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Maribyrnong mayor Catherine Cumming chalks up 20 years

Chalking up 20 years as an elected councillor this week, Maribyrnong mayor Catherine Cumming is adamant she still has unfinished business. The Stony Creek ward...

Cloud over Williamstown RSL dawn service

The future of the local Anzac Day dawn service is in doubt after Williamstown RSL club was put in to voluntary administration. The club must...

Grand plans for residential development rejected

Plans to squeeze 11 double-storey townhouses on a Werribee block that is less than an acre in size have been quashed by Wyndham council. The...

Cyclist killed after being hit by truck in Yarraville

A cyclist in her 30s has died after being hit by a truck in Yarraville. The woman was cycling near Yarraville Gardens at 5.40pm Friday when she was...

Eight million dollar mental health boost for Footscray Hospital

Mental health services at Footscray Hospital have received an $8 million boost. Western Health has welcomed the state government's investment of more than $19 million to...

Teenage boy allegedly sexually assaulted at Footscray train station

A teenage boy was allegedly sexually assaulted while getting off a peak-hour train at Footscray station. Police say the 17-year-old boy was getting off the...

Dire days as Footscray Lentil as Anything faces closure

A last-ditch effort is being made to save the Footscray branch of Lentil as Anything and stop it closing by the end of this...

Tragic fire deaths highlight social housing need

The deaths of three squatters in Footscray highlights the urgent need for more social housing in Melbourne’s west, according to advocates. Last week’s alleged arson...

Bradmill developers receive two-year permit extension

The owners of the former Bradmill factory site have been granted two more years to begin the redevelopment of the Yarraville property. Beijing-based development conglomerate...

Footscray ice addict jailed over revealing photo blackmail

A Footscray “ice” addict who threatened to share revealing photos from a stolen computer as part of a string of offending has been sentenced...

Mother and daughter killed in Footscray fire shared ‘enormous’ love

A mother and daughter killed in a fire in Footscray this week had an “enormous” love for each other, according to distraught family. Tanya and...

All walks heed respect: Walk With Her

Sarah Cafferkey was a beautiful, bright, bubbly young lady until her life was cruelly cut short. The 22-year-old was murdered in a Bacchus Marsh unit...

Queen’s Baton Relay to wind its way to the west

Inner-west residents will have the chance to play a part in the 2018 Commonwealth Games when the Queen’s Baton Relay passes through town early...

Coen Ashton does it for donors

  Coen Ashton, who at 13 became the youngest person to jet-ski the 2000-kilometre length of the Murray River before getting a double lung transplant,...

Williamstown unit developer tries again

A new application has been lodged for a four-storey apartment block on the site of a service station opposite Williamstown Town Hall. A previous application...

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Mouth Organ Band Yarraville Mouth Organ Band is looking for new members. Band practice is held on Friday evenings at 8pm in the band hall...

Altona on the board

Meade departs Willy