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Police investigate Footscray armed robbery

Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery and attempted armed robbery which occurred in Footscray in February. Investigators have been told a 38-year-old...

Dual hard rubbish drop-off days

Maribyrnong residents will have the chance to do a pre-Christmas clean out with free hard rubbish drop-off days set to be held across the...

Festive fun at Seaworks

Williamstown residents are encouraged to don their Santa hats and head down to Seaworks for the final Bizarre Bazaar Twilight Market for the year. Tinsel,...

Pram-pushing couple steal purse at Highpoint shopping centre

Police are searching for a couple alleged to have stolen a purse from a woman at Highpoint shopping centre in Maribyrnong. The couple were pushing...

Outer Space in Newport

The Substation at Newport will host a free two-day celebration dubbed Outer Space at its Market Street arts venue and outside in Paine Reserve. The...

Love letters to environmental artist

Mixing Altona Meadows' landscape with the work of local artists is the focus of a new contemporary art exhibition. Running from Friday, March 10 to...

Deportation worries behind man’s death, say friends

Members of Australia’s Eritrean community gathered in Seabrook on Sunday to mourn the death of an asylum seeker. Rezene Engida, 40, is believed to have...

Six-month wait for youth mental health counselling in Hobsons Bay

Young people in Hobsons Bay are facing an unprecedented six-month wait for free mental health counselling through the council’s youth services. Hobsons Bay’s youth aged...

Four Hobsons Bay councillors call it a day

Four Hobsons Bay councillors will not recontest October’s election including Australia’s first Maltese-born female mayor. Cr Angela Altair, a three-time mayor, is leaving after six...

Elevated road works planned

Footscray Road users will soon see more works rising high in the sky to install large steel structures to form the new roadway connecting...

Fitzgerald Road closed

Fitzgerald Road in Laverton is expected to be closed for sometime after a factory fire this morning. Fire Rescue Victoria crews arrived on the scene...

Budget win for Newport Storm

Newport Storm FC will receive $200,000 from the state budget for long awaited funding to install fencing and netting around its home reserve. Club president...

Check Rinnai Energysaver heaters for carbon monoxide risk

Energy Safe Victoria is calling on those using Rinnai Energysaver heaters with combined horizontal/vertical on-wall flue systems to contact the supplier to ensure they...

Houses in Altona North, Laverton North, Williamstown searched in connection to alleged $7 million...

Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men after an investigation into the alleged theft of over $7 million worth of cigarettes. It...

VICSWIM makes 40th birthday splash at MAC

Victoria’s largest community-based learn-to- swim program has celebrated its 40th birthday in Maribyrnong. Sports Minister John Eren and Maribyrnong mayor Cameron McDonald were among special...

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Beware of scams this sale season

State government is urging Victorians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to be aware of online scams in the lead up to the...