Pollution warning for Williamstown beach
People have been warned not to swim at Williamstown beach after an area of orange discoloured water was reported on Wednesday night.
The polluted water...
An enduring lifetime in the west
Altona North’s Jean Cutting died surrounded by family members on November 28 – just hours after her 100th birthday.
Ms Cutting was born in Byron...
Italian Book Club celebrates 10th anniversary
The Altona-based Italian Book Club has celebrated its 10th anniversary and a decade of growth far beyond reading.
Founded by Seaholme’s Mirella Giles, the club...
Altona sprouts an Eat My Street party
An Eat My Street planting party will be held in Bayview Street, Altona, this month.
Under the Eat My Street program, edible gardens are being...
Williamstown’s own marine wonderland revealed
From birds whose wings turn into fins, to males that give birth, 80 per cent of the marine life off our southern shores is...
Newport clubs hail new multisport training facility
Newport’s $230,000 Bryan Martyn Oval multi-sport training facility was officially opened on Friday.
The centre has flexible netting for cricket training on six synthetic wickets...
Children with autism to ‘suffer’ over funding cuts
An Altona Meadows mother says her son, who has autism, will suffer after Western Autistic School cut its Tuesday arts program and increased Saturday...
MTAG slams failure to protect child health
Government agencies are failing to protect the health of children, a group seeking reductions in air pollution in the inner west has claimed.
Star Weekly...
Racial attack, threats on train to Footscray
A man threatened to shoot a fellow commuter during a harrowing racial attack on a train from the CBD to Footscray.
The man told Tarneit...
Renegades return for family fun day
Melbourne Renegades cricket club returns to Footscray this weekend for its popular free family fun day.
Captained by Aaron Finch, the T20 team featuring Xavier...
Traders welcome paid parking freeze
Traders in Yarraville and Footscray are celebrating the summer freeze on parking fees.
Footscray Traders Association president Ben Coyle said the decision was a good...
Christmas cheer at Makers Market
Stalls, gourmet foods and a well-stocked bar will all be on hand for shoppers at next week’s twilight Maribyrnong Makers Market.
Seddon’s Adrian Kennedy, of...
Yarraville’s Saturday sausage sizzle hits snag
The sights, sounds and smells of Yarraville’s Saturday sausage sizzle have been snuffed out.
Maribyrnong council has ordered butcher Andrew’s of Yarraville to immediately cease...
Paid parking switch-off to cost $600,000
A $600,000 blackhole has been punched in the Maribyrnong council budget following its decision to scrap paid parking at Yarraville Village and Footscray CBD...
Green light for Western Distributor toll road
A tunnel will be built under Yarraville and a new road will cross the Maribyrnong River after the state government gave the Western Distributor...
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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...
