Doug Heywood rehearsing for his 30th Carols By Candlelight
Williamstown resident Doug Heywood is rehearsing for his 30th year conducting Vision Australia’s Carols By Candlelight on Christmas eve.
This year also marks the event’s...
Warning sounded on roofing scam artists
Inner-west residents are being warned to be alert for roof repair scam artists.
An 83-year-old Yarraville man was home alone last week when he had...
Setting sail into history
In 1951, the Hobsons Bay Yacht Club at Williamstown burned down, along with 45 yachts, 14 dinghies and all paper records in the clubhouse.
Now,...
VCAT rejects three-storey plans for Fresno Street, Altona
Plans to transform an Altona street by replacing 10 single-storey villas with 14 double and triple storey townhouses have been rejected by the state’s...
Open water, big swims
Victoria’s peak open-water swimming event will be held at Williamstown beach in December.
Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club and Swimming Victoria will host the...
Former Caltex site back to VCAT
Plans for a six storey, 420-dwelling development on the former Caltex site at South Kingsville are headed for the state’s planning tribunal.
Newport Properties is...
All aboard are Tenacious
It will be like a scene from another century when the world’s largest wooden ship leaves Williamstown on Sunday.
Tall ship Tenacious, which arrived in...
Coles quiet for a cause
Parents of children with autism have welcomed the weekly ‘Quiet Hour’ at Coles supermarket at Altona Meadows.
Coles worked with Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) to...
Budding netball stars join Seven Sisters
Two budding netball stars of the west are winging their way to the Gold Coast for the opportunity of a lifetime.
West Footscray’s Helena Gonebale...
Parking meters may be switched back on
Parking meters in Footscray and Yarraville may be switched back on next year after Maribyrnong council adopted a long-awaited paid parking policy.
The council has...
Carjacking attempt in Altona
A mother and daughter are warning people to lock their car doors after escaping a potential carjacking in Altona on Saturday.
The mother, who asked...
Sunbury library leaves home of 42 years
This week Sunbury library is closing the doors on more than 42 years of history.
The library is relocating from its Macedon Street building on...
Council report backs eight storeys for Edgewater site
A “bold and daring” multi-storey hotel and apartment complex has been recommended for approval on the site of the half-built Club Edgewater project.
Star Weekly...
Green light for $5.5 billion West Gate Tunnel toll road
The state government's West Gate Tunnel, a new $5.5 billion toll road for Melbourne’s western suburbs, has been given the green light by planning minister Richard...
Chainsaws return to oak tree as council turns to minister
The immediate fate of a giant oak tree under threat from development in Footscray could rest with the state planning minister after Maribyrnong Council...
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Airport prepares for holiday passenger surge
Families are making the most of April’s condensed Easter and Anzac Day public holidays, with Melbourne Airport expecting a significant increase in traveller numbers.
International...
