Staff stand-off fuels seaweed stench
A bitter union dispute shows no sign of easing as Hobsons Bay council staff continue work bans implemented before summer, including not removing seaweed...
Fighting fund set up
Western Health has established a dedicated Respiratory Assessment Clinic at Sunshine Hospital and prepared new wards with extra acute and intensive care capacity for...
Man dies in Princes Freeway crash
A man has died in a multi-vehicle crash on the Princes Freeway at Laverton early Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to the smash, near...
Kaleidoscope of art
Hobsons Bay’s creative side will be on show when the first projects of the council’s Art Apart program get underway this month.
Launched in response...
Jetty collapse prompts closures
A pier and two jetties at Williamstown have been closed amid fears for public safety after a section of Boyd Jetty collapsed, leaving the...
Plaza bid for Hall Street, Spotswood
By Goya Dmytryshchak
Community group Better West has submitted a petition with more than 1000 signatures asking for part of Hall Street at Spotswood to...
Man slashed during Seabrook home invasion
A man was slashed with a machete while a woman managed to fend off armed intruders during a home invasion in Seabrook last month.
Police...
Wild weather cuts power across the inner-west
Almost 45,000 Jemena customers remain without power due to widespread outages caused by Friday morning’s wild weather, including close to 7000 in Newport and...
Over 40 COVID-19 exposures sites in Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay
Update: Ten of Victoria’s 71 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases reported today are connected to the Newport cluster.
COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said the...
Community connection is key
Note from Hobsons Bay council: The column which was published on April 21 was not authored by councillor Matt Tyler and did not reflect...
High-rise homes for those in need in Footscray
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria's housing provider VincentCare Community Housing has taken the first step towards welcoming 92 new community housing opportunities...
Community service on the move
Maribyrnong residents are reminded that customer service help will not be available at the Footscray Town Hall while redevelopment works are underway.
Maribyrnong council's customer...
Man dies in Maidstone house fire
A man has died following a house fire in Maidstone during the early hours of Tuesday, October 4.
A Fire Rescue Victoria spokesperson said FRV...
Upgraded traffic signals light up Hobsons Bay
New traffic signals at the Douglas Parade and Simcock Avenue intersection have been upgraded with the installation of new lighting.
The intersection now has...
Prevention key to knife crime
Concerns for youth crime are mounting, with the west recording two separate fatal knife incidents that killed two teenage boys in recent weeks.
Veteran western...
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Westgate takes step into Big V
It’s been a number of years in the making, with a dream now a reality for Westgate and having a Big V team.
Basketball Victoria...
