Stay on track with train update texts
Metro Trains has launched a new SMS service to notify commuters of upcoming works in a more efficient manner.
Locals can opt in by subscribing...
More blood donors demanded
Victorians are again being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and donate blood to save a life this spring – as ongoing high demand...
Study finds hip changes in young footballers
A study on AFL draftees has shown changes to their hips early in their careers.
Researchers from La Trobe University studied 58 pain-free male AFL...
Incontinence costs soar: report
Incontinence costs Australia more than $100 billion a year according to a new report conducted by Deloitte Access Economics.
The report, commissioned by the Continence...
AFL records membership record
The AFL has announced an all-time club membership record of 1,319,687 for the 2024 season.
The number surpasses the previous record of 1,264,952 set last...
Melbourne to host environment conference
Melbourne has been selected to host the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference in 2026.
The conference series is renowned for addressing key issues in...
Giant fuel tank falls
Motorists crossing the Millers Road rail overpass on the way to Altona will now notice a big difference, with the giant fuel tank situated...
Cr Hemphill suspended
Former Hobsons Bay mayor and long-time councillor Peter Hemphill has been suspended for one month after an independent arbiter made misconduct findings against him.
In...
Diversity drives defence career
Flying Officer Kim Sim Lee hasn’t looked back since swapping his international tech career in Malaysia for a life in Australia.
Migrating with his family...
Men’s shed motor through August
Members of the Hobsons Bay men's shed in Altona put the pedal to the metal during August, participating in a number of motoring events.
On...
Williamstown leaf collection to return
Leaf collection and gutter clearing will return to the streets of Williamstown next autumn, after a petition calling for the reinstatement of the service...
EPA fines Laverton North concreting company
A Laverton North company that failed to contain wastewaters from its concrete batching business has been fined almost $10,000 by Environment Protection Authority (EPA)...
Company fined for cleanup non-compliance
A Brooklyn company that failed to supply a cleanup plan for contaminated land it owns has been fined $5,928 by the Environmental Protection Authority...
Storytime leaving no one out
Braybrook is now home to a program giving hard of hearing children the chance to be a part of library storytime every week.
Auslan Bilingual...
Yarraville library move endorsed
The Yarraville library is set to move with Maribyrnong council endorsing its relocation at a meeting on September 10.
Following community consultation, council voted in...
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Paramedic practitioner bill introduced
Paramedic practitioners are one step closer to becoming a reality in Victoria with the state government introducing a bill into parliament to enshrine the...
