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Lockdown extended

Thirteen new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 were recorded today as Victoria's lockdown was extended by seven days. With the total number of active cases...

Inner west dwelling prices jump

Dwelling prices jumped 8.9 per cent in Maribyrnong and 7.3 per cent in Hobsons Bay last financial year. The median dwelling value was $716,660 in...

Southern end of Altona Pier closed

The southern end of Altona Pier has been closed until further notice due to structural concerns. It comes after a section of the pier broke off...

Two new MCG cases linked to Ariele Apartments

Two new cases of locally-acquired COVID-19 were announced on Thursday. The two cases were in level two of the MCC Members’ Reserve, which had been...

Police seek witnesses after train stabbing

Police are seeking witnesses to a stabbing on a Sunbury-bound train. It is alleged a man travelling on a train between Footscray and Sunshine...

Ariele Apartment residents test positive

Eight new COVID-19 cases have been recorded on Wednesday, including four on the third floor of the Ariele Apartment complex in Maribyrnong. Highpoint Shopping Centre...

Maribyrnong apartment complex in lockdown

A Maribyrnong apartment complex on Tuesday was in lockdown as authorities traced the movements of COVID-positive removalists from NSW. It comes as Victoria recorded three...

Maribyrnong apartment block in lockdown

A Maribyrnong apartment complex on Tuesday was in lockdown as authorities traced COVID-positive removalists from NSW. Ariele Apartments at 7 Thomas Holmes Street was listed...

Bystander describes ‘terrifying’ hit-run scene

A bystander has spoken of the "terrifying" scene after a woman was struck by an allegedly stolen car in a hit-run at Footscray on...

Councillors hold firm on weekly bin collection

Four Hobsons Bay councillors who voted to restore weekly garbage collection doubled down on their position at an emergency meeting they called on Thursday. The...

Wyndham tip vouchers offered for sale

People are selling Wyndham tip vouchers on Facebook groups covering Hobsons Bay and Wyndham for $55 each. It comes as Hobsons Bay councillor Diana Grima...

Foodie haven celebrated

The city of Maribyrnong’s reputation as a foodies’ multicultural haven will be strengthened with a new web series that will later be screened by...

Buses replace trains between Footscray and Newport

Buses are replacing trains on the Williamstown and Werribee lines between Footscray and Newport after a train hit a car at Spotswood this morning. Fire...

Ferguson Street crossing to go early

The North Williamstown level crossing at Ferguson Street will be removed ahead of schedule by the end of the year. Buses will replace trains between...

COVID-19 frontline workers in their own words

We've been told vaccination is the only way out of the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the world. Despite claims of being behind schedule and a...

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ADHD app wins

Footscray university student Mason Cao has won Apple’s WWDC24 Swift Student Challenge, for the creation of his an app designed to help those with...

Women take the helm