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Business Matters: High-class hearing help is here

Audiologists from Active Audiology in Altona say finding right hearing aid only half the solution.

NOBA1L trio in stolen card spending spree

Police are searching for a trio alleged to have gone on a spending spree with a bank card stolen from Maribyrnong in a car...

Queen’s baton bearers count down to Commonwealth Games

A Braybrook schoolgirl and a young disability advocate will be among those carrying the Queen’s baton through Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay during the 100-day...

Spooktacular night out

Halloween promises to be a scream in Hobsons Bay as the city holds its first Spooktober Fest. Children can dress in costume and visit...

Melbourne Victory set to train in Maribyrnong

Maribyrnong is set to play a central part in Melbourne Victory’s training regime under a $750,000 plan to redevelop a local playing field. Melbourne Victory...

Nuns on the run raise funds for ASRC

A nun whose parents once fled from Syria by boat has helped a Footscray organisation assisting asylum seekers raise more than $200,000. Sister Rita and...

St Nicholas Greek Orthodox language school opens doors

The rich culture and history of the west’s Greek community will be on display when a Yarraville language school opens its doors for a...

Council to introduce blanket 40km/h limits

Maribyrnong councillors have dismissed a backlash against plans to introduce blanket 40km/h speed limits on residential streets. Councillors last Tuesday unanimously voted to support a...

Maribyrnong Council complaints soar

Complaints about Maribyrnong council have soared in the past three years, making it the fourth most complained about council in the state. The Victorian Ombudsman’s...

Melissa Griffiths nominated as Victorian LGBTI Person of the Year

Footscray transgender activist Melissa Griffiths has been nominated as the 2017 Victorian LGBTI Person of the Year. The 2017 GLOBE Community Awards, to be held...

My Place: Martin Didzys

Retiring Altona pharmacist Martin Didzys speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak about some of his strange encounters over 40-odd years.   What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay?   I’ve lived in...

Fake truck-driving certificates land man in jail

A man has been jailed for four months after accepting cash kickbacks for issuing certificates to drive trucks and other heavy vehicles. Former Linfox employee...

MPs up in the air over sky rail

Western suburbs Liberal MP Bernie Finn last week told State Parliament he was concerned Williamstown would be “ruined by a sky rail” as part...

House prices booming

Melbourne’s south-west region – stretching from Williamstown to Wyndham Vale – has recorded Australia’s fastest property price growth, according to a new report. SQM Research’s...

Flemings Pool work rocks the boat

Altona beachgoers have slammed Hobsons Bay council for leaving popular swimming spot Flemings Pool full of rocks and without sand last week as the...

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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...