Tony Briffa resigns as Hobsons Bay councillor
Hobsons Bay councillor and former mayor Tony Briffa has resigned after six years, citing a desire to focus on family and international human rights...
Former mayor Carl Marsich back on Hobsons Bay council
LATEST: Former Hobsons Bay mayor Carl Marsich will replace outgoing councillor Luba Grigorovitch.
Thursday morning's countback of votes by the Victorian Electoral Commission saw Mr...
Council will not outsource Altona Meadows, Altona North childcare
Parents cried tears of joy on Tuesday night after Hobsons Bay council unanimously voted not to act on a motion to outscource Altona Meadows...
Deportation worries behind man’s death, say friends
Members of Australia’s Eritrean community gathered in Seabrook on Sunday to mourn the death of an asylum seeker.
Rezene Engida, 40, is believed to have...
Toyota Altona: Warning for Prime Minister over jobs losses
A Toyota worker made redundant three years ago says Prime Minister Tony Abbott should “think very carefully” about new jobs for workers hit by...
History maker Luba Grigorovitch is ‘on track’
Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch on Monday made history as the first woman and youngest person to take the reins at Victoria’s Rail, Tram...
Altona: Toyota to exit Australia, 30,000 jobs could go
The end of Australia's car manufacturing industry has arrived, with Toyota on Monday telling its 4200 local staff it will no longer make cars...
Second anonymous letter over Jill Brookes bashing
UPDATE: A mystery man who was captured on police camera has handed in a second anonymous letter relating to the near-fatal bashing of Altona...
Crossing of many colours a celebration for GoWest
Hundreds of people travelled from interstate and across Victoria to paint the first rainbow crossing in Melbourne’s west on Thursday.
Brightening up Sargood Street, outside...
Cars, pumps struck at Altona Meadows servo
A worker at an Altona Meadows petrol station says it’s lucky no one was killed after police and customers’ cars were struck by another...
Multifaith blessing for mental health clinic’s move
Operators of a mental health clinic that moved from Footscray Mall to Nicholson Street Mall say its new site will make it easier for...
ExxonMobil to keep Altona refinery pumping
ExxonMobil has vowed to continue refining petrol on Australian shores, bucking the trend of big foreign corporations exiting the downstream side of the local...
Middle Footscray station: Delays after woman injured in fight
A woman aged in her 60s has been rushed to hospital after a fight on the Sunbury train line.
Paramedics picked up the woman at...
Australia Day: Lesley, George are Hobsons Bay’s best
Laverton’s Lesley Ould and Seaholme’s George Said are joint winners of the Hobsons Bay citizen of the year title announced on Australia Day.
A Scout...
Australia Day: Lesley, George are Hobsons Bay’s best
Laverton’s Lesley Ould and Seaholme’s George Said are joint winners of the Hobsons Bay citizen of the year title announced on Australia Day.
A Scout...
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Maternal health services survey open
The state government is seeking community feedback on how to improve Victoria's Maternal and Child Health (MCH) service.
On Tuesday, Children Minister Lizzie Blandthorn launched...
