News
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Stories worth sipping
Ready to share your story? Dromkeen’s annual event, Mid-Winter Memories and Mulled Wine is returning this July, creating a space for people to share a…
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Museum treasures on show
Take a deep dive into the wonders of the oceans and beaches at the fun and informative pop-up museum coming to Whittlesea for the school…
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Community Calendar
Williamstown Seniors The group meets every Tuesday at 1pm-3pm at Denis Reserve. It is a small group looking for more seniors both male and female.…
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Footscray man charged with hundreds of bottle shop thefts
A Footscray man is accused of stealing alcohol more than 300 times from 21 different bottle shops in the past year. The 24-year-old Mathiang Machol…
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Giant puppets bring ‘awe’ and ‘wonder’
More than 100 students, teachers and family members from the Association for Vietnamese Culture Studies in Braybook attended a community puppet workshop, which explored how…
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Fatal hit-run in Yarraville
A man riding a mobility scooter has been killed in a hit-run collision in Yarraville. It is understood a vehicle collided with the victim’s mobility…
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Exhibition explores nature through art
Is caring for the Earth and caring for each other any different? It’s an existential question which is explored in a new exhibition that opened…
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Funding for greater tree coverage projects
A turning lane will be realigned on Williamstown Road between West Footscray and Seddon to make way for green space. The project is one of…
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Rainy day fun at the zoo
An exuberant gorilla at Werribee Open Range Zoo is challenging the belief that this species dislikes the rain – and he’s making quite a splash…
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Carter’s memory lives on
Almost 12 months on from her sudden death, the legacy of former Maribyrnong mayor Sarah Carter continues on, not just in the inner west but…
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70 abuse charges
Babies less than six months old are among the eight children allegedly sexually abused by an employee at a Point Cook childcare centre who also…
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Film crews headed to Sunshine
A new television series on a national sporting icon is set to be filmed in Sunshine. Goolagong, a three-part mini-series, follows the true story of…
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Breaking language barriers at school
Language is no barrier for students at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College who are learning Japanese by speaking directly to pupils in Japan. The Palaygo program,…
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Feedback sought on library future
Maribyrnong residents can have their say on the future of the municipality’s public libraries during July. Maribyrnong’s five library branches house roughly 140,000 items and…
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Design out for Altona level crossing removal
The state government has released the final designs for the removal of the level crossing at Maidstone Street in Altona. Construction is set to begin…
















