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Footscray: Mayor Grant Miles slams developers over ‘quick buck’ sales

Developers speculating on land and selling sites with high-rise planning approvals are creating an unsightly ‘wasteland’ at the gateway to Footscray, according to Maribyrnong...

Terror raids: Seabrook man remanded in custody

SEE VIDEO BELOW UPDATE: A 23-year-old Seabrook man on Tuesday appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with funding a US citizen to fight with a...

Altona beach: Body found near end of Millers Road

A body was found floating in the water at Altona beach on Monday morning. A Victoria Police spokeswoman said the body was found near the...

Depression: Williamstown man donates 21st birthday ‘gifts’ to beyondblue

A Williamstown man who battled depression after one of his best mates took his own life is reaching out to help others. James Streets recently...

Williamstown taxi fight: Good guy badly beaten

A man who defended a taxi driver during a vicious attack in Williamstown has received severe facial injuries after the attacker turned his rage...

Maribyrnong council rates rises have shock value

Shocked residents are questioning Maribyrnong council’s method for calculating residential rates after receiving bills that have risen up to 25 per cent in a...

Altona Loop Group seeks election promise over track duplication

The Greens have emerged as the only political party committed to duplicating the Altona Loop to ease problems on the Werribee train line. As Altona...

VFL grand final: Footscray Bulldogs bark to the future

OUR VFL GRAND FINAL COVERAGE Picture gallery: Footscray v  Box Hill VFL grand final VFL grand final: Footscray Bulldogs premiers over Box Hill Quarter x quarter: A...

Altona: Prankster makes anti-smoking family the butt of a bad joke

An Altona resident whose family is opposed to smoking received a $590 fine after someone called the EPA hotline to report that a female...

Yarraville girl’s abduction bid: Police seek witnesses

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have information about an alleged attempted abduction of a young girl in Yarraville last week. The...

Liberals, Labor leaders make a pitch for western votes

Both major parties are pitching to western suburbs voters ahead of the November 29 state election by accusing the other of neglecting the west. Opposition...

Call for ban on mesh nets as more penguins caught

Three penguins have been rescued from a commercial fishing net less than a fortnight after 30 dead penguins washed up on Altona beach after...

Dinosaur Mimi is the star BiGfiSh at Yarraville hub

Rumours of dinosaur sightings in the inner-west have been confirmed with the public unveiling of ‘Mimi’ the Muttaburrasaurus. The 6-metre-long, 3-metre-high dinosaur created by Footscray...

Seabrook child abuser to appeal against sentence

A Seabrook man has been sentenced to six months’ jail and placed on the sex offender register for 15 years for the sexual abuse...

Western suburbs’ youth hit by jobs changes

Youth unemployment in Melbourne’s west is close to the state average of almost 14 per cent. Australia Bureau of Statistics figures show unemployment rates in...

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Crusaders go again

The Western Crusaders are slowly kicking into gear in the Gridiron Victoria division 1 competition. The Crusaders, who have won the past six Vic Bowl...