Depression: Williamstown man donates 21st birthday ‘gifts’ to beyondblue
A Williamstown man who battled depression after one of his best mates took his own life is reaching out to help others.
James Streets recently...
Williamstown taxi fight: Good guy badly beaten
A man who defended a taxi driver during a vicious attack in Williamstown has received severe facial injuries after the attacker turned his rage...
Maribyrnong council rates rises have shock value
Shocked residents are questioning Maribyrnong council’s method for calculating residential rates after receiving bills that have risen up to 25 per cent in a...
Altona Loop Group seeks election promise over track duplication
The Greens have emerged as the only political party committed to duplicating the Altona Loop to ease problems on the Werribee train line.
As Altona...
VFL grand final: Footscray Bulldogs bark to the future
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Picture gallery: Footscray v Box Hill VFL grand final
VFL grand final: Footscray Bulldogs premiers over Box Hill
Quarter x quarter: A...
Altona: Prankster makes anti-smoking family the butt of a bad joke
An Altona resident whose family is opposed to smoking received a $590 fine after someone called the EPA hotline to report that a female...
Yarraville girl’s abduction bid: Police seek witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have information about an alleged attempted abduction of a young girl in Yarraville last week.
The...
Liberals, Labor leaders make a pitch for western votes
Both major parties are pitching to western suburbs voters ahead of the November 29 state election by accusing the other of neglecting the west.
Opposition...
Call for ban on mesh nets as more penguins caught
Three penguins have been rescued from a commercial fishing net less than a fortnight after 30 dead penguins washed up on Altona beach after...
Dinosaur Mimi is the star BiGfiSh at Yarraville hub
Rumours of dinosaur sightings in the inner-west have been confirmed with the public unveiling of ‘Mimi’ the Muttaburrasaurus.
The 6-metre-long, 3-metre-high dinosaur created by Footscray...
Seabrook child abuser to appeal against sentence
A Seabrook man has been sentenced to six months’ jail and placed on the sex offender register for 15 years for the sexual abuse...
Western suburbs’ youth hit by jobs changes
Youth unemployment in Melbourne’s west is close to the state average of almost 14 per cent.
Australia Bureau of Statistics figures show unemployment rates in...
Altona beach penguins’ death: Calls for ban on nets
UPDATE: About 30 dead penguins that washed up at Altona beach on August 20 were killed in a commercial fishing net, an investigation by...
Wins, losses for commuters in bus changes
Schoolchildren in Laverton may still have to catch two buses and a train to school, despite proposed new bus networks for Seabrook, Altona Meadows...
Yarraville Village units bid knocked back by council
Maribyrnong councillors have unanimously rejected Yarraville Village’s first four-storey residential development, despite a report recommending its approval.
Council’s city development special committee last week rejected...
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Youth award named after Les Twentyman
Maribyrnong council’s Youth Leadership Award has been renamed in honour of the late Les Twentyman in recognition of his lifelong advocacy for Victoria's most...
