Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly

  • Calandrella joins Knights

    Calandrella joins Knights

    It’s been a whirlwind few days for new Melbourne Knights coach Michael Calandrella. Last Sunday, Calandrella guided Brunswick Juventus to promotion up into Victorian Premier…

  • Shopping centre altercation

    Shopping centre altercation

    Police responded to reports of an altercation in Taylors Lakes on September 18. Police said it understood a group of about 10 youths were involved…

  • Honouring police lives lost

    Honouring police lives lost

    The day the Tim Lewczuk bridge was renamed in the senior constable’s honour, the late police officer’s parents, Richard and Dot Lewczuk, gathered in a…

  • Donations callout

    Donations callout

    The Goss ’n’ Shop op shop in Sunshine is asking locals to extend a hand and make more donations as the shop experiences a period…

  • Futures in focus

    Futures in focus

    Amazon employees visited Lakeview Senior College in Caroline Springs last week, with career paths, the rapidly changing job market, and the company’s data centres just…

  • Dragicevic’s stunning rise

    Dragicevic’s stunning rise

    St Albans’ Oliver Dragicevic is living the dream after earning his first A-League contract at just 17. Having grown up in the changerooms at St…

  • Woman freed on bail over fire that killed two children

    Woman freed on bail over fire that killed two children

    Within two minutes of a mother leaving her three children aged under five at home alone, a smoke alarm sounded. Fire would soon engulf the…

  • Muhtari steps down

    Muhtari steps down

    A coaching change is on the way with Zammy Muhtari stepping down as coach of the Essendon District Football League division 1 club. Muhtari had…

  • Derrimut company charged

    Derrimut company charged

    A Derrimut cooking oil transport company has been fined $4070 by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria after it was seen washing out its storage…

  • Protest at MP’s office

    Protest at MP’s office

    A group of 20 residents from Melbourne’s western suburbs protested outside Fraser MP Daniel Mulino’s office on Monday September, 15, calling for Australia to end…

  • Wildflower planting day

    Wildflower planting day

    Over 40 people braved the windy weather to plant 1500 wildflowers at Iramoo Wildflower reserve in Cairnlea earlier this month. Local greenthumbs had the opportunity…

  • Illegal trading targeted

    Illegal trading targeted

    Brimbank council has adopted a new three-phase plan to tackle the ongoing issue of illegal footpath trading on Alfrieda Street in St Albans, which it…