hillside Primary School has begun the new term as a standalone school, following the demerger from Sydenham-Hillside Primary School. The school said the milestone marks…

  • ‘Nauseating’ odour persists

    ‘Nauseating’ odour persists

    A month on and residents across Brimbank are still complaining of a foul odour, resembling rotting-meat, present in multiple suburbs. As reported by Star Weekly,…

  • Sunday cricket action

    Sunday cricket action

    The rain cleared and the sun came out making it perfect weather for cricket on Sunday, including a grand final. Star Weekly photographer Ljubica Vrankovic…