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Police investigate armed robbery in Yarraville

Police are appealing for public assistance following an armed robbery in Yarraville earlier this year. Investigators have been told a car pulled over to the...

Arrest following fatal Footscray stabbing

Police have arrested a 12-year-old girl following a fatal stabbing in Footscray early on Thursday morning. Emergency services were called to a Barkly Street address...

A men’s health mo-vement

(intro) As the leading charity tackling men’s mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer on a global scale, Movember is helping...

Willy station wins nationally

The Ferguson Street Level crossing removal has taken home the top honour at the 2023 National Landscape Architecture Awards. The project won the landscape architecture...

Three Bandidos OMCG members charged

A Maribyrnong man is among those charged following a serious assault in Geelong last month. Police conducted search warrants on Wednesday, November 15, at residential...

Nursery may wither

A petition has been created in support of Newport Lakes Native Nursery, which is facing possible closure due to Hobsons Bay council’s move to...

The importance of trees

Trees have such a beneficial impact on our lives. Tree-lined streets and parks look beautiful, sure, but they are actually far more important than that. The...

Maribyrnong’s new mayor

Councillor Cuc Lam has been elected as mayor of Maribyrnong for the next 12 months. The Stony Creek Ward councillor was promoted from her 2022-23...

Tyler is Hobsons Bay mayor

Councillor Matt Tyler has been elected as mayor of Hobsons Bay for the next 12 months. The Wetlands Ward councillor was promoted from his 2022-23...

Rotary fulfils rowing dreams

Footscray High School has received a $3000 donation from West Footscray and Williamstown Rotary clubs, to purchase quad oars to be used in their...

Footscray hospital site under evaluation

Feedback is being sort on how the existing Footscray Hospital site could be used when services move to the new hospital in 2025. The state...

90 years of Darrel

James 'Darrel' Munn celebrated his 90th birthday on Monday, November 13 with those he loves most. Darrel has lived in Altona for more than...

My Smart Garden wins

My Smart Garden has been recognised for its innovative way of spreading the sustainability message with a Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria award. The program picked...

The best of business

The best of the local business community was celebrated at the 2023 Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards. Seven businesses were recognised at the gala event...

Crafting first time authors

Author Emma Bowd recently worked with year 3, 4, 5 and 6 students at Braybrook's Dinjerra Primary School to transform a story into a...

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Catch the critters at night in Eynesbury

School holidays means late nights, and what better way to spend a late night than armed with a torch in the bushland of Eynesbury? From...