Dozens more jobs lost at Williamstown shipyard
Seventy more job cuts have been announced at BAE Systems naval shipyard in Willliamstown.
It follows the axing of 125 jobs in August and signals...
Football clubs clash over Langshaw Reserve
Newport and Williamstown junior football clubs are embroiled in a stoush over the use of Langshaw Reserve in Altona North.
Newport is accusing Williamstown of...
Seagulls take over The Rocks lease
Williamstown Football Club has leased the function centre previously known as The Rocks from Hobsons Bay council.
Seagulls president Trevor Monti said the Morris Street...
Footscray Lions launch monthly Retro Market
Footscray Lions Club is going back to the future, launching a new monthly Retro Market in Footscray.
The market will be open on Irving Street,...
Hobsons Bay to host top open-water swim event
In a first for Melbourne’s west, Victoria’s peak open-water swimming event will be held at Williamstown beach in December.
Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club,...
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay car theft hot spots
Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong and Laverton’s Railway Avenue were the worst streets for car theft in the municipalities of Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, data from...
Marine expert gives talk on maritime pollution
RMIT University associate professor and Altona resident Mark Osborn will present a talk on maritime pollution at an event hosted by Friends of Greenwich...
Vegetable gardens spring up on nature strips
Altona residents are growing fruit and vegetables on their nature strips and looking to start the suburb’s first communal garden.
A new group called Altona...
Clare helps shine a light on cancer support
Cancer was never part of Clare Halloran’s plans. She was 28, had just graduated from university with firm ideas of where her life was...
New Men’s Shed for Tottenham
Men in Melbourne’s inner west will have a space to call their own when a new Men’s Shed opens in Tottenham, thanks to a...
Baggy bags prestigious Scouts honour
The Cub leader of the 4th Williamstown Sea Scouts has received Scouting’s third-highest award for distinguished service, the Silver Koala.
Peter “Baggy” Ryan, 41, joined...
Yarraville traders claim meters affecting trade
Yarraville Village traders say they may have to axe staff or even close their doors because of the damage parking meters have done to...
Western Distributor ‘will destroy parkland’
More than a decade of work to revitalise Yarraville parkland would be destroyed by a proposed new truck toll-road, according to furious residents and...
Bus services suspended after rock attacks
A series of attacks on buses in Seabrook has led to the cessation of two services for the second time this week.
ComfortDelgro Cabcharge group operations...
Inner west schools share $5 million extra funding
Inner-west schools will receive almost $5 million this year as part of the state government’s Education State funding.
Announced in May and detailed last week,...
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The bank has released...
