$70K winning bid withdrawn at EJ Whitten auction
A man has reneged after bidding a record $70,000 for a restored EJ Holden at the annual EJ Whitten Foundation charity auction.
A bidding war...
Few council childcare workers take outsourced jobs
Only six out of 64 workers have kept their jobs after Hobsons Bay council outsourced the management of two childcare centres.
Parents, staff and the...
Footscray Hospital waiting times below standard
Western Health’s annual report has revealed 34 patients were left waiting in Footscray Hospital’s emergency department for longer than 24 hours during the past...
Altona North boy praised for saving drowning child
An eight-year-old Altona North boy is being praised after using first aid training learnt at school to save a four-year-old boy from drowning.
Judd Greenham...
A first for Hobsons Bay police command
Police Inspector Michelle Young has been appointed as Hobsons Bay’s first female local area commander.
Her career with Victoria Police spans more than 30 years,...
Mayibyrnong councillor demands Geelong mayor resign
A Maribyrnong councillor has called on colourful Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons to resign for wearing a T-shirt at the weekend with a photo of...
Action Jaxon takes on Eureka challenge
A 15-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer will face the race of his life when he takes on the 88-storey Eureka Climb next month.
Jaxon Urlichs, from...
Two birds brewing up a good thing
Two women who started Australia’s first female-owned brewery at Spotswood are vying for the title of world’s best ale-makers at Wetherspoon’s international beer festival...
Marjorie celebrates Altona PS centenary
Altona’s Marjorie Sculley, 99, will help Altona Primary School celebrate its centenary this month.
Ms Sculley – who back then was Marjorie Phair – is...
Backlash may force Western Distributor rethink
A fierce backlash against a proposed six-lane truck flyover through Yarraville parkland could force Transurban back to the drawing board as fuel terminal operators...
Cool kids put best foot forward for climate
Four friends seeking a brighter future for their planet are preparing to take part in this month’s Melbourne Marathon.
Seddon’s Mischa Carr, 11, will join...
VCAT rejects kinder on contaminated land
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has rejected plans to build a child care centre on a contaminated industrial site in Yarraville.
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Defence site clean-up begins
Stage one remediation of the contaminated Maribyrnong Defence Site is under way and expected to...
Police score big on grand final weekend
Victoria’s first AFL grand final long weekend didn’t go well for 44 drivers in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay.
Victoria Police detected 28 offences in Maribyrnong...
Pirates to ride and row across bay to raise loot
How do you trump a 210-kilometre ride around the bay on an 18-kilogram Melbourne Bike Share bike? By not only repeating the ride, but...
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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...
