Spreading festive joy to the world
The spirit of giving has been alive and well at Williamstown North Primary School recently.
The Grade 4 group have raised $755.45 towards World Vision's...
Grants for dementia friendly projects available
Communities across Australia, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will benefit from Dementia Australia grants to support efforts to become more dementia-friendly.
Applications for...
Urgent call for O Negative Blood
The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood has made a call for people in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay with O negative blood to donate over the...
Twilight Markets coming to Williamstown
Seaworks will be hosting Twilight Markets over the next coming months, showcasing a host of local businesses against a beautiful night time backdrop of...
Young and living rough
Young people have shared their stories of hardship and hope as part of Homelessness Week.
Jesuit Social Services screened two short films featuring interviews with...
Port Phillip Woollen Mill: Labor to fulfil height cap pledge
A Labor MP has described as “insulting” a developer’s claims that the state government will not be able to fulfil a pre-election promise to...
Property assessments begin in Maribyrnong
Maribyrnong council’s building and environmental health teams are undertaking property assessments across all flood-impacted properties.
Accompanied by the Australian Red Cross and Victorian Council of...
She Will Shine scholarship offers business boost
Inner-west women wanting to kickstart new businesses are being offered the chance to shine, thanks to a new scholarship.
Footscray-based women-in-business organisation She Will Shine...
Australia Day honours: Mukesh Haikerwal AC
Altona North doctor Mukesh Haikerwal, whose service to medicine was acknowledged on Australia Day with the country’s highest civilian honour, says without the community...
Keeping Newport rail heritage protection on track
Hobsons Bay council has sought further clarification about why works were undertaken at the Newport Railway Workshops.
Hobsons Bay councillor Peter Hemphill raised a notice...
Tears, hugs as parents win fight to save Altona’s kinders
There were scenes of jubilation and tears of joy on Tuesday night after Hobsons Bay council voted not to close two Altona kindergartens because...
Funding unlocked for box lacrosse
Lacrosse mightn’t be a popular sport in Australia, but the Canadian version, box lacrosse, is even more obscure.
Played on a court, or box, instead...
Woman dies in Williamstown North
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a crash which killed a woman in Williamstown North on Thursday.
Officers have been told a car crashed into...
Lara marvels at charity game
West Indies legend Brian Lara was stunning locals at Footscray United on Saturday as part of the T10 charity match.
Lara joined good friend and...
Employment service heads to the west
A not-for-profit employment organisation is bringing its services to the western suburbs to support job seekers who are struggling to find work.
MEGT will be...
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New year scam warning
NAB has identified AI-driven scams and new evolutions of cryptocurrency investment scams as key trends to watch out for in 2025.
The bank has released...
