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24 MARCH, 2026
Striking a charitable chord
Creekside College Caroline Springs students Ashleigh (front), Marcus, Noah, Oliver, Nicholas and Zara. (Damjan Janevski) 541711_04
Students at Caroline Springs’ Creekside College are ready to play music with a purpose this month, raising funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal as part of its annual busking event. The tradition has struck a chord with the school community for nearly two decades now. Acting assistant principal (years seven to nine) Katia Gerovasilis said it’s a big day for everyone involved. “It’s run by our student leadership team. [Students] love it. They really look forward to it and they’re really involved,” Ms Gerovasilis said. “We have a lot of talented kids at our school who are really keen.” As part of the event, students from all classes organise and run stalls, games, performances and activities to help create a festival-like atmosphere. The day features separate events for primary and secondary students. This year the school has set its sights on a $10,000 target. Locals are encouraged to donate to the cause online to help the school hit a high note for charity. Details: fundraise.goodfridayappeal. com.au/fundraisers/creeksidek9college
A Trickey problem By Sam Porter Residents are fed up with rubbish regularly dumped on nature strips from Overton Lea Boulevard through Trickey Avenue in Sydenham. Local resident Angus Hodge, who has lived near the avenue for decades, said the problem has escalated in the last few years. “The piles are huge. It’s not one pile. It’s multiple piles all the way down to Trickey Avenue near the child centre,” Mr Hodge said. “Every time I drive home, I think ‘this is getting worse’.” Mr Hodge said the piles, consisting of hard rubbish and general waste, are
a tripping hazard especially for school children, and seniors who live at the aged care residence on the street. He said the rubbish is also unsanitary and an eyesore. According to Mr Hodge, waste piles are worse outside the front of unit complexes. He said while Brimbank council is quick to remove rubbish, piles return within two or three days. “It just starts again. It’s like whack-a-mole,” Mr Hodge said. On social media, another resident expressed frustration. “We visit the nursing home there for the past 12 months and it is disgusting.
Council clean it and the next day the pile starts again,” the resident wrote. Mr Hodge said he’d like council to implement long-term solutions to prevent the rubbish from piling up such as installing CCTV, communicating the issue to owners corporations in the area, and educating residents via door-knocking. Brimbank council confi rmed it is aware of the issue. “Brimbank’s litter enforcement team has reached out to residents and owners corporations in the local area to improve education about how to responsibly dispose of hard-to-recycle household rubbish,” a council spokesperson said.
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“Th rough its comprehensive illegal dumping action plan, Brimbank City Council is implementing a range of measures to reduce illegal dumping across Brimbank. Th is includes additional enforcement officers to investigate reports and issue fi nes, additional CCTV cameras at known dumping hotspots, increased education, as well as daily cleansing crews to remove dumped rubbish from hotspot areas. “Brimbank City Council also encourages residents to help address the issue by reporting illegal dumping through the ‘report it’ function on Brimbank’s website [brimbank.vic.gov.au/report-it].”
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