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Diggers Rest body in car boot: Police release CCTV footage of 4WD

SEE VIDEO BELOW Homicide detectives have uncovered footage which shows a twin-cab utility following the Peugeot of a man whose body was later found in...

Time to deliver: MP

A 'super' ambulance station pledged for Maribyrnong in 2016 has yet to be built by the state government. In December 2016, the government announced it...

Dining to rival Europe

Hobsons Bay could be transformed with European-style dining plazas as 28 shopping precincts are earmarked for road closures or on-street dining when COVID restrictions...

Diagnosis breakthrough for ovarian cancer

A new blood test is being developed to improve ovarian cancer diagnosis, with the potential to reduce unnecessary surgery leading to better health outcomes,...

Woman on the run after high-speed crash into police car

Police are hunting for a woman who crashed into a police car at high speed in Maribyrnong before fleeing on foot. Police attempted to intercept...

Improving creeks and rivers

The state government is helping improve habitat for native wildlife across Victoria’s iconic urban rivers and creeks across the west, including in Maribyrnong and...

Legal battle looming as Victory claim binding Footscray Park contract

Maribyrnong Council’s rejection of Melbourne Victory’s proposal to build a football academy in Footscray Park could descend into an expensive legal wrangle amid claims...

New chair interested in infrastructure investment

Securing infrastructure funding for the western suburbs is the main election year priority for the new chair of LeadWest. Melton councillor Dr Phillip Zada has...

More young women working in construction than ever before

There are more young women working in the construction industry than ever before, but it is still not enough according to national industry Jobs...

Social housing denied in Seddon

A proposal to allow affordable/social housing instead of student accommodation at a Seddon address has been refused by Maribyrnong council after strong opposition from...

Labor promises $4 million mental health training program for tradies

The Labor party has promised to invest $4 million to establish a mental health training program for apprentices of all trades should it retain...

Beach report begins

Summer might have only just started, but with Melbourne experiencing five 30-plus degree days in November, the city’s beaches, including those at Williamstown and...

Footscray’s World War I stories brought to life

Forgotten stories from World War I are coming back to life from the Footscray Historical Society archives. Artists-in-residence Karenne Ann and Tamara Watt have been...

LeadWest advocacy continues

Mayor Sarah Carter and Deputy Mayor Cuc Lam represented the city of Maribyrnong at a LeadWest advocacy event held at Parliament House. They joined the...

A new website for the dying, and those who love them

It’s the news nobody wants to hear: your condition is terminal. Sadly, though, it is a message delivered by doctors to scores of people in...

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Taste of the tropics, the hottest fruit trends for 2025

Move over mangoes, it’s time to go beyond bananas. Traders at Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market have revealed the hottest produce trends...