Delivering some good news
When Andy Fithall began his new job he hit the ground running.
Just three weeks later the world was a very different place.
The Kingsville father...
Call to open Whitten Oval
Maribyrnong residents are calling on the Western Bulldogs to open Whitten Oval to the public for exercising and dog walking during the coronavirus lockdown.
Footscray...
Tune in to lockdown with guitars on loan
A charity that repairs old guitars is loaning out instruments through Hobsons Bay Libraries for residents to learn to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guitars...
Move to protect Altona wetlands
Moves are underway to protect one of "the most important wetlands on earth" in Altona's backyard.
The sandbar next to Doug Grant Reserve and Apex...
My Place: Belle Hadiwidjaja
When the coronavirus lockdown put a freeze on Belle Hadiwidjaja’s beloved ice skating, she strapped on her rollerskates and took to the streets of...
Maribyrnong council’s new look
Maribyrnong council has three incumbents re-elected and four new councillors, in Victorian Electoral Commission provisional results released today.
Current Labor mayor Sarah Carter has been...
State seat shake-up for inner west
The Altona district has been abolished and new districts of Laverton and Point Cook created in its place as part of sweeping changes to...
Hobsons Bay warned not to let guard down
Exposure sites across Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay have grown in the past week, with multiple major supermarkets and a children's centre impacted.
It comes as...
Lest we forget
Thousands of people gathered around Williamstown’s Cenotaph this morning as part of Anzac Day commemorations organised by the Newport RSL Sub-Branch.
About 2,500 people from...
Western Bulldogs Community Foundation enters new partnership to help support youth in the west
The Western Bulldogs Community Foundation (WBCF) have teamed up with a public healthcare facility developer to help continue their work helping the youth in...
New look civic centre on show
Creative workshops and family activities will take over the recently refurbished Hobsons Bay Civic Centre over two weeks of events next month.
Hobsons Bay council...
Maribyrnong man runs life-saving ultra marathon
A Maribyrnong local ran more than 70 kilometres in a single day to raise money for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September.
Jaz Obradovic went...
Forum discusses air quality
A tri-council forum on the west's air quality problem found it was yet to produce any solutions, according to one participant.
The July 21 forum...
Police investigate West Gate Freeway fight
Police are investigating an affray on the Westgate Freeway earlier this month.
Police have been told traffic had slowed in the outbound lanes of the...
Artists show their west side
Western suburbs artists of all ages will be celebrated in a new exhibition opening in Footscray on August 2.
The Show Your West Side Art...
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Camera request rejected
A Maribyrnong councillor and resident of Footscray’s Joseph Road apartment precinct said she was "extremely disappointed” her request that a road safety camera...
