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Dementia funding welcomed

Dementia Australia have welcomed the $2.2 billion investment in aged care reforms and dementia specific initiatives announced in Tuesday night’s federal budget. Dementia Australia executive...

Glass half full budget: business

The federal budget has received qualified support from the Victorian business community. Responding to the 2024-25 budget handed down by federal treasurer Jim Chalmers...

Supporting more Victorians with financial counselling

The state government is supporting thousands of Victorians doing it tough, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, through free access to financial counselling...

Defibrillators ready to save lives

Victorians, including those from Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay now have access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at every staffed station across Melbourne’s train network. The...

Aussies urged to roll up their sleeves

With one in three people experiencing high blood pressure, Australians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, are being urged to visit their local...

Tailgating top rage behaviour

RACV is reminding Victorian motorists to refrain from, and remain aware of dangerous road behaviours, following a poll asking Victorians, including those from Maribyrnong...

Community Calendar

Heritage walks Enjoy a leisurely one-and-a-half hour walk around historic Williamstown and nearby suburbs with guide John. Walks start at 9.20am each Tuesday outside the...

Digital licences available

Victorians, including those from Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, now have the option to carry their Driver Licence on their phone. The state government said more...

Scoreboard wows crowd

The Altona Hockey Club has unveiled its grand new scoreboard in time for the 2024 season, which was funded through a $48,000 donation by...

Police blitz arrests

Twenty people were arrested during a three-day police blitz in Footscray’s CBD. Operation Delta was run by the Westgate Alliance Taskforce and Maribyrnong Crime Investigation...

Trio arrested after high speed follow

Police have charged three men after an alleged high speed follow through parts of Wyndham and Hobsons Bay last night. It is alleged police spotted...

Plenty to do

As we head into the cooler weather, there is still so much to do in Maribyrnong. This week is Neighbourhood House Week, a time...

Rate reduction request

A Hobsons Bay resident has created a petition asking Hobsons Bay council to reduce rates in the municipality, which he believes will ease the...

New location for Cleanaway

A new reverse vending machine refund point has been installed at the Croatian House in Footscray, as part of the state governments Container Deposit...

Murder charge against 12-year-old girl struck out

A 12-year-old girl accused of killing a woman in Melbourne's inner west will no longer face a charge of murder. Prosecutors on Thursday applied to...

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United bolsters defence

Western United has fortified its young defensive core ahead of the A-League women’s season with the signings of Bulleen Lions stars Isabel Dehakiz and...

Crusaders go again