Footscray North Primary School shows true art
Footscray North Primary School pupils have put their artistic flair to work in creating a colourful array of pieces for the school’s popular bi-annual...
Wembley Primary School marks Remembrance Day
Pupils at Wembley Primary School in Yarraville came together on Friday to stage a Remembrance Day ceremony in the school’s Anzac Garden.
Pupils led the...
Paws with the Claus
Cats can get their photo taken with Santa Claus for a good cause in the lead-up to Christmas.
Cat Napping Cat Suburban Retreat at Spotswood...
New Year’s Eve fireworks to light up Footscray Park
The banks of the Maribyrnong will be the picturesque backdrop for celebrations to round out 2017 when New Year’s Eve lights up Footscray Park...
Setting Sun Film Festival calling for entries
The largest short film festival in Melbourne’s west will return in 2018, taking the plunge into feature length screenings for the first time.
The fifth...
Blitz finds majority of trucks pose risk
Cowboy truck drivers and rogue transport companies are on notice after a blitz found the majority of trucks on inner-west roads pose a safety...
Residents evacuated as firefighters tackle Maidstone blaze
Firefighters evacuated a number of residents in Montgomery Street in Maidstone after a suspicious blaze broke out on Monday night.
A number of callers to...
Wild scenes in Altona after Tonga beats NZ in rugby
Wild scenes erupted in Altona on Monday after Tonga created Rugby League World Cup history with a 28-22 victory over New Zealand on Saturday.
Fans...
Cuc Lam voted in as mayor of Maribyrnong
Maribyrnong has a new mayor following the uncontested election of councillor Cuc Lam to the role.
Cr Lam was nominated by outgoing councillor Catherine Cumming...
Labor senator Sam Dastyari racially abused in Footscray bar
Labor senator Sam Dastyari has hit back at “f**kwits” who called him a “terrorist” and a “little monkey” who should go back to Iran.
Three...
Step out for one night in Footscray
The west is gearing up for a night to remember when the galleries, venues and spaces in-between play host to One Night in Footscray.
The...
Man hunted for exposing himself to boy in Altona
Police have released an image of a man who exposed himself to a teenage boy in Altona on October 11.
Altona North detectives say a 15-year-old...
Adelaide duo Nakatomi bound for Footscray
Adelaide indie-electronic duo Nakatomi are about to bring the party to Footscray.
Riding high after being shortlisted for a South Australia Music Award, Nakatomi will...
On track for reopening
The redevelopment of the former Lawrie Emmins motocross track is one step closer to fruition after Wyndham council appointed a community reference group for...
West side stories retold
If there’s one thing that unites people, it’s having grown up in Melbourne’s working-class western suburbs in the post-war migration and industrial boom years.
It’s...
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Bandroom to host birthday gigs
Yarraville’s Kindred Bandroom turns 19 this month and appropriately for a live music venue, is hosting a run of gigs to celebrate.
From Wednesday, April...
