Fast teen takes on the world
Williamstown North teenager Chandler Cooper is living the dream after being contracted for the 2017 Moto3 Junior World Championship in Europe.
The 16-year-old, who started riding dirt...
Footscray barbers hair for the long haul
As Footscray undergoes rapid change, some things are hair to stay.
Gentrification’s march is yet to overtake the suburb’s hairdressers and barbershops that provide lasting...
Cinema complex and apartments for former Forges site
A new cinema, supermarket and shops topped by a nursing home and more than 200 apartments will be built in the centre of Footscray...
My Place: Abbie Kinniburgh
Seaholme's Abbie Kinniburgh is helping organise next month's national conference for people with disorders of the corpus callosum, such as herself. She speaks with...
Dawn service
Hundreds turned out to pay their respects at the Anzac Day dawn service of the embattled Williamstown RSL.
From the tiniest members of the 4th...
Avid knitters wanted: Melton council
Wanted – avid knitters.
Donations of 500 knitted items are being sought from across Melton to help keep people warm this winter.
Knitters are being asked...
End for politicians age of ‘entitlement’
State politicians could be forced to pay back wrongly claimed entitlements and second residence allowances could be capped in a bid to stamp out...
Western Bulldogs Leadership Project diary
By Brandon Rogers
On April 20, I and the other Melton council group in the Leadership Project watched presentations from four different foundations that all represented...
Council slams state as truck bans split communities
Hobsons Bay council has lashed out at the state government over its West Gate Tunnel project, saying it has pitted residents north and south...
Seddon cricket bat factory conversion up for grabs
The owners of a slice of Seddon history knew they were on a good wicket when they made their home in a converted cricket bat...
Budding Footscray author delves into mystery
Intergalactic adventures and a marvelous mystery await readers of the debut publication of a budding Footscray author.
Lucas Nguyen, 10, said he had never been an...
Stolen plaques replaced and memorial restored for Anzac Day
More than 100 bronze plaques stolen from the Footscray Memorial Garden have been replaced in time for Anzac Day.
Thieves stole 111 bronze memorial plaques...
Industry centre grows new jobs
A new logistics hub at Truganina is gearing up to bring as many as 2000 new jobs to the area.
Earlier this month, Industry and Employment...
Homeless sleeping rough at Altona’s Cherry Lake
It’s an isolated place, inhabited by snakes, but homeless people are pitching tents on the north side of Altona’s Cherry Lake.
Last week, a tent...
Itchy bomb tree bid rejected
Hobsons Bay council last week rejected calls for the removal of 45 “itchy bomb” trees from Williamstown’s Bayview Street and other locations around the...
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West Gate Bridge truck fire
Motorists in Melbourne’s west are warned to expect significant delays if travelling towards the city after a truck fire on the West Gate Bridge...
