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...
Weather observer all at sea over voting gets the message home
A weather observer stationed on a remote island 450 kilometres off Cairns cast his vote for Williamstown’s Labor MP with a message in a...
Spotswood: VCAT rejects high-rise bid on Melbourne Road
Plans for a 38-dwelling apartment complex up to five storeys high at Spotswood have been refused by the state’s planning tribunal.
The Victorian Civil and...
Eco future for ‘eyesore’ Truganina Explosives Reserve
Moves are under way to have Truganina Explosives Reserve, established in the late 1800s, placed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Previously described as an “eyesore”...
African mental health in focus
A young inner-west leader is tackling the complex topic of mental health in African- Australian communities.
Victoria University student Tabotu Teklemariam (pictured) co-founded the non-profit...
Anzac Day centenary: Williamstown Diggers history in the spotlight
An Anzac project launched on Sunday will delve into the history behind 265 Diggers from Williamstown who did not return home from WWI.
In 1917,...
Altona Meadows: Police patrols step up after killing
UPDATE: Police will step up patrols in Altona Meadows in the wake of a fatal shooting on Sunday morning.
Khaled Abouhasna, a father of six,...
Altona Meadows: Father of six shot dead in mother’s driveaway
UPDATE: A killer is still on the run after a man was ambushed and shot dead in the driveway of his mother's home in Altona Meadows.
Khaled Abu Hasna,...
Maribyrnong River, Little Saigon and Nicholson Street on budget agenda
Rejuvenating the Maribyrnong River foreshore, redeveloping Little Saigon and a makeover for Nicholson Street Mall are all on the agenda in Maribyrnong Council’s 2015/16...
Gang threat to refugees at Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre
Violent criminals have been terrorising refugees at Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre, forcing them to hide.
Footscray Police have been called to a number of recent...
From Burma to beach life: Meet Karen lifesavers in Williamstown
She couldn’t swim before coming to Australia, but Thei-Lay Paw has become Victoria’s first female lifesaver from Burma’s persecuted Karen minority.
Born in the Mae...
Williamstown landmarks taken out as heritage trees cut
The felling of two heritage cypress trees at Williamstown cemetery has angered a local historian.
But the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, which manages the cemetery,...
BAE wins race-based exemption
Williamstown’s shipyard has won the right to racially discriminate against workers for security reasons.
BAE Systems Australia Defence successfully applied to the Victorian Civil and...
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Back to back break-ins at asylum seeker charity
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is counting the cost of two robberies in the space of two days.
Thieves allegedly broke into the ASRC's...
