Women’s Circus celebrates 25 magic years
Footscray’s treasured Women’s Circus is chalking up its 25th anniversary with an exhibition and an ambitious take on a literary classic.
An ensemble of 30...
Yarraville Glory celebrates 50 years
Relive the glory days of the past five decades when Yarraville Glory Football Club celebrates its 50 year anniversary this Sunday.
The club’s journey kicked...
Radical shakeup of Footscray education
A new junior high school campus would be created in Seddon and Gilmore College for Girls would become co-ed under a radical shake-up of...
Catherine Cumming elected Maribyrnong mayor
Independent councillor Catherine Cumming has been elected the mayor of Maribyrnong.
Cr Cumming was voted into the role in a special meeting on Tuesday night,...
Laverton Link Centre for at-risk youth saved at 11th hour
The state government has done an about-face and agreed to reinstate funding to keep open the Laverton Link Centre, which supports some of the...
Housing relief in Newport for women in crisis
With 20 new affordable housing units under construction at Newport, women and children escaping family violence, and women aged more than 55 on low...
Williamstown house prices soar
Williamstown has been ranked Melbourne’s second highest growth suburb, with median house prices soaring 18.7 per cent, to $1.35million, in the September quarter.
Latest data...
Child survives West Footscray car roll crash
A young child travelling in a car child restraint was one of three occupants lucky to escape injury when a car rolled in a residential...
Snakes sighted in Laverton
Snake sightings at Laverton have led to a 1.5-metre tiger snake being removed from the front yard of a Maher Road home.
The snake was...
My Place: Zoya Martin
Altona's Zoya Martin has photographed the hands of Hobsons Bay workers for an exhibition featured in this month's Art & Industry Festival. She speaks with...
Man jailed for cannabis factory at Laverton
A Point Cook man has been sentenced by the County Court to seven and a half years’ jail for cultivating more than 200 kilograms...
Vivid fantasy brings fashion to life in Footscray
The red carpet will be rolled out on a night of spectacular fashion in Footscray this month.
A Vivid Fantasy fashion show is coming to...
Furore forces scrapping of West Footscray halfway home
A community backlash has forced the scrapping of a West Footscray development proposed by a man with an extensive criminal history.
Helmut Kirsch had lodged...
Witches weave colourful message in new art lesson book
Witches and wizards whipped up a colourful Halloween welcome to a Yarraville school on Monday for the launch of a new book.
Wembley Primary School...
Sex predator assaulted young Braybrook brothers
A serial child-sex predator has received a suspended jail term after pleading guilty to the sexual abuse of two Braybrook brothers.
Bryan Reed, 86, was...
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Eagles loss a thriller in tough weekend for local teams
Yarraville fell just short of victory on Saturday in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association south-west, while Williamstown, Spotswood and Altona also suffered losses.
The Eagles...
