Hobsons Bay residents expected to experience council service delays due to staff shortages
A variety of council services in Hobsons Bay will be impacted due staff shortages as a result of COVID-19.
Council has asked for residents to...
Two Footscray men have been charged after explosives were located during a warrant
Two men will appear in court on Wednesday after police located explosives while executing a search warrant in Footscray on Monday.
Westgate Divisional Response Unit...
Residents in the west warned to prepare for public transport disruptions due to COVID
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay residents are being warned to prepare for public transport disruptions over the coming weeks as COVID-19 causes staff shortages across...
Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay COVID rates continue to rise
COVID cases continue to climb in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay as the state grapples with the Omicron variant.
As of Monday, Hobsons Bay had 1430...
Altona Meadows Library closed due to recent storm
Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre will be closed until further notice due to the recent storm.
Residents will be able to access library...
Police appeal for help locating missing man
Police are appealing for help finding a missing Footscray man.
A 61-year-old man named Micheal was last seen in Footscray on Saturday January 8.
Anyone...
West Gate Tunnel Project will cause major traffic disruptions this summer
A number of road disruptions due to the West Gate Tunnel Project will impact drivers travelling in the inner west this summer.
From January 11...
Police appeal for information after one of their vehicles was rammed in Altona North
Police are appealing for information after a police car was rammed in Altona North on Friday.
Police noticed a Holden Commodore sedan without a rear...
Fear for future of community events
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A Maribyrnong councillor holds concerns...
Cr Anthony Tran becomes Maribyrnong’s youngest ever mayor
Maribyrnong’s youngest ever mayor hopes his election will help inspire other young people and break “the bamboo ceiling”.
River Ward councillor Anthony Tran, 22, last...
Paramedic celebrates 40 years of service
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For western suburbs paramedic Alex...
Youth ballet leaps into Hobsons Bay
An original youth ballet about a renowned historic female figure is coming to Hobsons Bay this summer.
‘Mary Stuart, The Escape from Loch Leven’ will...
Concern as homelessness sector ‘inundated’
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Homelessness workers in the northern...
Western Ballet Project’s Youth Ballet presenting show this January
The Western Ballet Project's Youth Ballet Company are presenting 'Mary Stuart, The Escape From Loch Leven' this January.
'Mary Stuart, The Escape From Loch...
Bluestone Sessions are back!
Bluestone Sessions returns to Footscray Arts Centre.
The live music series will return to the Footscray Community Arts amphitheatre, with an all-Indigenous line-up on January...
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Crusaders big back end
It is a much needed break for the Western Crusaders in the Gridiron Victoria senior division competitions.
With the Melbourne Cup, the division 1 Vic...
