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Altona beach thugs on notice

Police have vowed to crack down on trouble-makers at Altona beach after a pizza maker was attacked and brawls erupted over two warm nights...

Time ticking on Yarraville shopping centre and library project

Owners of the former Bradmill site have less than three months to begin building a new shopping centre and library on the site before...

Mental as Anything ring in the new year in Footscray

The year will end with a bang when New Year’s Eve fireworks and legendary Australian rock outfit Mental as Anything light up Footscray Park...

Maribyrnong crime hits record high

Maribyrnong has experienced an average of more than one crime every hour in the past year. New figures released by the Crime Statistics Agency show...

Council opts for childcare centre rebuild

The Church Street Children’s Centre in West Footscray faces an extended closure while Maribyrnong council develops plans to demolish and rebuild the centre. Star Weekly...

Foodbank brightens Christmas for farmers feeling pinch

Dairy farmers feeling the pinch after enduring one of the toughest years in their industry’s history will get a break at Christmas, thanks to...

Williamstown RSL offered lifeline

The Williamstown RSL sub-branch has been given an option by RSL Victoria of keeping the title of a house next to the club, which...

Little Saigon markets will rise again

The Little Saigon market will rise from its ashes with its owners pledging to rebuild a market on the site. Fire tore through the iconic...

Les Twentyman Foundation fire fundraiser raises over $150,000

More than $150,000 has been raised for the Les Twentyman Foundation in a fundraising lunch held in Melbourne on Friday. The blaze that devastated Footscray’s...

Calls for long-term funding to tackle homelessness

The yearly struggle to attract the federal funds that can help address homelessness must cease, says a Footscray-based service tackling family violence. Women’s Health West...

Footscray a firm favourite for Sally Quinn

Creating meaningful jobs and helping save the environment are all in a day’s work for Green Collect co-founder and proud Footscray local Sally Quinn.   What...

Maidstone businessman guilty of smuggling 17 tonnes of tobacco

A Maidstone businessman has avoided jail despite his role in smuggling 17 tonnes of tobacco into Melbourne. County Court judge Liz Gaynor sentenced Daniel Keefer,...

Cafe soccer scores big

Soccer with soul was played with gusto when an annual fundraising match for Williamstown’s Helping Hand Cafe was held this month, supporting some of...

Here’s to you, Mrs Robinson

After being a mainstay of the early years of more than 1800 children, Janet Robinson is retiring after 30 years at Russell Court Kindergarten...

Altona students bring Christmas cheer to homeless youth

Altona P-9 College students are working hard to bring some Christmas cheer to young people who have no permanent roof over their heads, or...

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Revolution, rock bands and rubber gloves

“It’s a funny, feisty cabaret,” is how Newport performer Donna Jackson described her new show premiering at Kindered Bandroom in Yarraville on Friday, November...