Kyneton artist takes on the Young Archies
A young Kyneton artist has been recognised in a national youth art competition.
Ella Byass has been selected as one of 20 finalists from 2000...
Motorcyclist killed in Footscray
A motorcyclist has died after slamming into a pole in Footscray on Friday afternoon.
Police and emergency services remain at the scene of the fatal crash on...
Breakfast club tastes success
A volunteer-run community movement which started out in Wyndham four years ago has since provided more than 250,000 breakfast meals to school students across...
Ballarat line on time,more often
V/Line trains on the Ballarat line have been more punctual than they have been in nearly a year according to the most recent on-time...
Sims supermarkets sold as creditors chase debt millions
Sims IGA Plus Liquor stores in Footscray and Werribee had failed to pay rent or a number of suppliers for up to a year and...
Urban realism lights up Footscray
Arjuna Watson has come a long way since his first artworks were sprayed across the walls and trains of Melbourne.
An early brush with authorities...
Sexual assault in Werribee
Police have arrested three men following an alleged sexual assault in Werribee last night.
Investigators said the men approached a woman sleeping under a footbridge...
Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy bowing out
Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy has announced he will be retiring from the AFL at the end of the season.
The 35-year-old veteran, who has...
Put your ‘Life on a Plate’ for cookbook
Italian nonna Rosa Simon-Oston was born in the Calabrian countryside where life was simple and the food was from the land.
The 77-year-old Altona North...
Melanie Lane’s Nightdance brings the night to life
Rituals of the city that come alive after dark will be brought to the stage in a new dance work by Yarraville choreographer Melanie...
Footscray war memorial destroyed in fiery crash
A driver has made a lucky escape after his car burst into flames as it crashed into a World War I memorial at Footscray...
Security guard jailed for sexual assault
A former security guard has been jailed for repeatedly raping a girl after picking her up near Newport railway station.
Wajahat Abbas, 44, was sentenced...
Resident anger over lengthy roadworks impact
Gas leaks, scratched cars, “intolerable” noise and other troubles have left residents of a Kingsville street fuming at “botched” roadworks.
A Maribyrnong council contractor began...
Major social housing project flagged for Footscray
A leading social housing provider has lodged plans for a new project in Footscray to help tackle the state’s growing affordability crisis.
Unison Housing is...
No last call for the Stags Head
One of Williamstown’s oldest pubs will be serving beers for a long time to come, after a 10-year lease was recently signed.
The lease on...
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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...
