Empowering diverse women in leadership
Applications are now open for the Women of Colour Executive Leadership Program which is backed by an $180,000 investment by the state government to...
Foam fit out to protect firefighters
Thousands of firefighters will be better protected on the frontline with a new foam fit out on all of CFA’s ultralight vehicles.
CFA has commenced...
Grants open for women in leadership
Applications are now open for the Women of Colour Executive Leadership Program, which empowers women from a range of diverse backgrounds to reach their...
Australia Post grants open
Applications have opened for Australia Post’s 2024 Community Grants program, which funds community-led, local projects across Australia, including Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay.
Eligible not-for-profit groups...
RACV urges tradies to protect their tools
RACV is urging tradies in Victoria, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to check the security of their vehicles and properties.
The Crime...
Melton’s best kept secret garden?
It’s a Thursday morning and a group of fluoro-clad, hat wearing volunteers are gathered under an expansive, shady eucalyptus tree near the lake within...
Police investigate Maidstone shooting
Police are investigating after a Braybrook man was shot in the upper body in Maidstone on Thursday afternoon.
Police said it is understood a number...
Community Calendar
Fiddle group
The Newport Folk and Fiddle Beginner Play Along Group is a great place for beginners or those with some experience, to play music...
Daughters of the West returns
Registrations are now open for Daughters of the West 2024, presented by the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation and Maribyrnong council.
The free, 10-week program invites...
Lending a helping hamper
Each week, volunteers from The Braybrook Maidstone Neighbourhood House prepare food hampers for 55 families who are struggling to make ends meet.
Never missing a...
Director told to pay $45,000 fine and costs
A director and his two companies operating in Brooklyn and Great Western will pay more than $45,000 in fines and costs after charges that...
Two teens arrested for car theft
Police have arrested two teenagers after a stolen vehicle was involved in a carjacking, driven erratically and rammed civilian vehicles in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
Officers...
Police investigate string of break-ins
Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after more than 20 cars were broken into in Spotswood on Thursday, June 6.
Police said it...
A new Footscray Park committee
Maribyrnong council has adopted the Footscray Park Masterplan Review Advisory Committee Terms of Reference advisory committee, which will support the review of the 2011...
Winter warning ahead of long weekend
Police are urging drivers across the state, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to take extra care, with reduced daylight and wintry conditions...