West Gate Tunnel Project is causing headaches for residents
Residents in the west are fed up with the increased traffic in the area due to the West Gate Tunnel Project, with residential side...
New program for students to tackle suicide and self-harm
Leading youth mental health organisation Orygen is preparing to start a new program, which will work with international students to build a digital program...
Real Madrid puts young guns through their paces
Fifty of the state’s rising soccer stars were treated to a chance to train alongside legendary Real Madrid striker Emilio Butragueño in Yarraville on...
Cops go on bay watch
Hobsons Bay’s summer policing team has launched Operation Mercury to target antisocial behaviour around Williamstown and Altona beaches.
Police are simultaneously running Operation Teetotaller, with...
Laverton North fire
More than 30 firefighters attended a suspicious fire at a vacant factory in Sayers Road, Laverton North this morning.
The MFB has issued a statement...
New playground at Hansen Reserve opens
A new playground has opened in Hansen Reserve, West Footscray.
The new playground is designed around a ‘quarry theme’, which reflects the historic use of...
Point Cook crash: Freed Footscray driver dies in hospital
A Footscray man rescued after being trapped in his car for more than three hours following a horrendous five-vehicle collision on the Princes Freeway...
‘Unspeakable crimes’ take toll on MP
Constant exposure to details of “unspeakable crimes and traumatic events” has triggered a three-month leave of absence by police and corrections minister and Williamstown...
Verge garden to stay
Maribyrnong resident Debra Harding is relieved she will be able to continue caring for her verge garden, after a close call with council.
Late last...
Chekd this out, Williamstown man launches review app
A 27-year-old Williamstown entrepreneur has launched his first start-up, the Chekd app, which aims to ensure reviews of local businesses are the most reliable...
Nominate someone special
Maribyrnong council has announced that the 2024 Civic Award nominations are now open.
Each year, council honours members of the community who have gone above...
Western Bulldogs welcomes government budget commitment
The Western Bulldogs have welcomed the federal government's budget investment of $15 million to fully redevelop its home at Whitten Oval.
The funding will contribute...
Petitions call for parking changes
Hobsons Bay council has received two petitions calling for improved parking conditions in the municipality.
At a council meeting on Tuesday, September 12, councillors were...
Woman’s body was burnt, court told, as man appears on murder charge
Confronting details of a Ballarat woman’s death have been aired in court as it was revealed her body was badly burnt before being discovered...
Snapshot of COVID mortality released
A new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that the Omicron wave from January to September 2022 was the deadliest...
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Supporting more Victorians with financial counselling
The state government is supporting thousands of Victorians doing it tough, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, through free access to financial counselling...
