My Place: Ann Marie Harris
A Hobsons Bay resident for about 15 years, Ann Marie Harris is a tireless advocate for the rights of people with a disability. She...
My Place: Mehmet Balikel
Turkish community leader and proud grandfather Mehmet Balikel, a former restaurateur, journalist, jeweller, factory worker and soldier, tells Benjamin Millar he has never been...
What’s On: Maribyrnong/Hobsons Bay
Wine, cheese and book chat
Sun Bookshop is proud to host a wine, cheese and chats evening with writer Toni Jordan as she discusses her...
History of Williamstown Racecourse revealed
All that remains of the former Williamstown racecourse is a concrete stairway that leads nowhere and foundations buried in undergrowth.
Williamstown historian Tom Ferris has...
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...
SPECIAL: Ride to help end vicious cycle
A Bosnian refugee from Maribyrnong is cycling 415 kilometres through Cambodia to raise money and awareness for women and girls who have been sold...
SPECIAL: Ajak Deng | In her own skin
She’s one of Australia’s most sought-after models, tipped to follow in the footsteps of Miranda Kerr and and Jessica Hart. At 24 and based...
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...
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Altona Star
February 19, 1975
The Housing Commission has lodged an appeal against the refusal by the Board of Works to approve a proposed residential development...
Poll: Do you support paid parking in Yarraville?
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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...
OBITUARY: Colourful chronicler Larry Noye
One of the west’s most colourful characters and thorough chroniclers of history, veteran journalist Larry Noye (28.7.1928-11.3.2014) has died, aged 85.
The Seaholme resident, whose...
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Footscray Advertiser
January 27, 1965
The charitable work of the Footscray Lions Club was eulogised in Footscray Court on Monday when four members faced charges over...
Author Helen Razer scornful of ‘Saint Julia’
Williamstown Literary Festival panellist Helen Razer “really couldn’t give a toss” about Tony Abbott’s infamous wink.
The acerbic-tongued author says her interest is in policy,...
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...
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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.
Basketball...
