VU project helps African small businesses
A new project has begun teaming Victoria University business students with African-Australian immigrants who are running small businesses.
The Tailored Learning Project was inspired by...
VCAT rejects apartments next to Williamstown hotel
The state’s planning tribunal has refused to allow a three-storey apartment building next door to a live music venue at Williamstown.
Mazark and Associates applied...
Braybrook Masters to close by December 11
Braybrook’s Masters store is expected to be turned into a home improvement centre after Woolworths confirmed it will close its entire range of Masters...
Westgate Golf Club faces hole lot of pain
Nestled in the shadows of the West Gate Bridge, Westgate Golf Club is now also existing under a cloud of doubt over its future.
The...
Supermarket for old Bunnings site at Altona North
Plans have been lodged for a Woolworths supermarket and seven large retail outlets on the old Bunnings site at Altona North.
Original plans that included...
Kinder children create mosaic snake
Children at the Range Children’s Centre in Williamstown have brightened up their carpark with help from a world-renowned mosaic artist.
Altona-based artist Julee Latimer worked...
Yarraville businessman faces ruin over boatshed trial
The case against a Yarraville man embroiled in a three-year legal battle with Wyndham council over works he did at a public reserve is...
Saintly inspiration for a Footscray school
A “mountain” of food is making its way to people in need thanks to the generosity of families at a Footscray school.
St John’s Primary...
Drug deal claims in childcare closure
Parents at a Footscray childcare centre say claims of nearby drug dealing and inappropriate music fail to justify closing the centre’s doors.
Star Weekly last...
Education program sets safety net to catch early leavers
A new program has been launched to target early school leavers in Wyndham and Hobsons Bay.
Reconnect, funded by the state government, aims to engage...
Buddy bench pairs up at Altona Primary School
The concept of a buddy bench has taken off so well that Altona Primary School now has two.
Radio presenter Meshel Laurie, whose twins attend...
Williamstown Chronicle building turns new page
The former Williamstown Chronicle building will get a modern makeover after a three-storey development was approved last week by Hobson Bay council.
A special planning...
More apartments planned opposite West Footscray station
A seven-storey apartment complex proposed for construction opposite West Footscray railway station has ben rejected by Maribyrnong council.
The council on Tuesday night rejected the proposal for...
Battle of Long Tan remembered 50 years on
This week marks 50 years since the Battle of Long Tan in South Vietnam.
To commemorate, the Vietnam Veterans Association Melbourne West Sub-branch is inviting...
Crowd demands end to rat-running in Yarraville
More than 100 residents shut down a busy Yarraville intersection last week to protest the state government’s refusal to commit to blanket truck bans...
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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...
