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Councils call on government to address issues as priority

Melbourne’s interface councils say the state government’s 40-year vision plan for Melbourne fails to address issues that are already affecting people and businesses in...

Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch resigns to focus on day job

Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch has resigned from the council, saying her new role with Victoria’s Rail, Tram and Bus Union would not enable...

Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch resigns to focus on day job

Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch has resigned from the council, saying her new role with Victoria’s Rail, Tram and Bus Union would not enable...

Minister washes hands of Maribyrnong Defence site

The future of the Maribyrnong Defence site remains up in the air with the state government threatening to walk away from plans to redevelop...

Hobsons Bay outsourcing plan angers parents, risks jobs

Parents and residents say they are “outraged” by Hobsons Bay council’s decision to outsource two childcare centres. As reported by the Weekly, last week’s Hobsons...

Footscray street art prize goes to the top dog

Street artist Putos has been declared the winner of this year’s Footscray street art prize. Held as part of the Big West Festival and sponsored...

Williamstown’s Oriental Hotel: OK for demolition angers residents

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) last week approved the demolition of a Williamstown hotel even as the building is being considered for...

Cash beckons Toyota to keep Altona plant open

Toyota may become one of the most heavily subsidised car manufacturers since the birth of Holden in 1948 as the Victorian and federal governments...

Asylum seeker service heads back to Footscray

The return of Australia’s largest asylum seeker support service to Footscray will help the growing number of new arrivals living in the west. The Asylum...

Mechanics an institute in Footscray for a century

There were 100 reasons to celebrate as Footscray Mechanics’ Institute secretary Judith Dwyer and president Keith O’Brien cut a cake to mark the institute’s...

Community groups team up to give asylum seekers a warmer welcome

The Hobsons Bay Refugee Network (HBRN) hopes to collaborate with a new Maribyrnong group to help asylum seekers in Melbourne’s west. The move follows a...

SKY High: ALP slammed for inaction and ‘hypocrisy’

Education Minister Martin Dixon has accused the Labor opposition of hypocrisy for promising to consider building a Yarraville area secondary school if returned to...

Law reform to smooth way for the disabled

A Laverton woman with a vision impairment says people with a disability should not automatically be barred from jury duty. Annmarie Kelly, who has a...

Hobsons Bay in disarray over early learning centres decision

Tuesday night's Hobsons Bay Council meeting collapsed in disarray after councillors were split over a decision to outsource Altona Meadows and Altona North early...

Map out fun and fitness with orienteering

Put your skills with a map to good use this summer by trying your hand at parks and street orienteering. The Tuckonie Orienteering Club is...

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Family soccer program to kick off

A new soccer program for Maribyrnong families is about to kick off. An initiative of Active Maribyrnong, GO Family is a six week program...