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Media star helps raise funds for abuse survivors

Altona resident and The Project co-host Meshel Laurie says crowdfunding to pay for abuse survivors to travel to Rome will also be used to...

Down-to-earth solution to seaweed problem

Altona Community Gardens members have become part of the solution to the suburb’s seaweed problem. Seaholme member Peter Weaver obtained a permit from Hobsons Bay...

Spotswood Pumping Station open day

Nestled under the West Gate Bridge and behind Scienceworks sits a 19th century industrial relic, its architectural grandeur a seeming contrast with its former...

Braybrook walkway sale hits snag

A Braybrook school and its neighbours are tussling over the future of a public walkway. Caroline Chisholm Catholic College says the strip of land at...

Councillors still split over Yarraville paid parking

Maribyrnong councillors remain at loggerheads over paid parking in Yarraville as losses stemming from the impasse head towards the million-dollar mark. Councillors last Tuesday voted...

Clock ticking on pet registration

The clock is ticking for inner-west pet owners to re-register their feline friends and canine companions. All dogs and cats must have their registration renewed...

Apartment boom on Footscray horizon

An apartment boom is on the horizon for Footscray, with 1371 new units approved last year. Footscray unit approvals in 2015 were the highest in...

Century-old anchor smuggled from Pirates

A 100-year-old anchor has been stolen from outside the Pirates Tavern at Williamstown. The anchor was stolen between 7pm Sunday and 4pm Monday from outside...

Bond for man who assaulted councillors

A Yarraville man has received a good behaviour bond and been ordered to pay more than $1200 after pleading guilty to assaulting two Maribyrnong...

Support sought for drug help app

Sunbury community leaders hoping to develop an Australian-first smartphone app to connect ice users with mentors are calling on residents and businesses to help...

Armed robber hits Central Square

An armed robber struck twice at Central Square shopping centre in Altona Meadows on Thursday morning. The centre's owner confirmed the Aldi supermarket and TAB...

Work to start on Seaholme seawall

Hobsons Bay council will next month start work on a $731,000 seawall at Seaholme, with works along the municipality’s 23-kilometre shoreline expected to cost...

Run for Hope in fight against cancer

When Melinda Bryce was diagnosed with breast cancer, she soon found out she wasn’t alone. The Yarraville mother of two was 29 when she found...

Haddara crime syndicate member jailed

A drug trafficker involved in a crime syndicate in Williamstown North headed by Fadi Haddara has been sentenced to a minimum of 16 months...

Kingsville’s metal kings celebrate 40 years

Enthusiasm, hard work and a can-do attitude have helped keep Able Industries Engineering in business in the west for 40 years, according to its...

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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...