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Heritage overlay tension building

Mathew Spiteri and his wife purchased their Spotswood home in September 2022. Shortly after settling, they were notified their home is listed on an...

Flood group works to clean up mess

A group of Maribyrnong residents and council representatives is striving to help flood-affected residents get back on their feet. The Maribyrnong Community Recovery Committee was...

More than $684,000 recovered for workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $684,543 in wages for 1004 underpaid workers after investigating employers in Melbourne’s food precincts, including in the inner...

Police investigate armed robbery at Spotswood

Police are appealing for assistance from the public following an armed robbery in Spotswood last week. Officers have been told an unknown man wearing a...

Learning new skills

Maribyrnong council has organised it’s Connect and Communicate program to come back for another year. The tech based program is designed for seniors designed...

Property market a mixed bag

Prospective homeowners were not prepared to pay the big bucks in the last year, according to new Real Estate Institute of Victoria data. Annual data...

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...

Nine charged, drugs, cars, firearms and over $750k seized

Police have charged nine people and seized drugs, firearms, swords, luxury handbags and over $750,000 in cash following an investigation into alleged drug trafficking...

Hobsons Bay opens it’s doors

Open House Melbourne will be returning to Hobsons Bay later this month, offering a rare glimpse inside some of the municipality's most interesting buildings....

Planting for National Tree Day

Both Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong council’s will be celebrating National Tree Day this year with tree planting days. National Tree Day is an event held...

Art Prize winners sketched in stone

The winners of the 2023 Footscray Art Prize have been announced, in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition. The $20,000 main prize has...

Celebrating one year of service

Workforce Australia Services provider MEGT is celebrating one year of service to the west. Earlier this week, not-for-profit organisation MEGT hit their 12 month milestone...

Good news for Foodbank

Podcaster Andy Fithall believes that no news is not good news. That's his mantra for describing the guests on his podcast, as well as...

Running into a bright future

Williamstown's Sofi Barac and her daughter Natalija participated in Run Melbourne on Sunday, July 16, to raise funds for NextSense, which holds a special...

Locals show their west side

Sally Walshe launched her community focused art exhibition, called Show Your WEST-SIDE last week. Walshe, who is also known as 'LaDY MoHaWK' said the opening...

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Shelled athletes race for gold

The Paris Olympics may have ended, but for a group of bustling and energetic tortoises at Werribee Open Range Zoo, the games are just...