Life and death coming to a Footscray cafe
A cup of tea and a chat about death are coming to a riverside Footscray cafe.
Writer Peta Murray is organising a ‘Death Cafe’ at...
Sea dogs hit land for Variety Bash
Four sailors from Hobsons Bay Yacht Club are heading inland for the 25th Variety Vic Bash, driving from Melbourne to Port Douglas on an...
Food Bank helps avoid hard choices
Tough economic times are forcing more Victorians to choose between heating or eating this winter.
Single dad Tom, who didn’t want to reveal his surname,...
Trial to keep on food truckin’
A food-truck trial at Seaworks in Williamstown has been extended until the end of August after drawing up to 600 people each Friday night...
Mum’s mission a winner
The founder of a western suburbs mothers’ magazine has been nominated in this year’s AusMumpreneur Awards.
The awards, to be held in September, will celebrate...
Toyota puts $1.8 million towards shared trail
Toyota announced on Sunday that it will contribute $1.8 million towards a pedestrian and bike trail that will eventually link the Coastal Trail at...
Three arrested after teenager stabbed
Police have arrested three men following the alleged stabbing of a 17-year-old teenager in Melton yesterday.
Police and emergency services were called to the Primary...
Workers call on minister to save shipyard
Angry workers protested outside the Melbourne office of Defence Minister Kevin Andrews on Friday, calling on the federal government to save Victoria’s only shipyard.
The...
Residents pitch in for homeless man
Williamstown residents have rallied to help a homeless man, who has been living in his car opposite a cemetery after his elderly parents died...
Paralegal cops ban for pretending to be a lawyer
A former paralegal who worked at a West Footscray law firm has been disqualified from working for a law practice for five years.
The Victorian...
‘Duty of care’ call for Braybrook
Braybrook is one of Victoria’s worst areas for long-term unemployment.
A new report commissioned by Jesuit Social Services uncovers chronic levels of unemployment in the...
New model for a healthier workplace
A Laverton North company has become the first in Victoria to complete a state government program aimed at battling soaring obesity rates and chronic...
Yarraville meters ‘an aid to rival shopping strips’
Turnover of a different kind will be foremost on the minds of Yarraville businesspeople, with the introduction of paid parking meters next month.
Council chief...
Sons of the West graduate with pride
More than 250 sons of the west have graduated from a popular Western Bulldogs men’s health program.
Family and friends of the 252 men who...
VCAT rejects Maribyrnong townhouse plan
A proposal to build 78 two- and three-storey townhouses in Maribyrnong has been rejected by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
The decision, released...
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Laverton man’s leg shaking lotto win
A Laverton man has confessed his legs were shaking and he was feeling faint after learning he’d won $2.1 million in last weekend’s TattsLotto...
