Altona Lions Club celebrates 50 years
Lions Club of Altona is 50 years old this year and 97 past and present members and friends marked the occasion with a dinner...
Racism claims after Apple store ejects black students
A video showing a group of African students being asked to leave an Apple store at Highpoint shopping centre on Tuesday has caused widespread outrage on social...
Men’s Health walk in honour of ‘Creamy’ Davis
People are urged to get behind the EJ Whitten Foundation’s Williamstown Walk for Men’s Health on Sunday.
Jo Davis founded the walk in honour of...
Police enforce Point Wilson no-go zone
Boaters and fishermen are being warned not to cross into waters around the Point Wilson jetty in Port Phillip Bay.
Police have warned that the...
Williamstown residents hold ‘evacuation drill’
Williamstown residents held an ‘evacuation drill’ on Sunday to highlight the lack of clear planning controls around major hazard facilities.
Save Williamstown has been lobbying...
Peter Hemphill elected as Hobsons Bay mayor
Hobsons Bay’s new mayor has made history a major theme of his year in office.
Peter Hemphill was elected to the role by councillors last...
Cameron McDonald elected Maribyrnong mayor
Pressuring the state and federal governments on matters important to the area are some of the biggest challenges Maribyrnong’s new mayor expects to face.
Cameron...
Woman jailed for sex with boy at Altona beach
A woman has been jailed for a year and placed on the sex offender’s register for life after pleading guilty in the County Court...
Altona cemetery expansion plan challenged
An environmental group has called on Victorian premier Daniel Andrews to stop Altona Memorial Park extending on to Crown land of Aboriginal significance in...
Operation Furlong nabs drivers
Police detected more than 90 offences in a recent blitz on Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay roads.
Operation Furlong ran across the state for five days...
Residents live in fear of Yarraville street trees
Elderly residents in a Yarraville street say they are too scared to leave their homes because of the danger posed by debris from street...
Robbery sparks community support for traders
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The community has rallied to support an Altona bottle shop robbed at knifepoint on Friday night.
A man walked into Savvy Cellars in Civic Parade...
Williamstown street’s city views not protected
A Williamstown resident has lost his bid to preserve his city skyline views after the state’s planning tribunal ruled views in the area are...
Williamstown North flyover would ‘split community’
A Williamstown urban designer says removing a level crossing at Williamstown North train station and building a flyover will physically divide the community and...
Williamstown RSL regroups to fight closure
Williamstown RSL has scrapped plans to develop the club into a five-storey apartment block in a bid to fight its way out of debt,...
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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...
