FROM THE ARCHIVES
50 years ago
November 12, 1964
Footscray FC supporters who do not have the ready cash to purchase membership tickets next season will be able to...
My Place: Maxine Elliott
Community-minded Maxine Elliott loves the vibrancy and harmony of the Maribyrnong melting pot, but she tells Benjamin Millar that she sees potential for a...
My Wyndham: Louise Thompson
If you’ve had a baby at Werribee Mercy Hospital, chances are you’ve met Louise Thompson. The maternity department nurse unit manager was there when...
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...
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...
BEACH: Kids prove swimming’s cool
Christian and sister Charlotte braved the cold water at Williamstown beach to help launch the VICSWIM Summer Kidz Program this week.
More than 7500 children...
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...
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...
My Place: Peter Weaver, Altona
Peter Weaver, Altona Laverton Historical Society president and a “third generation Altona boy”, has dedicated his life to unearthing and preserving Hobsons Bay’s history....
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...
HEALTH: Prodding saved a life
A visit to a GP has probably saved the life of Altona Meadows resident Kevin Nightingale.
But like many men of his vintage, it took...
7 things to do: Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay
Footscray classes
Footscray U3A is conducting classes in Photoshop, creative writing, history, art, cryptic xwords and basic computers at 10 Hyde Street, Footscray in the...
My Place: Uncle Roy Alexander
Uncle Roy Alexander, a member of the stolen generation, never knew his family. Yet Maribyrnong’s Citizen of the Year tells Benjamin Millar a quiet...
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
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...
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Milisavljevic into hall of fame
Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame.
Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...
