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My Place: Justine Brogna

October is Mental Health Month. For the third year, Williamstown’s Justine Brogna has organised the Walk a Mile in my Shoes mental health event...

My Place: John Pearson

Former mayor of the former City of Williamstown John Pearson talks to Goya Dmytryshchak. What's your connection to Hobsons Bay? We've lived in Williamstown since the...

My Place: Belle Hadiwidjaja

When the coronavirus lockdown put a freeze on Belle Hadiwidjaja’s beloved ice skating, she strapped on her rollerskates and took to the streets of...

Altona road rage victim speaks out

The victim of a vicious daylight road rage attack in Altona has spoken out after suffering a fractured jaw in the unprovoked assault. Tony Bacon,...

Yarraville is one cool suburb

Yarraville has been declared one of the planet’s “coolest neighbourhoods” in a global magazine’s annual list of the world’s top community and cultural hotspots. Time...

Pandemic prompts tree change

Point Cook resident and former Around Altona editor Melissa Longo and her children are embarking on a tree change due to COVID-19. Her family will...

Plaza bid for Hall Street, Spotswood

By Goya Dmytryshchak Community group Better West has submitted a petition with more than 1000 signatures asking for part of Hall Street at Spotswood to...

New zine forever west

Altona Meadows’ Gabby Bortolot has created the Forever West Zine researching creative industries in Melbourne’s west, focusing on the music industry. There were 26 participants,...

Taco Bell, Oporto coming to Altona North

Taco Bell Mexican-inspired food and Oporto flame grilled chicken and burgers are coming to Millers Junction Village at Altona North. The two restaurants are under...

Chemist Warehouse for Altona

Chemist Warehouse is coming to Altona. Pharmacist Beshoy Tawadros said the chemist at 65 Pier Street was yet to be fully rebranded but was already...

Dining to rival Europe

Hobsons Bay could be transformed with European-style dining plazas as 28 shopping precincts are earmarked for road closures or on-street dining when COVID restrictions...

Man charged with Altona Meadows sexual assaults

A man has been charged with four counts of sexual assault after four women were assaulted in Altona Meadows. Police had been hunting a man...

Migratory bird celebration

Weighing no more than a matchbox, the red-necked stint migrates more than 11,000 kilometres from the Arctic tundra to Hobsons Bay each year. To these...

Clubs call for quicker reopening

Victoria's community clubs have been left to "burn and die" by the state government's roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions, the industry head says. The government's...

New way of trading

Some Hobsons Bay traders are seeking to permanently change the way they do business to safely serve food and beverages as COVID-19 restrictions are...

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Schwartz with will to twin

Golfer Georgia Schwartz is renowned for always having a smile on her face, a strong zest for practice and a mantra for simply getting...

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