Cultural help for alcohol and drugs
A Braybrook-based program is helping women in the Vietnamese community in Melbourne’s north-west to overcome alcohol and drug (AOD) issues.
The Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association...
Altona North home destroyed by fire
A family home in Altona North was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon.
Fire crews arrived at the scene on McArthurs Road about 1pm on...
19 Sands Place, Williamstown 3016
This is one sophisticated abode. Oozing luxe, the tri-level – plus rooftop terrace – residence is a mere three-minute saunter across Sadler Reserve to...
Lone figure salutes fallen at Williamstown cenotaph
A lone figure saluting the fallen at Williamstown cenotaph represented many for this year's Anzac Day dawn service.
Members of the community were urged to...
Lifeline for arts community
Footscray Community Arts Centre has been thrown a lifeline after the state government announced a $16.8 million survival package for Victoria's creative and cultural sector.
Executive director Robyn...
Driver licence testing resumes
Driver licence testing resumed on Monday with more than 200 staff employed to meet the coronavirus backlog.
Tests were suspended on March 25, putting on...
Record development in Spotswood
Work has started on the largest residential development in Spotswood’s history, a $275 million, 334-dwelling apartment and retail complex.
The Suleman Group family business will own...
Rare wallaby sighting in Newport
A student has sighted a wallaby never before seen in urban areas at Newport, which may be attributed to the COVID lockdowns.
Newport's Mel Sheedy,...
The purpose of marketing
What is marketing?
These days the term gets mixed up with public relations, digital marketing, social media etc and so it is not uncommon...
VU ready to welcome back international students
Victoria University has welcomed the state government's plan to get international students back in the country and back into universities.
The state government recently announced...
Police appeal for information after one of their vehicles was rammed in Altona North
Police are appealing for information after a police car was rammed in Altona North on Friday.
Police noticed a Holden Commodore sedan without a rear...
Employment service heads to the west
A not-for-profit employment organisation is bringing its services to the western suburbs to support job seekers who are struggling to find work.
MEGT will be...
Keeping an eagle eye on A-double and B-double drivers
The Maribyrnong Truck Action Group and Maribyrnong council have welcomed another step in discouraging trucks away from the area's local roads to cut back...
State government introduces recycling reform
Victorian households, such as those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will be able to recycle everything from soft plastics to used pizza boxes in...
Promoting river health in film
Nikki Kowalczyk is the Maribyrnong waterways co-ordinator for the newly founded organisation Maribyrnong River and Waterways Association.
“We are an offshoot from the Yarra Riverkeeper...
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Man charged in relation to synagogue attack
A Williamstown man has been charged over his alleged role in the theft of the blue VW Golf, which was later used by those...
