Community Calendar
Volunteers needed
Join the Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF) as a committee member to support and strengthen your local community. It is seeking to fill...
New funding rounds for veterans announced
The state government has announced two new rounds of funding to support veterans in Victoria.
Announced on Monday, November 18, the Veterans Capital Works 2024–25...
Hospital board applicants encouraged
Victorians are being asked to consider how their leadership, financial skills, local knowledge and lived experience could benefit the state’s hospitals by joining ...
Trans Day of Remembrance marked with open letter
On Wednesday, November 20, Equality Minister Harriet Shing wrote an open letter to Victoria’s trans and gender diverse community to mark Trans Day of...
Tool to monitor renewables momentum
A new tool has been unveiled to track Australia’s progress in cutting carbon emissions and tackling climate change.
Launched on Wednesday by the Climate Council,...
New magistrates appointed
The state government has appointed three new magistrates.
On Tuesday, Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes announced Helen Dale, Rachael Hopkins and Carrie O’Shea would be appointed to...
Laverton North factory fire contained
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) responded to a fire in a building at a recycling facility in Laverton North on the evening of Thursday, November...
Footscray arts centre redevelopment begins
The transformation of Footscray Community Arts centre has begun, with works on an $8.7 million redevelopment of the outdoor space at the creative and...
Summer safety operation launched
Altona and Williamstown beaches will have an increased police presence from now until the end of summer thanks to Operation Summersafe launched on Thursday.
The...
New hospital emergency department done
The new Footscray Hospital is a step closer to opening, with the construction of the Emergency Department (ED) now complete.
On Monday, Premier Jacinta Allan...
Community grant a lifesaver for WSLSC
Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club (WSLSC) has received an early Christmas present with a $20,000 donation from the Commonwealth Bank (CBA).
WSLSC joined community...
Council supports campaign against gender-based violence
Hobsons Bay council is throwing its weight being the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.
The annual campaign, which highlights the key issues...
The Macbeths to make a morbid Christmas
Shakespeare will be performed in Footscray with a Christmas twist next month.
The Macbeths is an intimate and tense reimagining of Shakespeare's original text abridged...
Old fashioned but not obsolete
With the rise of AI threatening to put many employees and their professions out of business, Cade Lucas talks to two tradesmen whose jobs...
More trees for the west
A new round of applications are open for new trees to be planted across Melbourne’s west.
Throughout Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Brimbank, Melton, Moonee Valley and...
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Beware of scams this sale season
State government is urging Victorians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to be aware of online scams in the lead up to the...
