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...
Top lockdown reads
Michelle Obama's best-selling memoir is included twice in the top five loans in Hobsons Bay since the second COVID-19 lockdown, as Hobsons Bay Libraries continues...
100 years of saving lives
Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club started soon after the Spanish flu and will celebrate its centenary in the grip of the COVID pandemic.
A book...
Ice cream truck serving up joy
The chime of an ice cream truck has been bringing joy to the people of Hobsons Bay.
When Albert Cerminara drives his Mr Fresh Ice...
Turn the pages to a year of gratitude
It has been a year of adaption and gratitude for two local photographers who have published 2021 calendars.
Altona's Russell Cassar and Williamstown's Cas Bukor...
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Payment to help school families
The state government has announced a new School Saving Bonus as part of the Victorian Budget 2024/25, which is desgined to help parents...
