Ward restructure announced for Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay
The state government has confirmed the new ward structure for 39 councils across the state and Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay councils are one of...
Call to rescind motion on Palestine
Local Palestinian residents are asking Hobsons Bay council to rescind a motion in response to a petition addressing the Middle East conflict.
In its meeting...
Newport trees ‘butchered’
Residents living on High Street, Newport, have been left in the dark over the sudden removal of the street’s trees.
It was a quiet December...
Cleaners hung out to dry
Gathered in front of parliament house, Victoria’s school cleaners, many of them from the west and north, united to protest a contract change which...
Take a journey across the bay
John Anrep and Bob Gilpin are friends and artists who have combined their talents to bring a new exhibition to Altona.
The Louis Joel Arts...
Staying active
Being active is an important way to look after your physical and mental wellbeing, and there are a number of initiatives within the City...
Celebrating lifelong neighbours
Not many people can say that they have lived next door to each other for 74 years, but Footscray residents Vern Roberts and Wally...
Childcare centre at threat
More than 70 families who attend Saltwater Child Care Centre are at risk of having to find another place to send their children if...
Westside wanders into Maribyrnong
Eat Drink Westside is on again to satisfy the western suburbs’ growing appetite for good food and wine.
Eat Drink Westside has become a regular...
Cleaning contracts don’t wash
International students are now cleaning school classrooms in Melbourne’s north-west following the slashing of contract hours, according to the United Workers Union (UWU) property...
The gift that won’t give this year
Premier running race the Braybrook Gift has been cancelled for 2024 after a venue clash.
Over 500 applicants, including many from interstate, were warming...
Strongest contender in decades in fight against breast cancer
For decades, hormonal treatment of breast cancer has been going in one direction – blocking estrogen.
Now, a global study involving researchers at the...
Burglaries on the rise
RACV and Neighbourhood Watch are alerting business owners, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, of a 39.8 per cent increase in burglaries in...
Changes to council structure formalised
Thirty-nine Victorian councils, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will have its electoral structure changed by the state government, ahead of the 2024...
Paramedics to consider industrial action
The Victorian Ambulance Union (VAU) has been in negotiations with Ambulance Victoria (AV) for a new enterprise agreement for over a year. The VAU's...
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New location for Cleanaway
A new reverse vending machine refund point has been installed at the Croatian House in Footscray, as part of the state governments Container Deposit...
