Catholic brother receives three-year sentence
A Catholic brother who sexually abused two girls and a boy while he was a teacher at Altona North has been sentenced to three...
Footscray police blitz injury hotspots
Footscray police will soon be cracking down on pedestrians and cyclists in a bid to cut the number of injuries and deaths occurring on...
Hole lot of history ignored
Three years after Victoria’s oldest-known military bunker was unearthed at Williamstown Cricket Ground, it remains a fenced-off “hole in the ground” with no work...
Council throws Vinnies soup van a lifeline
A Footscray soup van has been thrown a lifeline in its bid to keep serving more than 50,000 meals for people in need each...
“SaiGon Welcome Arch” to begin construction
A 20-year journey to build Footscray’s SaiGon Welcome Arch is nearing an end with the archway’s final design completed.
A pair of giant cranes at...
Real Madrid puts young guns through their paces
Fifty of the state’s rising soccer stars were treated to a chance to train alongside legendary Real Madrid striker Emilio Butragueño in Yarraville on...
Joint police, sheriff operation nets $385,000
A joint operation between police and sheriff officers in Altona Meadows netted $385,000 in unpaid fines in one day.
Forty members of the Hobsons Bay...
Council supports call for marriage equality
Maribyrnong council is throwing its support behind the growing campaign for marriage equality.
Councillor Sarah Carter moved a motion at the last council meeting calling...
Hardened criminals put with asylum seekers
Hundreds of convicted criminals are being held alongside vulnerable asylum seekers in Australian detention centres, including the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre (MIDC).
Figures released last...
Oussama’s mission to tackle extremism
An Altona North Muslim man has been appointed to lead a state government advisory group to tackle economic and social factors that could lead...
Shoppers call on Highpoint to shut down pet store
Highpoint shopping centre has called in the RSPCA and Maribyrnong council to investigate Top Pets pet store following widespread criticism over in-store conditions and...
Baby Guerilla’s latest mural highlights uni links
Prolific Footscray artist Baby Guerrilla explores notions of social connection in her latest giant paste-up for Victoria University.
VU commissioned the renowned street artist to...
New Tarneit base for Westgate highway patrol
Highway patrol crews from Footscray and Williamstown police stations will move to Tarneit this week in a combined effort to drive down road trauma...
Land sale won’t sink Titanic restaurant
The building housing Williamstown’s iconic Titanic Theatre Restaurant is for sale, but the restaurant will continue to operate until at least 2018.
The iconic restaurant's...
Williamstown RSL faces battle for survival
Williamstown RSL is likely to be redeveloped into a multi-storey retail and residential development to deal with its multimillion-dollar debt.
RSL state president, Major General...
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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...
