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Police hunt Maribyrnong hit-run driver

Police are hunting for a woman alleged to have driven into a policeman in Maribyrnong on Monday, leaving him seriously injured. Jade Earl is wanted...

Council vote on kindergartens’ fate delayed till March

Hobsons Bay council has agreed to consult with the community before voting whether or not to close three kindergartens and merge them to one. Staff...

Maribyrnong councillors assaulted at meeting

https://youtu.be/PCNdORBZHJg   UPDATE A Yarraville man has been charged after handing himself into police over an attack on two Maribyrnong  councillors. Police swooped on Footscray town hall on...

Yarraville man completes record-breaking flight

A Yarraville businessman has realised a decade-long dream by completing a six-month solo journey around the globe in an amphibious aircraft. Captivated by the story...

Push to fix missing cycling links

Cyclists are backing a campaign by a western suburbs MP to fill in the missing links on inner west bike paths. Greens MP Colleen Hartland...

Spend a penny for World Toilet Day

It’s hard to imagine life without a toilet, but billions of people around the world don’t have access to this basic necessity of modern...
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Snake kills family dog in Yarraville park

Pet owners are being warned to be on high alert for snakes after a family lost their beloved dog to a snakebite in a...

200 more jobs cut at Williamstown naval dockyard

Williamstown’s shipyard on Thursday announced another 200 jobs would be cut before Christmas unless it is awarded new work contracts from the federal government. BAE...

Residents’ fears realised as squat house fire spreads

Police are hunting for an arsonist who destroyed a home in Braybrook on Thursday night, severely damaging another. The empty Hancock Street house was torched...

Council to vote on kindergarten closures

Staff are “devastated” by Hobsons Bay council’s plan to close three kindergartens. Employees at Altona Kindergarten in Blyth Street, Somers Parade Kindergarten and Altona West Kindergarten...

Hobsons Bay council says EPA should protect Brooklyn

Residents living in and around Brooklyn are still victims of pollution despite 10 years of complaining, according to Hobsons Bay council. The council said in...

Soroptimist International comes to Wyndham

A female service club that offers support to women and children in need is opening up a chapter in Wyndham. And it needs your...

Behind the scenes of Melbourne’s finest festivals

If anyone knows the secrets to festival success, it’s Hai Pham. Director of Footscray’s annual East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival since 2007, Mr...

Bill and Jean celebrate 70th wedding anniversary

Bill and Jean Nicol celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Saturday. Mrs Nicol, 88, met her husband at a dance in England. Mr Nicol, 93,...

Caroline Chisholm students project selves

Braybrook students are shedding light on growing up in a world shaped by advanced technology. The Caroline Chisholm Catholic College year 10 media students have...

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Paramedic practitioner bill introduced

Paramedic practitioners are one step closer to becoming a reality in Victoria with the state government introducing a bill into parliament to enshrine the...

VTCA T20s kick off