Council adopts budget and future plan
Sports, festivals and infrastructure are the big winners in the 2017-18 Brimbank council budget.
Council last week adopted the budget, and a four-year plan which...
Man in custody following fatal West Footscray stabbing
A 35-year-old man has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in West Footscray on Saturday.
Paramedics were called to Ashley Street,...
Man dies in fatal West Footscray stabbing
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the stabbing death of a man in West Footscray on Saturday night.
Paramedics were called to Ashley Street, near the corner...
Police hunt for man over Footscray tram double stabbing
Police have released images of a man wanted for questioning in relation to the stabbing of two men on a tram in Footscray.
Dramatic video...
An awarding experience
Winning a Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Award has been a great thing for Inver Engineering.
Fight to save Altona’s kinders
Parents have urged Hobsons Bay council not to sacrifice two small Altona kindergartens for a new “Bunnings-type” hub at a protest on Friday.
The council’s...
Teens charged over Newport BMW carjacking
Four teenage boys have been charged with multiple aggravated carjackings across several suburbs after a man had his BMW stolen at knifepoint in Newport...
My Place: Matthew McArthur
Altona marine ecologist, diver and educator Matthew McArthur speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?
I moved to Altona Meadows in late 2010...
TextaQueen explores Eve of Reconstruction
A photographic exhibition opening in Footscray this week is exploring the desire to connect to a land as an uninvited visitor.
TextaQueen’s Eve of Reconstruction,...
Rocky reception for Altona beach work
Altona beach users are angry Hobsons Bay council has placed rocks over a popular swimming spot known as Flemings Pool.
The council told Star Weekly...
Safety call after kayaker goes missing off Altona
The disappearance of a kayaker fishing off Altona has prompted safety warnings.
Japanese national Junichi Yoshimura, 41, was captured on CCTV launching his kayak from...
Call for ban on Napier Street trucks
Frustrated residents are demanding a total ban on trucks beneath the Napier Street bridge following another dangerous bridge strike.
Morning peak traffic ground to a...
From the Hand and the heart
Society’s relationship with the imaginary and ideal is the inspiration for the first solo exhibition by emerging West Footscray artist Renee Karacsay.
Her exhibition brings...
VU responds to report into university sexual assaults
Almost half of all Victoria University students who responded to a survey reported being harassed last year, with a quarter reporting incidents taking place...
Tours of ‘real Williamstown’ by once homeless guides
A social enterprise is running its first walking tour of the “real Williamstown” this month, where the guides are people who were once homeless.
Williamstown...
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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...
