Community News

Free Parent Webinars

Brimbank Youth Services are offering free parent webinars in October run by great presenters who are experts in their field. These two webinars are part of a response to the RYAS data indicating that 50 – 70% of male secondary school students are gaming excessively and 45 – 60% of female secondary school students are texting between midnight and 6am.

Please see the flyers below for more details and how to register. 

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Free parenting programs - Drummond St Services

Check out the flyers below for more information about free parenting programs, online or on site, being run by Drummond St Services during October and November. 

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Talking to children about smoking and vaping

New resources are available for parents and carers to understand the risks of smoking and vaping, and help them talk to their children about it. There is also information on where to get support. 

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Do you love playing cricket?

Seabrook Cricket Club is looking for players this season. 

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Bike/Scooter Helmets

A message from your local police

Victoria Police would like to remind everyone that all users of bikes and scooters (including the motorised versions) MUST wear helmets unless exempt. Police have had concerns raised by members of our community, and it is quite apparent that residents have become complacent regarding these laws. Mandatory bicycle helmet laws were introduced in July 1990. This applies when riding:

• on roads and road-related areas
• on bike and shared paths
• in bike lanes
• in recreational parks
• in car parks
• on footpaths.

Police can stop bike and scooter riders and issue a fine or warning for not wearing an approved bicycle helmet. The current fine for this offence is $231. Research indicates that bike helmets greatly reduce the risk of head injuries, which are the major cause of death and injury to bike riders.

• Bicycle helmets reduce the chances of a serious head injury by almost 70%.
• Two years after introducing bicycle helmet laws in 1990, there was a 23% reduction in head injuries in Victoria. 

This is a significant safety issue, and Police encourage you all to look after yourselves, your family and friends.

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Works on Mt Derrimut Road - Project Update

Please see below an update on night works in Deer Park in September due to the Level Crossing Removal Project in Mt Derrimut Road. 

Here are the key impacts: 

Station Road, between Wood Street and Tilburn Road

• One southbound lane will be closed from 7am Monday 5 September to early October
• A further southbound lane will be closed while we work during off-peak times:
  • from 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday and 7am to 1pm Saturdays, from Monday 5 to late September
  • all day and overnight on Saturdays and Sundays, from Thursday 15 to Friday 23 September, and from Friday 30 September to Friday 7 October  
• One lane will remain open at all times

Left turn from Station Road into Tilburn Road and right turn from Mt Derrimut Road into Tilburn Road

The left turn from Station Road into Tilburn Road, and right turn from Mt Derrimut Road into Tilburn Road will be closed at times during September and October:

• From 7.30pm to 5.30am each night:  
  • Thursday 15 September 
  • Monday 19 to Thursday 22 September
  • Monday 3 to Thursday 6 October
• Round the clock (day and night):
  • from 7.30pm Friday 16 to 5.30am Monday 19 September
  • from 7.30pm Friday 30 September to 5.30am Monday 3 October
• Turning from Station Road: Detour via Mt Derrimut, Boundary and Fitzgerald roads
• Turning from Mt Derrimut Road: Detour via Station, Ballarat, Fitzgerald and Western Ring roads

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