Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • Fired up for Christmas

    Fired up for Christmas

    Santa Claus is joining the Caroline Springs CFA (Country Fire Authority) for its annual ‘Santa run’ this month. On Christmas Eve from 2pm, Father Christmas…

  • Kearney gives hint on playing future

    Kearney gives hint on playing future

    North Melbourne legend Emma Kearney has hinted that her AFLW career will continue on after winning a third premiership. One of the competition’s best players…

  • Cricket match celebrates connection

    Cricket match celebrates connection

    More than 80 people attended a friendly T20 cricket match in Sunshine West on 27 November, played by members of the Sunshine Heights Cricket Club…

  • St Albans attack

    St Albans attack

    Police have charged a man after he allegedly assaulted another man in a random attack in St Albans on Saturday 29 November. Police will allege…

  • Keilor speedster caught

    Keilor speedster caught

    A 21-year-old Taylors Lakes man has been charged after police observed a vehicle allegedly travelling at around 165km/h on the Calder Freeway in Keilor about…

  • Heights has some luck, gets win on the board

    Heights has some luck, gets win on the board

    Sunshine Heights didn’t even realise it had claimed its win of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Clark Shield season on Saturday. After a tough start…

  • Premier announces First Nations Apology

    Premier announces First Nations Apology

    Premier Jacinta Allan has announced that she will make a formal apology in Parliament House on Tuesday 9 December . The apology is a key…

  • VTCA T20 drama

    VTCA T20 drama

    PEGS continues to shine in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition, while Sunshine Heights lost in a super over. Facing Airport West St Christophers,…

  • Saturday of the dog

    Saturday of the dog

    Saturday 6 December will be a dogs’ day out in Yarraville with the Sun Theatre hosting a cinematic celebration of the Western Bulldogs to mark…

  • Councillor wins award

    Councillor wins award

    Brimbank councillor Katharine Nikolic has received a state government award at a ceremony celebrating the achievements of women in local government. The first-term councillor took…

  • Faces of the west

    Faces of the west

    Each week Star Weekly photographers are out and about capturing events and people across the west. Keep an eye on this new weekly section for…

  • Mental health hospital reopens

    Mental health hospital reopens

    A new 21-bed hospital, which will provide private mental health services to residents in Melbourne’s west, has opened in St Albans. The Sunshine Clinic Private…