Mechanics an institute in Footscray for a century
There were 100 reasons to celebrate as Footscray Mechanics’ Institute secretary Judith Dwyer and president Keith O’Brien cut a cake to mark the institute’s...
Altona: Rabbit baiting at Cherry Lake ‘inhumane’
A Hobsons Bay wildlife rescuer says pindone rabbit baiting being undertaken at Altona’s Cherry Lake causes an agonising and inhumane death and is urging...
Third stint as Maribyrnong mayor for Michael Clarke
Maribyrnong's new mayor Michael Clarke has vowed to redouble the council's efforts and to hold a rates summit as the municipality emerges from the...
Police hunt pokies bandits over north-west armed robberies
Staff and punters at gaming venues across Melbourne’s north and west have been terrorised in a spate of increasingly violent armed robberies.
Armed crime squad...
Laverton: Park, housing in Hobsons Bay council’s $2.6m school plan
Hobsons Bay council has revealed that $2.3 million allocated for a “confidential acquisition” in its 2014-15 budget was to buy the former Laverton Primary School...
SKY High: ALP slammed for inaction and ‘hypocrisy’
Education Minister Martin Dixon has accused the Labor opposition of hypocrisy for promising to consider building a Yarraville area secondary school if returned to...
Court cuts teen’s prison time following appeal
A St Albans teen, who was sentenced to four years’ prison for attempted armed robbery and recklessly causing injury, has had his sentence reduced...
Driver killed in three-car crash in Maribyrnong
A man has died following a head-on car crash in Maribyrnong on Saturday night.
Police at the scene of the fatal collision believe a car travelling...
Plans lodged for 10-storey Spotswood apartments
Plans have been lodged for the biggest residential and retail development in Spotswood’s history.
Consulting firm Urbis has lodged an application with Hobsons Bay council...
Maribyrnong revealed as childhood asthma hotspot
Children in Maribyrnong are being hospitalised with asthma at almost twice the national rate, prompting calls for improvements to air quality.
The first Australian Atlas...
7-Eleven fined for fuel leak at Newport
7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd has been fined more than $7700 for failing to clean up fuel contamination in groundwater under its Newport store.
The Environment...
Arnold Zable telling the human story
Award-winning writer and human rights advocate Arnold Zable will speak at the annual general meeting of Hobsons Bay Refugee Network, which is open to...
All aboard are Tenacious
It will be like a scene from another century when the world’s largest wooden ship leaves Williamstown on Sunday.
Tall ship Tenacious, which arrived in...
Laverton pupils remember unity on Anzac Day
Schoolchildren at Laverton P-12 College decorated their school fence with poppies in honour of Anzac Day as they remembered the sacrifice of Diggers and...
IN FOCUS: Active Audiology listens to customers
In a world where large corporations are gobbling up smaller businesses, Active Audiology in Altona is proudly flying the flag for independence, refusing to surrender its autonomy and ability to deliver a hearing service by expert professionals in the field.
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Whitten Oval vaccine hub plan
Altona Meadows is one of the first suburbs where the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out this week, while talks are under way...
