27 Jan 09 | LINDA Farkas was enjoying a lie-in when a runaway truck smashed into her ensuite.
27 Jan 09 | MOST Brimbank residents are tightening their purse strings due to the financial crisis, but the council's chief executive Nick Foa received a pay rise of almost $11,000 a year in September.
27 Jan 09 | ALBION residents who endured more than five years of abuse, noise and vandalism at the hands of troubled youths living in their street, are pleading with the DHS not to return the problems.
27 Jan 09 | 'WASTE not want not' could be the motto for charity Second Bite. The organisation thrives on collecting and distributing leftover produce from markets, corporate events and festivals.
27 Jan 09 | THE council has again hopped into rabbit control, spending $20,000 to wipe out the pests across eight locations.
27 Jan 09 | MORE than 960 Brimbank residents had their number plates stolen between 2007 and '08 - more than any other municipality in Victoria.
27 Jan 09 | BRIMBANK had the highest increase in the number of reported dog attacks across western Melbourne council areas last year, an Advocate survey has revealed.
27 Jan 09 | THERE will be copious use of tissues at Brimbank's school gates next week - and that will just be for the parents.
27 Jan 09 | BACK-to-school costs are always a big consideration for parents at the start of the new year. This year paying school fees and purchasing school supplies is now even more challenging for families.
27 Jan 09 | WITH thousands of children about to start "big school" and an estimated 70,000 entering year 7, it's an exciting and highly-stressful time for families.
27 Jan 09 | CITIZEN OF THE YEAR: BRONWEN Merrigan has been serving her community since she was 16. Born and bred in Sunshine, Ms Merrigan was shocked to learn she had been chosen as Brimbank's 2009 Citizen of the Year.
27 Jan 09 | COMMUNITY groups have joined forces in a bid to tackle the rising number of violent crimes against Indian students in the western suburbs.
27 Jan 09 | SUNSHINE resident Len Allen would put most people to shame in the fitness stakes. The sprightly 81-year-old hits the gym at Sunshine Leisure Centre about four times a week for an hour.
27 Jan 09 | VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Doreen Fleming, began helping others as a way to stay occupied.
27 Jan 09 | YOUNG Tahlia Pohatu has been waiting for the big day for months. Showing no signs of first-day nerves, the eager five-year-old was ready for her first day of prep at Caroline Springs College.
27 Jan 09 | OTHER major winners during the City of Brimbank Australia Day Awards ceremony were ...
27 Jan 09 | IT is hard enough to find a job when the employment market is suffering, but imagine if your search was further hampered by visual and hearing impairments.
27 Jan 09 | SUNSHINE station appears a strong candidate for the installation of a cage for cyclists to secure their bikes.
27 Jan 09 | WHILE Melbourne's inner-west is fast losing courts, the clubs that remain say grassroots tennis is surviving - for now.
27 Jan 09 | JACK Jones has his bags packed for secondary school next week. The 12 year old is starting year 7 at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in Braybrook.
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