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$2.5m upgrade for Williamstown Cricket Ground
Nearly $2.5 million has been allocated in this year’s Hobsons Bay council budget to reconstruct Williamstown Football Club’s home ground. Works at Downer Oval, aka…
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Four bin system to stay
Hobsons Bay’s ‘Recycling 2.0’ four-bin system will remain for at least a year following a review, despite a much higher than predicted contamination rate. In…
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Council rejects weekly garbage collection
Hobsons Bay council has rejected a petition calling for the reinstatement of a weekly garbage collection, estimating the cost to ratepayers would be $1.56 million.…
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Council commits to third COVID-19 support plan
Hobsons Bay council has released its annual draft budget which proposes a 2 per cent rates rise, more than 150 per cent of which will…
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Williamstown’s convict seawall under threat
One of Williamstown’s most iconic pieces of convict history, the Point Gellibrand Seawall that Ned Kelly worked on, is deteriorating and disappearing. Maritime historian Geoff…
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‘Too big’ for Spotswood
Plans have been lodged with Hobsons Bay council for a 58-dwelling, four storey residential development, proposed as the first stage of a new housing precinct…
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Suburbs in lockdown
Stage three COVID-19 restrictions will be reintroduced in Brooklyn, High Point City, Kingsville, Maribyrnong, Maidstone, Tottenham and West Footscray from 11.59pm on Wednesday. Residents can…
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Coronavirus second wave sweeps into schools
Schools in Maribyrnong, Footscray and Altona are among a number across Melbourne to have been hit by an upswing in coronavirus cases sweeping the state,…
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Chemical storage anger
Toxic chemicals are being stored without a permit just 420 metres from Brooklyn homes, causing an outcry from surrounding residents. A retrospective planning permit application…
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Lease glitch over Altona’s new cop shop
Altona’s new $18 million police station is due to open this month despite a planning glitch forcing Victoria Police to rent the property it planned…
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Man deported after jail for family violence
A New Zealand citizen will be deported after serving 30 months’ jail for family violence, including kidnapping and assaulting his former spouse at Altona. The…
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Williamstown’s marathon man easing COVID-19 strain
A Williamstown business owner, who has witnessed the strain of COVID-19, on Saturday ran an individual marathon to raise funds for mental health in the…
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School holiday Quarantunes Festival
A ’Quarantunes Festival’, live-streamed concert, songwriting competition and an online hip-hop dance class are some of the entertainment being offered in Hobsons Bay these school…
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Move to protect Altona wetlands
Moves are underway to protect one of “the most important wetlands on earth” in Altona’s backyard. The sandbar next to Doug Grant Reserve and Apex…
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Makeup free for a cause
Miss World Australia state finalist, Altona Meadows’ Lakshana Soopaul, is part of a campaign to go makeup free on July 3 to raise money for…
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