A love for family, learning and Scrabble
Baptcare Westhaven Community Footscray resident Audrey Clifton has seen the world transform around her over the past 100 years.
However, one thing has never changed:...
Taking action against beach waste
Altona community members are invited to help clean up Altona Beach next month to encourage action against pollution.
A group of Year 9 Westbourne Grammar...
90 years of Yarraville’s Mouth Organ Band
Today marks the Yarraville Mouth Organ Band’s 90th birthday, established in 1933 by Ernie Weybury after he saw a 12-year-old boy playing a mouth...
Police investigate Altona burglary
Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a burglary in Altona last month.
It is understood an unknown man entered a residential address on...
Community newspapers under threat
Independent community newspapers may be forced to close within weeks unless the federal government unlocks up to $40 million in urgent funding.
With a number...
Maribyrnong cuts speed limits to 40km/h
By Goya Dmytryshchak
Speed limits will be cut to 40km/h on most council-owned local roads in Footscray, Kingsville and Yarraville by June.
It follows the...
Illegal rubbish dumping spikes
Bin contamination and illegal rubbish dumping have spiked in Maribyrnong following COVID-19 restrictions.
Maribyrnong council is advising residents not to leave home to donate goods...
Chemical storage anger
Toxic chemicals are being stored without a permit just 420 metres from Brooklyn homes, causing an outcry from surrounding residents.
A retrospective planning permit application...
COVID spurs council tilt
The COVID-19 crisis has spurred a young community leader to leap into the race to serve on Maribyrnong council.
Mohamed Semra, 21, said the way...
Special order a piece of cake
A Christmas lockdown wish has come true.
When UK citizen Colin Evans couldn't see his daughter in Williamstown due to COVID-19, he reached out to...
Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards finalists announced
Following more than 18 months of adversity and challenges forced by the lengthy COVID-19 lockdowns, Hobsons Bay’s best businesses are being recognised in the...
January 26 feedback focus
Almost 40,000 postcards are being delivered to Maribyrnong residents seeking views on how the council should recognise the legacy of January 26.
The council is...
Youth ballet leaps into Hobsons Bay
An original youth ballet about a renowned historic female figure is coming to Hobsons Bay this summer.
‘Mary Stuart, The Escape from Loch Leven’ will...
Free summer movie nights in Maribyrnong
Maribyrnong council will be holding free family movie nights thanks to the installation of new LED scoreboards at a number of reserves and ovals...
Musical imagination from young minds
A group of Maribyrnong children have been busy designing the ultimate instrument or 'kidstrument' as part of a school holiday program.
Playable Streets artists Glen...
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More accessibility for a day out on the water
Boaters throughout Victoria, including in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will find it easier and more accessible to enjoy a day out on the water,...
