Government reneges on supported accommodation rent pledge
The Napthine government is expected to pass a bill in the lower house to raise rents for disabled people two months after promising to...
Police test power outage options across the west
Would Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay and Wyndham be able to cope if power went out for 72 hours?
That was the emergency scenario put to the...
Maribyrnong playgrounds left in limbo as plug pulled on funds
Two playground upgrades planned for Maribyrnong may be scrapped after the federal government pulled more than $250,000 from the projects.
Maribyrnong council was promised $257,387...
Special day for Footscray, Yarraville students to learn together
A group of Footscray students has raised disability awareness among fellow students in a special day of activities at Yarraville Special Developmental School.
The year...
Vernon Street shopping centre plan under discussion
An information session on the Vernon Street shopping centre in South Kingsville will be held next week.
As reported by the Weekly in September, a...
Zombies at their fingertips as pupils go intergalactic
There will be zombies and intergalactic adventures aplenty when the children’s writing centre ‘100 Story Building’ launches its second edition of Early Harvest in...
Fighting spirit in Lalor MP Joanne Ryan’s maiden speech
Lalor MP Joanne Ryan may still be trying to find her way around the halls of Federal Parliament, but that hasn’t stopped her from...
Ireland’s Great Famine fed our rich history
About 200 people attended a ceremony in Williamstown on Sunday, commemorating Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845-52 and the arrival of the Irish famine orphans...
Labor transport plan promises to remove ‘thousands’ of trucks
Thousands of trucks would be removed from inner-west streets and the east-west link would be dumped under state Labor’s $18 billion alternative transport plan.
Released...
Carbon tax link to Hobsons Bay job losses denied
Claims that repealing the carbon tax will ease pressure on two of Hobsons Bay’s biggest employers who are axing 130 jobs before Christmas have...
Anger at Cherry Lake swan’s mauling by dog
A Hobsons Bay animal rescuer is in “shock and absolute disgust” after a cygnet was mauled to death by a dog at Altona’s Cherry...
Cr Luba Grigorovitch first woman to lead Rail, Tram and Bus Union
Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch has made history as the first woman to lead Victoria's male-dominated Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).
At 28, she...
Man sought after girl assaulted on Williamstown bus
Crime Stoppers is appealing to the community to help identify a man who indecently assaulted a teenage girl on a bus at Williamstown on...
Williamstown shipyard work cuts a ‘wake-up call’
Williamstown’s BAE Systems shipyard will cut 30 jobs before Christmas with more to go unless the company secures government contracts to avoid a “valley...
Shore up your boating skills, urge Williamstown water police
Williamstown’s water police have issued a warning to boaters after two vessels ran aground on Sunday.
Four people were aboard a boat that failed to...
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Supporting more Victorians with financial counselling
The state government is supporting thousands of Victorians doing it tough, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, through free access to financial counselling...
