Little athlete jumps to Brisbane
The 2023 Coles Little Athletics National High-Performance Camp is being held in Gold Coast next week, with one young athlete from Hobsons Bay attending.
Zach...
Toyota Altona cuts 100 jobs at manufacturing plant
Up to 100 jobs will go from Toyota’s Altona manufacturing plant, it was announced yesterday.
The car manufacturer, which employs 2500, blamed the voluntary redundancies...
Lithium battery sparks unit fire
Two people jumped from the window of a burning first-floor unit in Footscray after a charging lithium battery on an e-bike sparked a fire....
Five decades of volunteering recognised
June Ivory has spent more than half her life volunteering at Footscray Hospital.
The 91-year-old was last week recognised by Western Health for 50 years...
Newport: Police seek help to find missing teenager
Police are calling for public help to locate missing Newport teenager Michelle Keating.
Michelle was last seen at MacRobertson Girls High School in Albert Park...
Five Fraser businesses have been awarded grants
Migrant Coffee, is one of five businesses in Fraser to be awarded a grant under the Energy Efficiency Grants for SMEs program.
Migrant Coffee is...
Greek festival aids fire victims
The biggest Greek Orthodox church in Melbourne’s west is holding a community festival as it continues fundraising efforts for people affected by the wildfires...
Fostering film-making flair
Footscray and Maribyrnong's aspiring film-makers are encouraged to submit a last-minute application to bring their dream film to reality, as part of a residency...
Friends of Sandy celebrate memorial win
A community group campaigning for recognition of one of Maribyrnong’s most beloved war heroes has welcomed a breakthrough in its struggle to create a...
Final designs for Footscray Town Hall upgrade released
The final designs for the upgrade to Footscray Town Hall have been released, with a more welcoming and inviting space a key detail.
The upgrade...
Lifesavers help Wye River nippers
Altona Life Saving Club has come to the rescue of children in the Nippers program affected by the Wye River bushfires.
Altona is the sister...
Free service from EPA
EPA Victoria, Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist Professor Mark Patrick Taylor said, the state’s environmental regulator, Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has a free service...
Tahlia shaves head for leukaemia cure
Ten-year-old Tahlia Hall lost her long locks on Friday to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.
The Williamstown Primary School pupil raised $1070 – more...
Greens eye Hobsons Bay council election
The Greens candidate for Gellibrand in the recent federal election will stand in Strand ward in the upcoming Hobsons Bay council poll.
Williamstown resident Jonathon...
Braybrook kids to create stories via drama classes
Inner-west theatre company Wit Incorporated will hold weekly drama classes at Braybrook Community Hub from February 1 for a cost of $20 a term.
Artistic...
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Team of years revealed
Grand finalists Werribee Districts and Hoppers Crossing have led the way with Western Football League division 1 team of the year nominations.
The pair had...
