Altona: A tea to celebrate the way we were
It’s years since an all-male council sat in gawdy armchairs under the striking modernist dome of Altona’s civic chamber.
Now the community is being invited...
Williamstown: Hope floats for BAE shipyard deal
More than 1000 jobs at Williamstown’s shipyard could be saved, with reports the federal government wants BAE Industries to take over the country’s largest...
Footscray: Labor’s $15 million ‘education hub’ plan gets thumbs up
A new ‘education hub’ promoting lifelong learning could be built in Footscray under a proposal floated by Labor ahead of the election.
The $15 million...
Oak Park, Broadmeadows men held over assault after Comancheros raids
Two men – one from Oak Park and the other from Broadmeadows – were arrested over an alleged serious assault during raids on Melbourne...
Maribyrnong deputy mayor says race act switch a step backward
Maribyrnong deputy mayor Nam Quach has launched a passionate plea that federal Attorney General George Brandis withdraw proposed amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act,...
Williamstown mill row: Residents plan court action
Williamstown residents may launch a Supreme Court action after the state’s planning tribunal last week approved a 128-dwelling, 10-storey tower for the former Port...
Yarraville artist Maree Clarke in prized position
She’s made this year’s shortlist, but Maree Clarke already knows what it takes to win the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards.
A former awards judge, the...
Footscray-Melbourne CBD tram plan ‘a winner’
With the state election four months away, Maribyrnong council is calling on the state government to commit to a direct tram connection between Footscray...
East West Link: Warning of community backlash
Construction of a freeway linking Melbourne’s east and west could begin next year following the state government’s call for tenders on the western section...
Public housing wait may never end, agency warns
Western suburbs families and single people on public housing waiting lists are living without basic services and using up to 80 per cent of...
MH17 disaster: Condolence books at Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong
Condolence books for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are at all Hobsons Bay libraries and the civic centre for signing.
Flags at the...
Altona Pier Street apartment project bid goes to VCAT
A developer has appealed to the state’s tribunal to let it build a seven-storey apartment block in Pier Street after Hobsons Bay council said...
Commonwealth Games: Maribyrnong netballer flags a fine time at Glasgow
Maribyrnong College’s Arabella Williams will be flying the flag for the west at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, starting on Thursday (Melbourne time).
The...
Laverton: Federal childcare funding cut hits mums
Women could be forced out of work by the rising cost of childcare in order to care for their own children, according to Laverton...
Altona: Reward offered for info on bookshop assault on Jill Brookes
Sunday marked the two-year anniversary of the near-fatal bashing of Altona bookshop owner Jill Brookes.
No one has been charged over the attack, but detectives...
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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...
