Racing reunion on track
It has been 60 years since Tracey’s Speedway Maribyrnong closed and to mark the occasion a reunion is being held at the original site.
Organiser...
Funds needed to fight
Three Maribyrnong residents have joined forces against the ongoing Paintback proposal dispute in West Footscray, creating a go-fund-me to pay for legal representation to...
A toxic discovery
Hobsons Bay council has closed five additional reserves after testing confirmed the presence of material containing bonded asbestos.
Council announced sections of Crofts Reserve, Hosken...
Metro grants up for grabs
Non-for-profit organisations in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay have the chance to apply for another round of grants being offered by Metro Trains.
Metro’s Moving Melbourne...
More cash containers
Two more Reverse Vending Machine’s have been installed in Hobsons Bay under the state governments Container Deposit Scheme ‘CDS Vic’.
The new points are located...
Celebrating together
It was a vibrant celebration for the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation’s (WBCF) Cultural Diversity Week 2024 at the Bowery Theatre and Errington Reserve in...
FUNdraising made easy
No one expected this small school of 320 students to raise $15,000 for Yarraville’s Foodbank, but St Leo the Great Primary School in Altona...
50 arrested as part of operation
Police in Melbourne’s west arrested 50 people as part of a concerted approach to target youth gang members and other repeat young offenders ahead...
Man charged after Williamstown aggravated burglary and police car ramming
Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged a man following an alleged aggravated burglary and ramming of a police vehicle in Williamstown on...
EPA’s rainy day checklist for business
Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria says businesses, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, should treat recent heavy rains as a dress rehearsal for...
Reminder to check your smoke alarm
This weekend marks the end of daylight saving and Victorian firefighters are asking Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay residents to test their smoke alarms after...
The next big step in fight against heart disease
The Heart Foundation is launching its biggest-ever physical activity campaign, Walking Wins, to encourage 400,000 Australians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to...
New chair of the Local Government Grants Commission
The state government has announced Steven Kingshott as the new Chairperson of the Victorian Local Government Grants Commission (VLGGC).
Mr Kingshott has extensive experience across...
CSIRO telescope becomes stellar ‘speed camera’ in world-first experiment
In a world first, researchers have measured the jets of neutron stars to be moving at 114,000km per second – one-third the speed of...
Helping international students thrive
More international students in Victoria , including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will be supported to thrive away from home following the Economic...
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Exum, Giddey, Vasiljevic in Boomers squad
Three western suburbs natives, Josh Giddey, Dante Exum and DJ Vasiljevic are still in the mix for the Australian Boomers team for the Olympics.
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