West Gate Tunnel Project a blight: PIA
The West Gate Tunnel Project is at odds with current urban planning and will be a “blight” on the area, according to the peak...
VCAT critical of Footscray site “underdevelopment”
The state’s planning tribunal has sent a development back to the drawing board for being an “underdevelopment” of a prime Footscray site.
Star Weekly last...
IN FOCUS: Legendary food at a landmark pub
If kicking back in a comfy armchair before an open fire, a $10 espresso martini in hand or $12 jug of James Squire beer on the table, sounds oh so good … well, it gets even better when punters turn their minds to tucking into a traditional pub meal.
Traffic chaos as Napier Bridge struck yet again
Traffic ground to a halt in Footscray this morning as another container truck smashed into the notorious Napier Street bridge underpass.
Peak-hour traffic came to...
IN FOCUS: Easy living at Wyndham Grange
RCA Villages managing director Andrew Philips has no doubt Wyndham Grange Village in Tarneit provides the best value resort-style retirement living close to Melbourne.
IN FOCUS: Immerse yourself in western wonders
A new community festival will be born in Melbourne’s west next month to showcase art that will “envelope and transform”.
IN FOCUS: Thanking the community for 25 years
As Kyle Briggs reflects on the past 25 years’ ownership of Plum Heating & Cooling, he thinks mainly about how much he wants to thank his Wyndham community for its support that enabled reaching this milestone birthday.
Driver jailed for fatal Ring Road crash
A truck driver who caused a six-car pile-up that resulted in a woman dying 12 days later has been sentenced to a minimum two-and-a-half...
My Place: John McMahon
John McMahon is doing everything he can to keep the inner-west’s very own sport of trugo alive in Yarraville, his home of more than...
Hard lesson for speeding drivers
As children returned to school last week, Williamstown police were out in force targeting speeding drivers as part of Operation Fluro.
Police nabbed 13 drivers...
Williamstown football clubs at bursting point
Williamstown football clubs say they will have to start turning away players because they don’t have the facilities to cope with growing numbers, including...
Mayor answers claims about $1 land deal
Hobsons Bay’s mayor has defended the council’s decision not to buy a large parcel of Mobil land for a sports centre, saying it would...
Trail dream realised for National Tree Day
A $2.5-million shared path and artwork trail will be officially opened at Altona North on National Tree Day.
Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek are inviting...
Andy Griffiths says love your bookshop
Best-selling children’s author and Williamstown resident Andy Griffiths is urging people to show a lot of love for their local bookshops.
Griffiths, who is an...
Over 50 cats removed from Williamstown house
Fifty-five cats have been removed from a house in Williamstown that has been described as “unfit for human habitation”.
Nathan Miles, the founder of Western...
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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...
