Council honours widow’s ashes wish
Hobsons Bay council will now allow cremated remains to be buried on council land – in exceptional circumstances.
Mayor Peter Hemphill says the council’s policy...
VCAT rejects South Kingsville development
A proposal for a 10-storey, 600-dwelling development on the former Caltex terminal in South Kingsville has been knocked back.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal...
Riding high for the MS Melbourne Cycle
Altona Meadows resident Katharine Gronow is riding in Sunday’s MS Melbourne Cycle to raise funds and awareness about this disease.
The ride raises money to...
Truckie ‘didn’t know he hit bikie’ on bridge
A truck driver has told police he had no idea he had been in a collision with a motorcyclist on the West Gate Bridge...
Fishing Village used for sex, drugs and bogan strolls
The Williamstown lessee of a fishing shed on Kororoit Creek has called on Hobsons Bay council to stop people using his land for rubbish...
Epping man faces court after Altona Bunnings arrest
A 26-year-old Epping man has appeared in court after a dramatic arrest in the Altona Bunnings carpark last Friday.
Shocked shoppers said they witnessed a...
Walk with the Dogs
Western Bulldogs young guns Easton Wood and Josh Dunkley dropped into Western Hospital last week to get patients back on their feet for the...
Mother slams Safe Schools fear mongering
The mother of a transgender child has slammed criticism by politicians of an anti-bullying program as “ill-informed fear mongering”.
The Safe Schools program is under...
Public gets run of The Mill
CBRE Resi Projects Director Nic Cuni (second from left) at the launch of The Mill in Newport, along with Rob Puzzolo, Shawn Luo, Al Bogdani and...
Dramatic arrest at Altona Bunnings
Shoppers at Bunnings Warehouse in Altona were in shock after witnessing a dramatic police bust about 1pm on Friday.
A woman, who asked that her...
Ray of light after a week of darkness
An Altona North woman has told of her family’s ordeal after her younger brother died, her uncle crashed his car and thieves stole her...
Tool theft causes builder to shut up shop
A Bacchus Marsh builder, who had tools valued at $3000 stolen from his ute, says his business never recovered from the financial loss of...
Altona Meadows transplant recipient on ride for life
Four years ago, Rebecca Berry couldn’t walk a metre without assistance.
Next month, the Altona Meadows double lung transplant recipient will cycle 600 kilometres from...
Councils to abide by rate caps
Inner-west residents will be spared an above-inflation rise in their council rates despite claims that capping increases will rip about $140 million out of...
Brothers charged for Altona terror ‘prank’
Three brothers who staged and filmed hoax attacks on members of the public, including a bomb hoax in Altona, have been charged and put on...
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Glory appoint O’Dell
New Yarraville Glory coach Andy O’Dell was itching to get back into coaching.
O’Dell was set to coach Whittlesea United this year and had gone...
