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Williamstown forum to give voice to disability anger

Two years ago, Williamstown’s Milly Parker had Tony Abbott over to her house for morning tea to meet several families and children with high...

Footscray traders want parking restrictions relaxed

Footscray Traders Association president Ben Coyle has called for parking restrictions in the Footscray CBD to be relaxed to encourage more visitors to the...

Altona: A tea to celebrate the way we were

It’s years since an all-male council sat in gawdy armchairs under the striking modernist dome of Altona’s civic chamber. Now the community is being invited...

Williamstown: Hope floats for BAE shipyard deal

More than 1000 jobs at Williamstown’s shipyard could be saved, with reports the federal government wants BAE Industries to take over the country’s largest...

Footscray: Labor’s $15 million ‘education hub’ plan gets thumbs up

A new ‘education hub’ promoting lifelong learning could be built in Footscray under a proposal floated by Labor ahead of the election. The $15 million...

Oak Park, Broadmeadows men held over assault after Comancheros raids

Two men – one from Oak Park and the other from Broadmeadows – were arrested over an alleged serious assault during raids on Melbourne...

Maribyrnong deputy mayor says race act switch a step backward

Maribyrnong deputy mayor Nam Quach has launched a passionate plea that federal Attorney General George Brandis withdraw proposed amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act,...

Williamstown mill row: Residents plan court action

Williamstown residents may launch a Supreme Court action after the state’s planning tribunal last week approved a 128-dwelling, 10-storey tower for the former Port...

Yarraville artist Maree Clarke in prized position

She’s made this year’s shortlist, but Maree Clarke already knows what it takes to win the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. A former awards judge, the...

Footscray-Melbourne CBD tram plan ‘a winner’

With the state election four months away, Maribyrnong council is calling on the state government to commit to a direct tram connection between Footscray...

East West Link: Warning of community backlash

Construction of a freeway linking Melbourne’s east and west could begin next year following the state government’s call for tenders on the western section...

Public housing wait may never end, agency warns

Western suburbs families and single people on public housing waiting lists are living without basic services and using up to 80 per cent of...

MH17 disaster: Condolence books at Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong

Condolence books for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are at all Hobsons Bay libraries and the civic centre for signing. Flags at the...

Altona Pier Street apartment project bid goes to VCAT

A developer has appealed to the state’s tribunal to let it build a seven-storey apartment block in Pier Street after Hobsons Bay council said...

Commonwealth Games: Maribyrnong netballer flags a fine time at Glasgow

Maribyrnong College’s Arabella Williams will be flying the flag for the west at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, starting on Thursday (Melbourne time). The...

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Family soccer program to kick off

A new soccer program for Maribyrnong families is about to kick off. An initiative of Active Maribyrnong, GO Family is a six week program...