Laverton meeting on PFAS contamination
The Department of Defence will hold a meeting to update the community on contamination from chemicals found in firefighting foam used on the RAAF...
Titanic ships hay from Williamstown to Dubbo
A chance meeting in the bar of the Titanic Theatre Restaurant in Williamstown has led to its owners helping two Tasmanian truck drivers ship...
Phar Lap race around old Williamstown Racecourse
A run will be held around the former Williamstown Racecourse on Melbourne Cup eve, retracing the tracks of Phar Lap.
The Hobsons Bay Running Club,...
100 Keyboards from Japan premiere in Newport
A Japanese experimental sound artwork will have its Australian premiere on Wednesday at The Substation in Newport.
The show, 100 Keyboards, by multi-instrumental sound artist...
Slash attack on trampolines
Seventeen trampolines at Airodrome Trampoline Park in Altona North have been slashed.
Duty manager Daniel Bampton said the vandalism in the Big Green Trampolines section...
Auction breaks record
By Ewen McRae
The Sunshine area is turning into the capital of the west according to one real estate agent, following another record sale.
A property...
Banjo takes the next step
Banjo has always danced to his own beat.
Just three years after taking up hip hop dancing classes the 14-year-old, who trains at L2R Dance...
Fight to fund Epilepsy foundation
A Melton mum is on a mission to highlight the “wonderful” work of the Epilepsy Foundation that is set to lose more than $1...
Diggers CFA tanker pledge
The Liberal Party has pledged $210,000 for the Diggers Rest CFA to purchase a new light tanker if the party wins next month’s state...
Storm asthma errors detailed
By Alesha Capone
A damning report shows that triple-0 operators made several errors that may have contributed to delays in getting help to some of...
‘Rips your heart out’: Another statue stolen in Hobsons Bay
A third statue in two months has been stolen from Hobsons Bay.
Requiem for a Champion, installed at the site of the former Williamstown Racecourse in...
Government promises $1.5 billion to build new Footscray Hospital
Footscray’s crumbling hospital would be rebuilt opposite Victoria University’s Footscray Park campus under a $1.5 billion election pledge by the state government.
Premier Daniel Andrews...
A grand thrill for Ella
Setting foot on the hallowed MCG turf would be a dream come true for any kid, yet Ella Mazjerin has done just that and...
Footscray founding father honoured with Jubilee brew
One of Footscray’s favourite founding fathers is being immortalised with his own brew.
Hop Nation brewery is teaming up with the Footscray Historical Society to...
Maribyrnong food truck park on the horizon
Plans are cooking for Maribyrnong’s first permanent food truck park.
A permit application has been lodged for a site on Williamson Road in Maribyrnong to...
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Exum, Giddey, Vasiljevic in Boomers squad
Three western suburbs natives, Josh Giddey, Dante Exum and DJ Vasiljevic are still in the mix for the Australian Boomers team for the Olympics.
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