Lifejacket safety call
Maritime safety authorities are urging boat users to wear a lifejacket even if they don’t legally have to, after an elderly man and his...
Festival brings talent
Wominjeka Festival returns to Footscray this weekend featuring some of the nation’s finest Aboriginal talent. Showcasing a stellar line-up of artists from around the...
Rise in sex offences
By Goya Dmytryshchak and Benjamin Millar
Reports of sexual offences increased in Hobsons Bay in the 12 months to September 30 last year, new Crime...
Lifesavers help Wye River nippers
Altona Life Saving Club has come to the rescue of children in the Nippers program affected by the Wye River bushfires.
Altona is the sister...
Unsolved crimes
There were 14,915 criminal offences committed across Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong in the 12 months to the end of September last year. Many of...
Cool for kids, guaranteed
Jyle and Stephanie Edgell and Antonio Pavone (pictured) escaped the summer heat at St Albans Leisure Centre last week. They were among hundreds of...
Cool crafts for kids
School holidays have kept Brimbank libraries busier than ever, with a host of holiday activities to keep the children entertained … and plenty more...
Fatal truck explosion rocks Footscray
One man is dead and one woman injured after a truck collided with five cars and exploded in a horrific accident in Footscray, causing...
Police want you to ‘be here for next year’
Police are pleading with motorists to take extra care on the roads over Christmas as latest figures show that fixed road safety cameras in...
Council pushes for north-south arterial road
An improved north-south arterial road through Braybrook, Tottenham and Brooklyn is essential to protecting residents from heavy truck traffic, according to Maribyrnong Council.
A report...
One man’s Christmas spirit feeds dozens
Christmas has come early this year for clients of Wesley Footscray Outreach.
About 60 clients at risk of or experiencing homelessness in the Maribyrnong area...
Fines likely over Sydenham Road illegal dumping
Another two residents have been identified as illegal dumpers by Brimbank council in a Delahey street known as a hotspot for hoon behaviour and...
Altona pupils collect gifts for homeless youth
Students at Altona P-9 College are collecting items for a local organisation to give homeless and at-risk youth a better Christmas.
Year 7 students have collaborated...
Memorial unveiled to good Samaritan Roger Bertocci
A memorial for an Altona North ‘good Samaritan’, Roger Bertocci, was unveiled on Monday, marking the 12-month anniversary of his death.
Mr Bertocci, 46, was...
UN climate prize for Seddon local
A Seddon resident has been recognised during this month’s Climate Change conference in Paris with a United Nations award for his work to help...
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Crusaders big back end
It is a much needed break for the Western Crusaders in the Gridiron Victoria senior division competitions.
With the Melbourne Cup, the division 1 Vic...
