Managing festive stress
Christmas can be stressful enough at the best of times.
While the festive season comes with expectations of fun family get-togethers, the reality can...
Hobsons Bay records COVID death jump
The Department of Health has recorded more COVID-related deaths in Hobsons Bay in the first four months of 2022 than it recorded during all...
Newport: Horses gee up nursing home residents
Memories came flooding back for many of the residents at Newport’s Southern Cross Care nursing home last week when they received a visit from...
Bollards and bike loops damaged
Maribyrnong council has conducted an initial assessment into damage sustained over the weekend of Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11.
Maribyrnong chief executive Celia...
Warning over man touching himself in playground
Parents are warning people to be vigilant around a West Footscray park after witnessing a man touching himself as he watched children play.
A concerned...
The blue thread through Footscray
All things blue and Footscray are being celebrated in two artistic endeavours to mark 100 years of Victoria University.
The link between VU and the...
Brew crew celebrates
The duo behind Australia’s first beer brewing company owned and operated by women is inviting residents to raise a glass to five years in...
Brave Abbie battles on
For years, Seaholme’s Abbie Kinniburgh thought she was the only person in Australia born without a corpus callosum.
Ms Kinniburgh, 25, has what’s known as...
Victorian students were NAPLAN’s highest achievers
Victorian students have been recorded as the highest achievers in this years NAPLAN.
Victoria had the highest number of students performing at or above the...
Laverton meeting on PFAS contamination
The Department of Defence will hold a meeting to update the community on contamination from chemicals found in firefighting foam used on the RAAF...
April fun out west
The month of April is packed with live music, top-notch comedy, and heaps of school holiday activities in Melbourne’s west.
Music will fill the air...
Helmet hair no more
Lime, the world’s largest provider of shared electric bikes and scooters, has launched Australia’s first Helmet Hair Salon in collaboration with leading hair agency,...
Fourth COVID vaccine dose study underway
Victorians from across Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay who have not yet received their fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot are encouraged to take part in...
Footscray celebrates centenery
Footscray North Primary School recently celebrated its 100th birthday with some whole school celebrations.
Students, teachers and family and friends attended the school for a...
Altona beach thugs on notice
Police have vowed to crack down on trouble-makers at Altona beach after a pizza maker was attacked and brawls erupted over two warm nights...
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Heritage strategy gets historical approval
The Footscray Historical Society has welcomed Maribyrnong council’s recently released heritage strategy for the next decade.
The Heritage Strategy 2024-34 is designed to be...
