My Place: Louise El Ali
Altona North’s Louise El Ali says volunteering is the most rewarding of her roles. She talks to Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?
I...
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Footscray Mail
November 3, 1934
Again, the Footscray Council, on Monday night, was disturbed by an argument in which heated words were exchanged. This time it...
My Place: Sweeney Preston
Sweeney Preston, star athlete and winner of the recent West Side Open Mic comedy award, tells Benjamin Millar he is a big fan of...
ART: Your day out on the tiles
World-renowned Altona-based artist Julee Latimer is inviting people to help create a community mosaic as part of Hobsons Bay’s Art in Public Places program.
Running...
HONOUR: State says thanks to June
Cancer patients who have no support can depend on June Hansen.
The 82-year-old Spotswood grandmother, who has been volunteering for more than half her life,...
PROFILE: Pallavi Sharda living Bollywood dream
It could be a script: beautiful young girl chafes against the academic expectations of her high-achieving parents and runs away to become a Bollywood...
My Place – Rino Vari
When Rino Vari took the reins at a beloved West Footscray family fruit and vegetable business, he knew he had big shoes to fill....
From the Archives: 1965-1975
Footscray Mail
April 1, 1965
The Minister for Transport (Mr E.R. Meagher) told a deputation last week that he would examine suggested alternatives to the Somerville...
SPECIAL: Bev Brock | Life without limits
Six weeks before he died, on September 8, 2006, Peter Brock phoned the woman who had shared his life for 28 years and from...
AUSTRALIA DAY: Hyperactive program awaits all
A string of Australia Day celebrations will be held across the inner-west this Sunday.
From 10am-12.30pm, Maribyrnong’s Coulson Gardens will host an event packed with...
My Place: Ian Brown
Footscray through and through, recent police officer of the year Ian Brown tells Benjamin Millar he is enjoying more time to explore the area...
My Place: Pamela Stock
Spotswood’s Pam Stock has volunteered at Gateway Community Services for about 15 years. She speaks to Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?
I’ve lived...
Arts takes Jenny to happy places
It’s been a long time between exhibitions for artist Jenny Prabhu. The 77-year-old Hoppers Crossing resident unveiled a mix of local landscapes and portraits...
SPECIAL: Colour Box Studio thinks outside the square
"It was a bit of a dream and this place was a bit of a dump,” says Amie Batalibasi, founder and director of Colour...
From the Archives: 1965-1975
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors
Footscray Advertiser
April 28, 1965
These Footscray men, who served Australia with distinction during two world wars,...
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Take care and be aware
Melbourne paramedics are urging Victorians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to access alternative care options and get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations...
