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Yarraville: A fanciful idea pops up as top artists join forces

Some of Maribyrnong’s leading artists, designers and craftmakers have joined forces. Stocking only locally crafted products from a pop-up shop in Yarraville Village, Far Fetched...

Laverton North death mystery: Woman still awaiting answers

A Werribee woman is hoping two unknown drivers could hold the key to explaining her husband’s death. For Lynette Flowers, the date November 10, 2011,...

Altona robbery: Police hunt for two men

Police have released images of two men they want to speak to after two men were robbed within five minutes of each other in...

Williamstown assault: Public help sought to nab offenders

Police have released images of two men and two women they want to speak to after two men were assaulted outside a Williamstown restaurant...

Laverton: Park, housing in Hobsons Bay council’s $2.6m school plan

Hobsons Bay council has revealed that $2.3 million allocated for a “confidential acquisition” in its 2014-15 budget was to buy the former Laverton Primary School...

Exxon Mobil objects to Williamstown North housing plan

Exxon Mobil is opposed to a 90-bed nursing home and four-storey residential development that could be built 700 metres from its Altona oil refinery. Hobsons...

Tottenham railway station gets much-needed revamp

Tottenham railway station has been enhanced by an additional 100 car spaces, improved lighting, CCTV cameras and a new forecourt on Sunshine Road. The upgrade,...

Labor launches school campaign, but Lib MP dubs it a poll ‘hoax’

A new campaign to have more schools built in Melbourne’s west has been dismissed as a smoke and mirrors tactic. Altona Labor MP Jill Hennessy...

Brooklyn: Resident ire as users won’t pay to seal dusty road

Residents living near a Brooklyn industrial estate say they feel angry and betrayed after the state’s planning tribunal ruled out Brimbank council’s special charge...

Williamstown: Hobsons Bay council scraps Nelson Place parking fee rise

A proposed 10 per cent increase on parking meter fees in Williamstown has been abandoned by the Hobsons Bay council. But traders say the U-turn...

Maribyrnong: Children urged to have their say about city

Children as young as two are being asked to help shape Maribyrnong’s future. Maribyrnong council is asking children about what’s important to them as part...

Altona North: Woman terrorised by stalker’s lewd acts

A man who stalked a woman before committing a lewd act next to her in Altona North is on the loose, police say. The man,...

Maidstone: Craigieburn man caught drink-driving twice in two hours

A man has been caught driving while drunk twice in two hours in Maidstone.  Police first stopped the 36-year-old man on Ballarat Road, Maidstone, about...

North Melbourne’s Majak Daw fronts court for hearing over rape charges

North Melbourne footballer Majak Daw has appeared briefly in court to face three rape charges. Daw, 23, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday...

Laverton: Man killed after being hit by train

A man died after being hit by train at Laverton about 10.45am on Thursday. A Victoria Police spokesman said officers were at the scene. Metro spokeswoman...

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Extra trains and trams for footy and show

Extra public transport services and an extension of the Free Tram Zone are being delivered to cater for footy finals and the Melbourne Royal...