Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • Festival celebrates diversity

    Festival celebrates diversity

    The vibrant ‘Be Bold Festival’ is returning to Brimbank this month in a spectacle not to be missed. Hosted by Brimbank council, the free of…

  • Learn or refresh CPR skills

    Learn or refresh CPR skills

    Ambulance Victoria (AV) is encouraging Brimbank locals to learn or refresh their cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills at a free ‘call, push, shock’ session on Saturday,…

  • St Albans lock in new coach

    St Albans lock in new coach

    It’s a clean slate for new St Albans coach Shaun Thompson in the Essendon District Football League division 1 competition. Thompson, who had been an…

  • Pepi pipped in Priest Medal

    Pepi pipped in Priest Medal

    Caroline Springs’ Cooper Pepi almost claimed the Western Football League’s top honour, finishing second in the Barry Priest Medal at the league’s awards night. Having…

  • Horror franchise coming to Melbourne

    Horror franchise coming to Melbourne

    Victoria will set the scene for the latest installment of the hit horror franchise Insidious. Creative Industries Minister Colin Brooks announced Melbourne has been chosen…

  • Sunshine North housefire

    Sunshine North housefire

    Firefighters tackled a house fire in Sunshine North on Friday afternoon, October 3. Crews arrived within five minutes to find smoke and flames issuing from…

  • Fatal crash in St Albans

    Fatal crash in St Albans

    Police are investigating a fatal crash in St Albans that occurred on the morning of Friday, October 3. It is believed a car was travelling…

  • Call to reassess rate caps

    Call to reassess rate caps

    Brimbank council has made a recommendation to the state government to reassess rate caps as part of this year’s statutory review of the rate capping…

  • School holiday fun

    School holiday fun

    Kids in Brimbank were able to enjoy a range of activities over the school holidays. At Sunshine Plaza shopping centre children got up close and…

  • Council clean-up

    Council clean-up

    A report into the behaviour of the previous Brimbank council has found it “struggled to ensure good governance and demonstrate appropriate behaviour” while some councillor…

  • Bandanas for Bell family

    Bandanas for Bell family

    Students from Sydenham Hillside Primary School’s junior school council will host a bandana sale on Saturday, October 4 with all proceeds going directly to the…

  • Youth change makers program

    Youth change makers program

    Young people in Brimbank looking to lead, learn and create positive change in the community can now apply for council’s ‘Brimbank change makers’ program. The…