My place: Fatoum Souki
Altona North’s Fatoum Souki was a volunteer lawyer at the Western Suburbs Legal Service before starting her own practice in Newport. Ms Souki promotes...
THE HILLIER VIEW: Manners still matter
In football speak, they are known as the “not negotiables” – the things you just do, without thinking.
What are the things you want your...
SPECIAL: Mission to help
Sunshine resident Dinesh Jayasuriya was watching the nightly news when he first heard of the powerful tropical cyclone dubbed Typhoon Haiyan that hit the...
FILM FESTIVAL: Setting Sun starts Friday in Yarraville
The west’s very own short film festival lights up the silver screen in Yarraville this weekend.
The inaugural Setting Sun Short Film Festival starts at...
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...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Mail, Star & Advertiser
Footscray Mail
June 25, 1955
Councillor Alfred Edwards, 62, a former mayor of Footscray, collapsed when he left general sessions on Wednesday after a jury had...
My Place: Supina Bytol
Indonesian-Malaysian multidisciplinary artist Supina Bytol, an advocate for grassroots projects, tells Benjamin Millar she has found “another family” at Footscray Community Arts Centre
What do...
My Place: Rachael Robertson
Williamstown’s Rachael Robertson led an Antarctic expedition in 2005 and wrote a best seller called Leading on the Edge about her experience. She is...
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...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Car boot sale
Hobsons Bay Men’s Shed is holding a car boot sale and sausage sizzle from 10am-3pm on January 24. Sites $10 and free...
From the archives: July 30, 1975
Footscray Western Suburbs Advertiser
July 30, 1975
Opening day at the mammoth Highpoint West regional shopping centre in Maribyrnong is now a little more than a...
Blackbird takes flight
A Footscray filmmaker is delving into the dark past of Australia’s sugar trade.
An Australian-Solomon Islander, Amie Batalibasi’s latest film project, Blackbird, traces the neglected...
TOP ARTS 2014: Creative westies turning heads
The west’s most talented young artists are drawing attention as part of this year’s 20th anniversary exhibition ofStArt Up: Top Arts 2014.
The exhibition, which...
Faces are Paul’s forte
An esteemed St Albans artist is hoping his latest portrait will inspire a new generation across the west at his burgeoning art school.
Paul Borg’s...
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...
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Exum, Giddey, Vasiljevic in Boomers squad
Three western suburbs natives, Josh Giddey, Dante Exum and DJ Vasiljevic are still in the mix for the Australian Boomers team for the Olympics.
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