Western Distributor: Battle for cash threatens project
Tensions between the state and federal governments over funding are casting a shadow over the viability of the $5.5 billion Western Distributor project.
Transurban has...
Footscray developer doubles Barkly Street units plan
Footscray’s iconic 501 Receptions is facing the wrecking ball as a developer seeks to build almost 200 units in twin five-storey blocks on the...
Altona Meadows armed carjacking: Trio identified by police
Police have identified three people wanted for questioning over a carjacking in Altona Meadows last month and are appealing for the public’s help in...
South Yarra man charged with Footscray girl’s murder
Homicide Squad detectives have arrested and charged a South Yarra man over the death of a two-year-old girl in Footscray in 2005.
Police have charged...
Altona Meadows brawl: Police interviewing six men
UPDATE: Police are continuing to interview two groups of men involved in a brawl at Altona Meadows on Tuesday night.
Police say there was a...
Surviving the bends at Emerge in the West festival
The mind-bending contortions of the Ersie siblings will be centre stage at Footscray this Saturday as part of the Emerge in the West festival.
Teame,...
Hobsons Bay residents fault council’s tennis court plan
Residents have panned a proposal to demolish Williamstown Senior Citizens Centre as part a long-term plan for Dennis Reserve.
A report to Hobsons Bay council...
State budget: Inner-west roads, schools big winners
LATEST: Inner-west roads and schools emerged as winners in Tuesday’s state budget.
The biggest single spend was $38.5 million to widen Footscray’s Whitehall Street and strengthen...
Malcolm Fraser, figure of hope, watches over west
A giant portrait of late prime minister Malcolm Fraser watches over Footscray from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s Home of Hope.
The portrait was created...
Footscray: Vietnamese community celebrates birthday of reinvention
The Vietnamese community remains the backbone of Footscray’s reinvention 40 years after its first members arrived in Australia, according to a community leader.
Speaking on...
Altona Meadows car jacking victims tells of his ordeal
UPDATE: A man who was car jacked at knifepoint in Altona Meadows before being driven to a secluded Altona car park, waited terrified six...
Western Distributor: $5 billion new freeway proposed
LATEST: A 2.5-kilometre tunnel could be built under Yarraville as part of a new $5 billion freeway connecting the West Gate Freeway to the port,...
Spotswood: St Mark’s Anglican Church a refugee haven
St Mark’s Anglican Church at Spotswood is getting a makeover so it can be used for childcare and as a centre for hundreds of...
Footscray: Welcome arch get the green light
Detailed designs of a new Welcome Arch celebrating the Vietnamese community’s contributions to Footscray have been unveiled.
The million-dollar archway will be built as part...
VCAT backs Hobsons Bay council over open backyards
The state’s planning tribunal has upheld Hobsons Bay council’s refusal to permit a subdivision at Newport, agreeing that neighbourhood character and the openness of...
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Recycling message in bottles
To mark the first anniversary of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) and coinciding with National Recycling Week, a new interactive installation has opened...
