Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • 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…

  • Pannell jailed for contempt

    Pannell jailed for contempt

    A former AFL umpire has been jailed for contempt after breaching an asset freeze and disobeying court orders to lay out his worth. Troy Pannell…

  • Car crash investigation

    Car crash investigation

    Police are investigating a multi-vehicle collision in Fraser Rise on July, 29. It is understood a Mercedes Benz and a Volkswagen Passat collided at the…

  • Village night market returns

    Village night market returns

    The village night market in Keilor is back for 2025 and will start up again on Wednesday, August 6. The market will bring local small…