Council reaches out
Hobsons Bay's heart is beating strongly with community connectors reaching out to support residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hobsons Bay council has launched the Community...
Support saves Footscray’s Pride
Footscray has saved its pride – literally.
Last week, the Pride of our Footscray community bar, owned by 200 part-owners who in 2017 bought $500 shares...
Williamstown walking tours
Visitors are invited to enjoy a leisurely two-hour walk around historic Williamstown and nearby suburbs with guide John.
Walks start at 9.20am each Tuesday outside...
Messages promote vaccine
Personal messages and anecdotes from local identities and business owners spelling out the importance of vaccination are rolling out across Maribyrnong.
Maribyrnong council is continuing...
Fear for future of community events
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A Maribyrnong councillor holds concerns...
Prevent number plate theft
There has been a significant increase in theft of number plates from vehicles in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay. Offenders can quickly remove number plates...
Young artists tooned in
Young creative minds tested out their skills at the Altona North Community Library on Tuesday, September 27.
As part of Hobsons Bay Libraries' spring school...
New monitoring system to predict thunderstorm asthma
A world-class thunderstorm asthma monitoring, prediction and alert system is being launched by the state government in an effort to ensure Victorians, such as...
Wellbeing opportunities grow
Altona College is the latest school in the west to receive $2500 from the Walk a Mile in my Shoes (WAMIMS) fundraiser 2021-22, to...
Police seeking information after gym theft
Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for information following a theft at an Altona North gym last month.
It is understood a man...
‘They will throw a tantrum’: Pharmacists abused over coronavirus meds
An Altona pharmacist is prioritising flu vaccines for high-risk and local patients amid coronavirus panic and abusive customers.
The move comes as some Victorian pharmacists...
Rates rise blasted amid coronavirus hardship
Hobsons Bay council has deferred its annual draft budget amid an outcry over a proposed 2 per cent rates rise as households battle coronavirus...
Welcome back diners
Eating out is returning to the inner-west as pubs, cafes and restaurants begin to throw open their doors for business.
For the first time since...
The Substation’s funding lifeline
The Substation arts venue has secured a record $1.2million in national arts funding during the coronavirus lockdown to ensure its survival.
The Newport-based organisation has...
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...
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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...
