Maribyrnong Council to wipe out single use plastic
Single use plastics could be wiped out of use at Maribyrnong council venues and events within three years.
The council aims to phase out using...
Victory soccer academy closer to kicking off
Melbourne Victory’s new $18 million soccer academy is closer to kicking off after being included in Maribyrnong council’s updated Footscray Park master plan.
The champion...
Residents want action on recycling
Hobsons Bay residents have expressed anger at all their waste going to landfill as the ban on SKM Services accepting recyclables at two facilities...
Transport hub holds key to Footscray facelift
Footscray railway station will become a dedicated transport hub and Paisley Street transformed for pedestrians and cyclists under an ambitious $9 million plan to...
Share your experience
People are being invited to provide feedback on Hobsons Bay council’s strategy to promote tourism, an industry generating $294 million annually into the local...
New user-pays hard rubbish collection
Hobsons Bay residents will soon be able to pay for a second annual hard rubbish collection as the council battles illegally dumped rubbish that’s...
Drug trafficker loses appeal bid
Former Australian kickboxing champion Dragan ‘Machine Gun Charlie’ Arnautovic has lost his bid to appeal a 10-year jail term for drug trafficking.
The 56-year-old was...
Friends of Williamstown RSL call for reinforcements
Diggers are regrouping after the disbanding of Williamstown RSL, with veterans and residents being urged to attend weekly meetings started up at a local...
Uniting AgeWell takes over home care
Uniting AgeWell has been awarded the contract to deliver in-home care for the aged and people under 65 with disabilities in Hobsons Bay and...
Former NAB boss’ chief of staff arrested over alleged fraud
A former senior executive at the National Australia Bank has been arrested after travelling from Melbourne to Sydney to be interviewed by police over...
Rising costs spell end for iconic Dancing Dog Café
Soaring rents and development pressure have claimed another Footscray live venue scalp – culture and cafe trailblazer the Dancing Dog Café.
After 17 years of...
Tunnel work leaves ‘death trap’
A Brooklyn mother has labelled Millers Road “an emerging pedestrian death trap” due to West Gate Tunnel works.
Alexia Boland Herrick said she feared pedestrians...
Steve Bracks named as next Victoria University Chancellor
Former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has been named as the next Chancellor of Victoria University.
Current Chancellor George Pappas will step down from the role...
Victoria University twins on double degree journey
Victoria University’s latest intake includes students giving a whole new meaning to a double degree.
Twins Mia and Ava Duggan-Sorbara have both enrolled in a...
Newport residents’ fury over multi-storey plans
Newport residents are up in arms over council plans to allow four-storey development and a multi-storey carpark overlooking residential backyards.
As reported by Star Weekly...
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Roosters ready for new challenges
West Footscray coach Shane Windridge is excited by what his new look playing group can do in the Western Football League women’s competition.
The Roosters...
