Footscray fire: Two men seen running from suspicious blaze
Two men were seen running from a fire at a block of units in Footscray that police believe was deliberately lit.
Fire crews were called...
Williamstown North Primary School students show science skills
Williamstown North Primary School last Thursday held a science fair to celebrate Education Week.
Parents and family members joined pupils in class to conduct experiments...
Hobsons Bay car job losses are set to mount
Hobsons Bay will lose more than 6000 jobs in three years time as a result of Australia’s auto industry closures, a University of Adelaide...
Footscray’s Napier Street rail bridge still a regular load remover
Footscray police say it is extremely lucky that nobody was injured or killed when a truck carrying a freight container crashed into Footscray’s Napier...
Metro denies claims over Altona Loop switch
Metro has rejected claims that over-crowded city-bound morning peak-hour trains are forcing staff to direct commuters at Laverton to transfer platforms and catch a...
Victoria University thwarted on heritage property demolition bid
Victoria University’s expansion plans have suffered a blow after heritage protection was given to a property it had hoped to demolish.
An independent planning panel...
Gellibrand MP Tim Watts slams ‘bitter’ budget
The mood among Federal Labor MPs in Canberra last week was sombre.
Gellibrand MP Tim Watts, who has called a post-budget public meeting at Altona...
Williamstown scholar spreads social media word
Leaving the Ukraine-Russian crisis behind her, a Williamstown scholar has returned from teaching journalism students at the European Humanities University (EHU) – the Belarusian...
Senior drivers offered tips to re-skill for the road
Just as going to the doctor to get a check-up is important when you get older, senior residents of Melbourne’s west are being encouraged...
Church leaders seek children’s release from detention
A group of church leaders arrested and removed from the office of Maribyrnong MP Bill Shorten on Monday are seeking the immediate release of...
Tottenham foundation provides help to Sudanese patients
More than 3000 Sudanese patients have received help from a team of surgeons, doctors and nurses sponsored by Tottenham-based Australia Light Foundation (ALF).
The volunteer...
Foodbank: Chief says millions of meals needed
Cost of living pressures are forcing record numbers of Australians to turn to charities for food.
Foodbank Victoria chief executive David McNamara said the national...
Miss Lady Kingpin: Joanne a poster girl with an edge
It’s a world filled with sugar and spice and not all things nice that Joanne Evangelia hopes to conquer.
Altona Meadows’ own pin-up girl has...
Firefighters slam government for not keeping extra staff promise
Firefighters last week protested outside a Liberal Party post-budget dinner at a Williamstown yacht club, concerned there are not enough CFA and MFB frontline...
State budget: Women’s Health West slams lack of funding
Services tackling family violence in the western suburbs have been left high and dry by the state budget, according to Women’s Health West.
The claim...