My Place: Ronel Langley
When Ronel Langley moved from South Africa to Australia, she decided to call Altona home. Now living here with her partner, Marius, and their...
My Place: Peter and Lola Anderson
Anyone who enjoys a visit to the urban oasis that is Yarraville’s Cruickshank Park can thank Peter and Lola Anderson for their tireless campaign...
Marilyn King dedicates herself to mature-age unemployed
Marilyn King has dedicated herself to supporting mature-age unemployed workers and their families, but she tells Benjamin Millar she still finds the odd moment...
My Place: Peter Max
Spotswood’s Peter Max is passionate about cars, motorcycles and people. He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?
I’ve been here about 14...
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....
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...
Lachlan McCracken on his passion for social justice
Seaholme’s Lachlan McCracken, 18, has been chosen as one of this year’s World Vision youth ambassadors.
He tells Goya Dmytryshchak about his passion for social...
My Place: Craig MacCallum
Laverton resident and Hobsons Bay SES unit controller Craig MacCallum says he finds peace sitting by the sea and watching the world go by....
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...
My Place: Trevor Monti
Barrister, Ned Kelly buff and Williamstown Football Club’s longest-serving president Trevor Monti talks to Goya Dmytryshchak
What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?
I have lived in...
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...
Peter Knight blows Seddon’s trumpet
Living in the inner-west has heavily shaped the music and outlook of award-winning Seddon musician and composer Peter Knight.
What is your connection with Seddon?
We...
Geoff Mitchelmore on his passion for the environment
Altona North’s Geoff Mitchelmore is a former industrial chemist who has devoted his life to greening Kororoit Creek.
He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection...
Giuseppe “Joe” Inserra on living in Laverton since 1964
Giuseppe “Joe” Inserra has lived in Laverton since 1964.
He will be promoting the Victorian Seniors Festival in October, which is when he turns 80.
He...
Yarraville’s Will Larsen on his Melbourne Fringe Festival show
Award-winning Yarraville percussionist, drummer and composer Will Larsen tells Benjamin Millar his Melbourne Fringe Festival show has something special in store for music and...
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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,...
