MARIBYRNONG | HOBSONS BAY

Altona Mobil refinery to close, become import terminal

ExxonMobil has confirmed it will close its Altona refinery after 72 years. ExxonMobil on Wednesday said the refinery was "no longer considered economically viable" and...

Altona Mobil refinery closure imminent?

Mobil is expected to announce the closure of its 72-year-old Altona refinery in Victoria on Wednesday. Mobil is understood to have advised the Victorian government...

Western suburbs locations COVID-19 exposure sites

Two sites in Brimbank and one in Maribyrnong have been listed as high risk COVID-19 exposure sites after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive...

Police hunt woman after man stabbed in Williamstown

A man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed multiple times by a woman during a burglary in Williamstown. The victim has been identified as...

Parkinson’s myth busting seminar

An online seminar for people living with Parkinson's aims to dispel some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding the disease. Brooklyn's Pam West, who founded...

World Wetlands Day in Hobsons Bay

Hobsons Bay residents are invited to celebrate World Wetlands Day at Truganina Explosives Reserve in Altona on Saturday, February 6. Free festivities include a talk...

House prices rise despite COVID

Victoria's housing market has recorded its biggest rise since 2000, with Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay suburbs featuring strongly in Real Estate Institute of Victoria...

Angels history preserved

Life in a local motorcycle club will be celebrated at the launch of a book documenting the western suburbs’ own Angels. Angels is an autobiographical...

WeFo has a new place to play

There’s a new place to play in West Footscray with works recently completed on a trial pop-up park in Clarke Street in Barkly Village. The...

Scholarships to bank on

Two Laverton students have started the school year with scholarships to bank on. Laverton P-12 College students Jammie Garcia and William Aitken have been awarded...

Maribyrnong concerned over airport expansion

The health and residential amenity of Maribyrnong residents would be among the worst affected by Melbourne Airport's expansion, the council has stated in a...

Footscray speed cameras top earners

Footscray has one of the state's highest-earning road safety camera locations, detecting 2930 speeding and unregistered vehicles in the past financial year. The camera in Ballarat...

Truganina Explosives Reserve reveals what’s behind the fence

The Truganina Explosives Reserve at Altona reopens on Saturday for World Wetlands Day and on Sunday for guided tours. Once used to store explosives for...

Bid to keep outdoor dining

About 400 people have so far given their view on whether outdoor dining in Hobsons Bay should be kept beyond March, with Altona traders...

Fire sparks call for action

Two western suburbs advocates are among those calling for government action after a waste management fire in Brooklyn last week. There have been at least...

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Whitten Oval vaccine hub plan

Altona Meadows is one of the first suburbs where the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out this week, while talks are under way...