Williamstown Port Phillip Woollen Mill high-rise: Poll candidate quiz
Residents lobbying against high-rise development on the former Port Phillip Woollen Mill site in Williamstown will hold a state election candidates’ forum later this...
Newport sex attacks: Women stand together
Newport women say they must continue to empower themselves, despite the prime suspect for a string of sex attacks moving out of the area.
Newport...
Yarraville: Somerville Road truck curfew a ‘good start’
A hard-fought community campaign to cut truck traffic in the inner-west has won two new curfews on major truck routes.
From early next year, morning...
Williamstown: Petrol heads with heart at Aces by the Bay
Vintage car enthusiasts and old rockers will converge on Williamstown next month for a family festival to raise money for children with cancer.
Hosted by...
Volunteer for You Day: Victoria University lends a hand
Hundreds of Victoria University staff and students blitzed dozens of community projects on Friday as part of the university’s annual Volunteer for You (V4U)...
Newport assault zones ‘dimly lit’, police audit finds
Police have conducted a safety audit of Newport in the wake of 13 indecent assaults between April 29 and August 10.
According to the audit,...
Police increase water patrols, boaters warned
Water police are patrolling Port Phillip Bay in a crackdown on boaters who anchor in shipping lanes.
Recreational boat users are being warned to steer...
Altona North-Newport sexual assaults: Police know the culprit
Police believe they know who is the man responsible for 13 sexual assaults in the Altona North-Newport area between April 29 and August 10.
Superintendent...
Truck curfew wins on Moore Street and Somerville Road
A community campaign to cut truck traffic in the inner-west has clawed two new curfews from VicRoads.
An overnight curfew will be in place from...
Truck bans in inner west pledged by Labor
A Labor government will introduce truck bans in the inner west to ensure trucks use the proposed West Gate Distributor, Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews...
Altona Loop to be closed in October, November for upgrade works
Altona Loop commuters will have replacement buses with the announcement that the loop will be closed at various times in October and November to...
Julia Gillard launches her book My Story in Yarraville
Former prime minister Julia Gillard has high hopes for women in positions of leadership in Australia but believes there is much work to do.
Launching...
Williamstown’s UN worker Jillian Hocking leaves fear behind
A Williamstown woman who feared for her life while working with the United Nations in Afghanistan has helped a media colleague from Kabul flee...
Union accuses Vic Uni management of planning a ‘McDonald’s university’
Experienced Victoria University lecturers are being pushed out the door to be replaced by cheaper staff, according to the staff union.
VU has presented the...
Yarraville shipwreck: High hopes for what lies beneath
Two Hobsons Bay residents are using technology to find out if an unidentified shipwreck under the West Gate Bridge could be a rare example...
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State announces suicide prevention strategy
A new suicide prevention and response strategy has been announced which will establish a government and community-wide response to suicide in Victoria.
The ten-year Victorian...
