Seven week wait for youth mental health help
Young people in Hobsons Bay are facing a seven-week wait for counselling as figures show they are more likely to experience mental health issues...
Lock up or lose it blitz puts drivers on notice
Footscray police have urged people to stop car thefts and break-ins by simply locking their vehicles.
More than 1000 thefts from vehicles were recorded in...
Tycoon gets green light for Footscray high-rise
Melbourne property tycoon Tim Gurner has been given the green light for two 25-storey apartment towers in Footscray.
Planning Minister Richard Wynne has granted approval...
Tweddle celebrates 95 years of family health
Footscray’s Tweddle Child & Family Health Service is inviting people to join its 95th anniversary celebrations.
Opening as a baby hospital in 1920, Tweddle today...
Footscray West Primary School centenary
When Mia Burnham turned up for her first day of school at Footscray West Primary School last year, she added a new page to...
Bradmill site sells for $160 million
The former Bradmill denim factory in Yarraville has been sold to a local developer for more than $160 million.
Tommy Jiang, who owns a Chinese...
Altona woman jailed for sexually abusing toddler
A 46-year-old Altona woman has been sentenced to a minimum of two years' jail for penetrating a three-year-old girl and making and transmitting child...
Vandals attack new Yarraville parking meters
Police are investigating the vandalism of Yarraville’s new parking meters just hours after their installation.
Seventeen meters have being installed this week at a cost...
A meeting with Dame Quentin Bryce
What would you do if you were the Governor- General of Australia for a week?
Footscray City College school captain Angela Velasquez’s ideas for the...
Altona primary uses windfall to renovate library
All that was old will be new again once repairs are completed in time for Altona primary school’s centenary.
The school will receive $23,000 as...
Cash grants to the rescue
Two Hobsons Bay life saving clubs will benefit from state government grants to help them buy new equipment.
Altona Life Saving Club will use its...
High-rise and supermarket plans for Seddon
High-rise housing and a modern supermarket may challenge the village feel of downtown Seddon.
Woolworths is understood to be seeking a 20-year lease on the...
Expectant mums can visit GPs for antenatal care
Expectant mums will be able to consult their own doctor during most pregnancies under a model used at Werribee Mercy Hospital.
The Shared Maternity Care...
Kingsville kids to represent Victoria
Two Kingsville Primary School pupils are to represent Victoria in national championships in swimming and cross-country.
Twelve-year-old Bella Stringfellow (left) has been chosen to run...
Idea planted for new community garden
A new community garden celebrating the inner west’s cultural diversity is on the agenda for West Footscray.
Landscape designer Tash Geelen has been dreaming of...
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Youth award named after Les Twentyman
Maribyrnong council’s Youth Leadership Award has been renamed in honour of the late Les Twentyman in recognition of his lifelong advocacy for Victoria's most...
