Point Cook crash: Freed Footscray driver dies in hospital
A Footscray man rescued after being trapped in his car for more than three hours following a horrendous five-vehicle collision on the Princes Freeway...
Yarraville: Son, 49, charged with murdering father
UPDATE: An overweight man charged with murdering his father could be vulnerable in custody because of his appearance, a court has been told.
George Pedevski, 49,...
Williamstown: Macedonians set to show their colours
Williamstown will this month host the inaugural Macedonian Cultural Festival.
Festival committee member Angelo Veljanoski says it will feature Macedonian dance troupes, including Ilinden dance...
Altona Bay: 3 fishermen saved by Water Police
Three fishermen have been plucked from Altona Bay after their boat collided with a commercial fishing vessel on Friday morning.
The three were thrown overboard...
Footscray: Napier Street bridge a ‘time bomb’, says mayor | Photos
UPDATE: Two trucks have struck the railway bridge over Napier Street, Footscray, in the past week, causing traffic chaos and disrupting train services.
A truck crashed...
Maribyrnong: Rezoning plan ‘a surprise’ for residents
Maribyrnong residents are unhappy with the state government’s plan to establish the area as a residential growth zone.
The zone would allow apartments and buildings...
Hobsons Bay Community Fund: Grass roots groups get their share
Hobsons Bay Community Fund last week held its ninth annual grants night at Altona’s Kooringal Golf Club, with 11 organisations sharing $30,678 in the...
Williamstown: HMAS Castlemaine memories come sailing back
The last living crew members of the historic WW2 corvette HMAS Castlemaine visited their old ship in Williamstown last week with a cargo full...
Maribyrnong Detention Centre: Police hunt for two escapees
Police are searching for two men who escaped from the Maribyrnong Detention Centre just after 1am on Wednesday.
Leonard Gjeka, a South Australian bikie gang...
Altona North: Greek Orthodox church to open on Sunday
The biggest Greek Orthodox church in Melbourne’s west will open its doors on Sunday.
Australian Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis will lead an opening ceremony from 11.30am...
Planning approvals: Matthew Guy holds his cards close
A shroud of secrecy remains over ministerial planning approvals in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, despite moves towards transparency elsewhere.
The state government fronts this month’s...
Youth need to be heard, says Victoria University academic
Youth policies are necessary to ensure young Australians are not radicalised, a Victoria University youth work academic has claimed.
Professor Robyn Broadbent says targeted government...
State election: Catherine Cumming in Footscray poll bid
Maribyrnong councillor Catherine Cumming will run as an independent candidate in the forthcoming state election.
Cr Cumming, a councillor for 17 years, said she hoped...
Altona: Irish firm Kerry Group’s jobs go, return
About 120 jobs will be created in Altona by Irish multinational the Kerry Group after a financial boost from the state government for a...
State election: Greens target western suburbs
The Greens have blitzed the west in a quest to keep their sole western suburbs MP in the upper house after the November 29...
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Series to provide springboard into summer
With November here, Maribyrnong council is hoping to inspire local residents to spring into the summer months with a new physical activity program.
The Spring...
