My Place: Daniel Cooper
Williamstown resident Daniel Cooper is a firefighter stationed at Newport. He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?
We have lived in Williamstown...
‘Rogue’ bikies beat the cop test
Police admit they are frustrated by noisy ‘rogue’ motorcyclists in Hobsons Bay, who residents say are turning the area into scenes from The Fast...
Midnight Oil hits the Rock
It has been nearly two decades since Australian music fans could rock along to see Midnight Oil perform live at a concert – but...
Duo jailed for Central Square robberies
Two men have been sentenced for armed robberies committed at Central Square shopping centre in Altona Meadows last year.
Geoffrey Paul Dale, 47, and Daniel...
New nets for Sunshine cricket
Sunshine Cricket Club is celebrating news that new multi-purpose training nets have been funded.
A new synthetic training space at the club’s Dempster Park ground...
Plans lodged for first stage of Kinnears rope factory redevelopment
The first 208 of almost 1500 new dwellings would be built on the site of the former Kinnears rope factory in Footscray under a...
Trials to help curb suicide rates
More mental health and suicide prevention services are coming closer to home for Macedon Ranges residents.
North-western Melbourne primary health network will co-ordinate a $46...
Concerns raised over homeless housing project
A chorus of concern is building against a project which will provide housing to the homeless in Footscray and Maidstone.
Not-for-profit agency Launch Housing is...
Stalwart Bulldogs fan David Porter raises premiership cup
Lifelong Western Bulldogs tragic David Porter was all smiles last week as he took hold of the AFL premiership cup.
The 57-year-old is a well-known...
Year-long Footscray wharf saga still unresolved
An iconic Footscray wharf remains in disrepair 12 months after being closed to the public.
Henderson House Landing has been off limits to vessel and...
Eat Drink Westside brings global cuisine to the table
Seddon chef Ashley Davis is licking his lips at the array of fine dining feasts about to hit the western suburbs.
Cuisines from across the...
Childcare centre to be demolished as another sold off
The Church Street Children’s Centre in West Footscray will be demolished and rebuilt from scratch at a cost close to $4 million.
Maribyrnong council will partly offset...
Super ‘suburb’ plan
The former Don Smallgoods site at Altona North is set to be redeveloped as housing for as many as 7000 people.
The 66-hectare site, fronting...
Former Black Panther leader to headline Women of the World festival
A one-time leader of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense will headline next month’s Women of the World Festival at Footscray.
Prison activist and rights...
Satisfaction with Maribyrnong Council on the slide
Satisfaction with Maribyrnong council has dropped to its second lowest level in five years, the annual community survey reveals.
The 2016 survey shows the community’s...
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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...
