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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: 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: 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 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: 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...

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: 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: 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...

My Place: Heather Horrocks, Footscray

Heather Horrocks, Footscray writer, artist and community leader, has dedicated herself to revealing the true heart of the Footscray community for more than two decades....

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....

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...

Airing dreams of stardom

Troy Barrett is about to amp up rocking out to heavy metal in the privacy of his lounge to the next level. The Yarraville guitar...

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...

From the Archives, The Mail/Advertiser July 22

Footscray Advertiser July 23, 1975 Some doctors in the western suburbs were verbally blasted yesterday by Mr Ralph Willis, MHR. “Some doctors are using the introduction...

From the Archives: Mail and Advertiser

Footscray Mail July 13, 1935 Cr Hester claimed at the council meeting on Monday that only the apathy of the Footscray Hospital committee prevented the establishment...

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Glory appoint O’Dell

New Yarraville Glory coach Andy O’Dell was itching to get back into coaching. O’Dell was set to coach Whittlesea United this year and had gone...