Discover Your Own Backyard – Hobsons Bay
Discover the hidden gems in Hobsons Bay! For fantastic strip shopping, festivals and outdoor experiences you can't go past Williamstown, Newport and Altona. Situated...
Calombaris sails into Williamstown with Hellenic Hotel
The wait is almost over for the grand opening Williamstown's Hellenic Hotel, the first western suburbs venture for MasterChef star George Calombaris.
After lengthy delays and an...
Footscray artist to send portraits around the world
A Footscray photographer is capturing slices of local life to share across the globe.
Ashlee Laing is setting up his ArtsBox shipping container outside Footscray...
Puppy tale to wag festival
A dog that stole the heart of a Hoppers Crossing animal rescue organisation has been immortilised in a children’s book.
Author Kylie Symons (pictured with...
Williamstown country music duo scores top-10 hit
It’s been a good week for Williamstown country music duo The Long and Short of It.
Patsy Toop and David Baird have climbed the country...
Pawno shines a spotlight on Footscray
Footscray is one of the lead characters in a new film hitting screens nationwide next week.
Premiered at last year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, Pawno...
Toyota 86 auto is no slouch
Automatic sports cars were always an oxymoron. But things have changed a lot, with smoother transmissions, more gears and the semi-manual shifting through the...
Tomato Festival bound for Yarraville Gardens
The Melbourne Tomato Festival could be on its way to Yarraville after organisers pitched their case for the event to be held locally.
Backers of...
Plans brewing for western suburbs social enterprise cafe
Plans are brewing for a new cafe to help vulnerable western suburbs youth break the poverty cycle.
Footscray-based Tomorrow Foundation hopes to open The Common...
Bach meets Yarraville
The spirit of Johann Sebastian Bach collides with the streets of Yarraville in Ricercar, a new musical performance by the Present Tense ensemble.
Bryce Ives...
Film makers seek AC/DC school-concert goers
Altona Film Club is looking for people who saw legendary Australian rock band AC/DC perform at Altona North Technical School or Paisley Park High...
Leap of faith in Footscray for Fringe Festival
A group of performers is taking a leap of faith in Footscray with a new production for the Fringe Festival.
Echo Collective’s Leap, directed by...
Maxine Beneba Clarke takes major poetry prize
The power of poetry to say a lot with a little has long attracted Yarraville writer Maxine Beneba Clarke.
Fifteen years after she began playing...
Victoria University Secondary College: Inspiring students to play their part in creating the future
Inspiring students to play their part in creating the future, Victoria University Secondary College helps students achieve success, respect themselves and others and strengthen...
Short films from Hobsons Bay chosen for festival
Short films by two Hobsons Bay filmmakers will screen at this month's international Joy House Film Festival in Sydney.
Heart of a Lion, by Newport’s Tom...
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Hobsons Bay budget adopted
Community feedback and state government legislation prompted some changes to the 2025-2026 Hobsons Bay budget which was adopted last week.
After being left out of...
