Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • New scoreboard lights up club

    New scoreboard lights up club

    A new electronic scoreboard has been built at Sunshine Heights Cricket Club, which will enhance gameplay and provide opportunities for community entertainment events. The scoreboard,…

  • Into the swing of it

    Into the swing of it

    Locals enjoyed a morning of racket sports at Keilor basketball netball stadium as part of Brimbank council’s social badminton and table tennis event. Older folks…

  • Deer Park company’s work safety pledge

    Deer Park company’s work safety pledge

    A manufacturer of masonry products for the construction industry, based in Deer Park, has pledged to spend $295,000 to improve health and safety outcomes after…

  • Suspicious St Albans house fire

    Suspicious St Albans house fire

    A suspicious fire tore through a home in St Albans on Tuesday 7 October and will be investigated by police. Firefighters responded to the blaze…

  • Kindergarten works begin

    Kindergarten works begin

    Construction has commenced on a new Sunshine West kindergarten, which will be built on the same site as Ardeer South Primary School. Minister for Children…

  • Brimbank house price boom

    Brimbank house price boom

    Median house prices across the majority of Brimbank suburbs rose in the third quarter of this year with interstate investors significantly pushing up house prices…

  • Investigation into death

    Investigation into death

    Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man found unresponsive on the Calder Freeway on 5 October. Investigators believe the man may…

  • Date set for Metro Tunnel

    Date set for Metro Tunnel

    The Metro Tunnel will open early December, prompting big changes for Sunbury Line travellers. From early December, hundreds of weekly services will begin running through…

  • Crows still confident despite losses

    Crows still confident despite losses

    Sunshine’s list of outs could be cause for alarm. But the Victorian Turf Cricket Association Isaacs Howarth Shield outfit has secured an impressive list of…

  • Callout to community members

    Callout to community members

    Brimbank council is seeking community members to establish a new group to promote community inclusion and wellbeing. The aim of the social inclusion action group…

  • Traffic woes

    Traffic woes

    Residents in Melbourne’s west are calling on Melton council and the state government to address traffic congestion on Palm Springs Road in Ravenhall, citing regular…

  • Free mental wellbeing event

    Free mental wellbeing event

    Locals can celebrate headspace day with headspace Sunshine on Thursday, October 9 with an afternoon of fun – including a free tote bag painting workshop,…