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Paid parking reintroduced for Footscray

Paid parking will be reintroduced in three off street carparks in Footscray from Monday, May 24. Maribyrnong council today announced parking meters at Irving Street,...

Braybrook man charged with alleged grooming and sexual assault offences

Westgate Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team have arrested and charged a 20-year-old Braybrook man with a string of more than 50 alleged...

Wheel turns on bike lanes

Communities from Footscray to Yarraville will soon be better connected to schools, shops, and work with new pop-up bike lanes. The 20km Footscray Pop-up Links...

Oriental Hotel: Williamstown pub to be demolished

Australia’s oldest three-storey pub is to be demolished after a government department declared it held no heritage significance at state level. The 19th-century Oriental Hotel...

Search continues for missing man last seen in Altona Meadows

Victoria Police have renewed the search for missing man Anastase and released a new image after he was last seen in Altona Meadows six...

Tackling family violence

A new project is on the way for Melbourne’s West featuring a collaboration between two of Victoria’s leading community organisations. InTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family...

A grand thrill for Ella

Setting foot on the hallowed MCG turf would be a dream come true for any kid, yet Ella Mazjerin has done just that and...

Urgent call for blood donors

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is making a twin appeal for blood and plasma donors to boost supplies now and through the Easter period. Right now,...

Developer offers new Williams Landing carpark

Parking woes at Williams Landing train station may soon be a thing of the past, with property developer Cedar Woods offering to help Public...

Spotswood: Melbourne Road eight-storey apartment plan rejected

Hobsons Bay council yesterday rejected an application for an eight-storey, 56-dwelling apartment block in Spotswood, which had received 176 objections from surrounding residents. Planning &...

Maribyrnong man runs life-saving ultra marathon

A Maribyrnong local ran more than 70 kilometres in a single day to raise money for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September. Jaz Obradovic went...

My Place: Nick Ciancio

Nick Ciancio, a two-time Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medallist who has been repairing sewing machines for more than five decades, says Footscray has always...

Budget cash for schools, Footscray hospital

Schools and hospitals in Melbourne's west were the major winners from the 2022-23 state budget, with existing projects receiving major funding boosts. Western Autistic School...

Man arrested following brawl in Altona North

Police have arrested a man following a brawl in Altona North on Wednesday, January 26. Police were called to a shopping centre on Millers Road...

Altona North gym an exposure site, four new cases in Victoria

An Altona North gym is among three local tier two exposure sites added since last Wednesday as the state recorded four new locally acquired COVID-19...

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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...