Tanna scores Academy Award endorsement for Bentley Dean
A West Footscray filmmaker, who helped create the first feature film made in Vanuatu, is one step closer to landing an Oscar.
Bentley Dean’s Tanna,...
Car thieves steal disabled Altona man’s Holden, the lowest blow
An Altona man who was born without legs says he was in shock after his customised car was stolen from a local mechanics’ workshop...
Olympic village flagged for Maribyrnong defence site
An Olympic Games village has been flagged as a possibly linchpin in the redevelopment of the derelict Maribyrnong Defence site.
The site has been earmarked...
Fringe Festival fires up in Footscray
Night walks, paste-up art, dance, music and a ‘secular mass for the ageing’ come to Footscray with this month’s Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Footscray Community Arts...
Williamstown High $3m theatre on track
Williamstown High School’s $3 million theatre is on track, with Building Engineering Pty Ltd appointed to complete the project.
Williamstown MP Wade Noonan announced the...
Williamstown veteran cares for 104-year-old Legacy war widow
At age 90, Williamstown veteran Cliff Elliott still looks out for his mate’s wife, May McLeod, who is believed to be Australia’s oldest war...
Home invasions drop despite Apex gang fears
Police have moved to quell fears of home invasions in Hobsons Bay after widespread reports on social media about Apex-style gangs breaking into homes.
One...
Astronaut Marsha Ivins visits Scienceworks
Retired NASA astronaut Marsha Ivins says going into space has taught her that people on Earth are all the same.
Ms Ivins, who has spent 55...
Plant to save Altona skipper butterfly
Children from Queen of Peace Parish Primary School in Altona Meadows have planted 500 gahnia seedlings to attract the endangered Altona skipper butterfly.
In its...
Irene Chatfield risked all to save her beloved Western Bulldogs
What’s your connection with the west and how did you come to support the Western Bulldogs?
We moved to Altona when I was two. The...
Lentil as Anything facing tough times
An iconic Footscray social enterprise could close its doors unless the community steps in and digs a little deeper.
Lentil As Anything, a not-for-profit “pay what...
Memorial relay to honour Footscray firefighter Damien Burke
Firefighter James Clarke can’t speak highly enough of ‘Burkey’.
He says Footscray firefighter Damien Burke was one of the most respected officers he has ever...
Semicolon tattoo; pause for thought
Brooklyn tattooist Jessica Gronow put out the word she was doing free semicolon tattoos – and got nearly 100 bookings virtually overnight.
Project Semicolon was...
Braybrook Library hosts Father’s Day celebrations
The contribution of Maribyrnong dads will be celebrated in a family event in Braybrook this Saturday.
The free event at Braybrook library, just in time...
Police Mercedes-Benz ‘Guardian’ to promote road safety
They call it the Road Guardian and it’s in Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham for the next week.
Mercedes-Benz has loaned its GLE63 S Coupe to...
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Bin batteries better
Maribyrnong households are being urged to show more care when disposing of batteries and electronic waste (e-waste).
As part of the “Bin it Better” recycling...
