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New chapter for library

Bookworms rejoice – Little Library is back at the Melton train station permanently to keep literature lovers entertained. Readers are encouraged to “take a book...

Families shocked as YMCA axes holiday program

Families have reacted with shock and dismay at a YMCA decision to scrap school holiday programs at RecWest Footscray. Maria Kentley said her son and...

New plans lodged for Club Edgewater site

A multi-storey hotel and apartment complex flagged for the site of the half-built Club Edgewater project could be “called in” for a decision by...

Huong Truong sets sights on Parliament

A daughter of Vietnamese boat people hopes to raise the voice of the unheard in Victoria’s Parliament if elected to the upper house at...

Williamstown MP Wade Noonan retiring from politics

Melbourne's inner-west faces a complete changing of the guard in state politics with Wade Noonan joining Marsha Thomson in announcing his retirement. The Williamstown MP...

Green days for development site

A new community garden will be established on an $8.5million Footscray development site before townhouses are built next year. The land at 130-186 Buckley Street...

My Place: Larissa MacFarlane

From snapshots of Seddon to paste-up posters of her handstands, artist Larissa MacFarlane has left her mark on her suburb and beyond. She speaks...

Sick cat scam warning

A western suburbs animal rescue group is warning the community to be wary of scammers selling domestic kittens as special breeds, with many of...

Square art hit by vandal

A vandal who may have a grudge against green energy has “systematically ruined” an Altona political art installation about brown coal mining. Wild Books Collective...

Bar takes pride of place

Footscray’s first community-owned LGBTIQ-friendly bar has secured a venue. Pride of our Footscray, co-owned by nearly 200 shareholders who chipped in a minimum of $500,...

Arts boss keen to get started

Turning the Footscray Community Arts Centre into a home for everybody would be the cherry on the cake of an already great organisation, according...

Suburbs safer as crime on the decline

Crime rates have dropped in Hobsons Bay and the city of Maribyrnong, latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency show. Hobsons Bay’s recorded offences fell...

Spring brings snake sightings

Melbourne might be in the grip of Tiger mania, but there’s a different type of tiger people are being warned to be wary of. Hobsons...

Stuff it, squeeze it and take it home with love

A teddy bear can become a life-long treasure, and that is exactly what Brimbank Shopping Centre is hoping to create this week. The centre will...

Chef Bridget Bottcher takes culinary gold

Footscray chef Bridget Bottcher has scored a sizzling course win in Australia’s longest-running culinary competition. Ms Bottcher, 22, took home gold for her entrée and...

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Paramedic practitioner bill introduced

Paramedic practitioners are one step closer to becoming a reality in Victoria with the state government introducing a bill into parliament to enshrine the...

VTCA T20s kick off