Gellibrand MP Tim Watts spells out future choices
Gellibrand MP Tim Watts understands that voters are being turned off by politics.
The Labor MP says he feels the same frustration at the scandals,...
Calls to tighten screws on petrol drive offs
Car dealerships should fit number plates with one-way screws to prevent petrol theft, a parliamentary inquiry into petrol drive-offs has heard.
The state Law Reform,...
Multi-storey car-park proposal for Yarraville railway station
A multi-storey carpark at Yarraville railway station could be built to help solve both parking and safety concerns under a plan put forward by...
Rock throwers target buses in Seabrook
Rocks have been thrown at four buses in Seabrook in the past two weeks, prompting calls for community support to help catch the offenders.
The...
CCTV catches alleged arson in West Footscray
Police are appealing for public information after an arsonist attacked a residential care home in West Footscray earlier this month.
Emergency services were called to...
Bulldogs pull out of Edgewater development
The Western Bulldogs has pulled the plug on its much vaunted Club Edgewater development.
The trouble-plagued $30 million hospitality and gaming development has endured a...
Illegal steel trap blamed for pet cat’s death
A West Footscray family is in shock after their pet cat was killed after allegedly becoming caught in an illegal steel jaw trap.
Nick Azidis...
17 cars damaged in Maribyrnong street
Police are appealing for public help after 17 cars were damaged in a Maribyrnong street this morning.
Investigators believe a metal object was used to smash...
Central West donates cost of stolen computers
A Braybrook shopping centre has come to the rescue of a school hit by the theft of valuable computer equipment.
Dinjerra Primary School principal Graeme...
Taggers target repainted Yarraville Village mural
Graffiti taggers are targeting a reworked Yarraville mural after the original artwork fell foul of a business owner and Maribyrnong council.
The mural on the...
BAE Systems confirms shipyard job losses
BAE Systems has axed 125 jobs at its Williamstown shipyard in the strongest sign yet the ship-building industry will exit the state.
Australia’s biggest defence...
Official launch for State Trustees Footscray
The State Trustees has marked 12 months in Footscray with an official launch by Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas.
The organisation officially opened its new headquarters...
Vandals chop down and remove trees
Vandals have been cutting down mature trees across Hobsons Bay and, in some cases, taking them away.
Five mature eucalyptus ironbark trees were cut down...
200 units approved for 501 Receptions site
The green light has been given for almost 200 units on the site of Footscray’s iconic 501 Receptions.
FSG Corp Australia’s $30 million proposal for...
Uniform factory workers left hanging by a thread
The federal government is being asked to intervene as more than 200 inner-west workers appear likely to lose their jobs within weeks.
Eighty workers at...
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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...
