Hobsons Bay: Rates up 4.8%, Maltese group gets $180,000 for car park
Hobsons Bay council on Tuesday night adopted its 2014-15 budget with some significant changes.
An extra $180,000 was allocated for the Maltese Association Hobsons Bay...
Footscray: Residents, council join forces to tackle graffiti
A Footscray resident has vowed she will not be pushed out of the area despite repeated attacks on her home.
Mai Pham, who lives in...
Altona RSL bingo fan Nell King hits the jackpot
Altona RSL bingo devotee Nell King will hit the big 100 on Sunday.
Ms King had an early birthday celebration at the club on Tuesday...
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 &...
Historic Spotswood Railway Workshops rotting away
The historic Spotswood Railway Workshops are “being left to rot” because of inaction by the state’s owner of railway land and infrastructure, VicTrack, according...
Victoria University urged to act on dusty, ‘eyesore’ car park
Residents living near Victoria University’s Ballarat Road campus are demanding an urgent upgrade of an unsealed car park, claiming it is a health and...
Williamstown High School students take up the World Challenge
Altona’s Caleb Walmsley is among a group of 60 students from Williamstown High School who will travel to Africa in November to undertake charity...
Footscray station assault: Police seek witnesses
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted at Footscray railway station last week.
Two men were involved in an altercation on the...
Williams Landing man’s nose broken in road rage
Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly broke a Williams Landing man’s nose during a road rage incident on Thursday.
Sergeant Shannon...
Williamstown, Altona commuters miss out on extra trains
Werribee, Williamstown and Altona line commuters have again missed out on new train services, despite the number of daily passengers increasing by more than...
Yarraville residents call for more truck curfews
Pressure is building on VicRoads to expand inner-west truck curfews after new data revealed more than half of all trucks in the area are...
Footscray: Victoria University student towers get nod
A student village housing more than 500 Victoria University students will tower 13 storeys above Ballarat Road in Footscray after being given the green...
Footscray Greens Senator Janet Rice rides into Canberra
Footscray’s Greens senator-elect Janet Rice has vowed to be a voice for Melbourne’s west in the nation’s capital.
Ms Rice arrived in Canberra on Tuesday...
Hobson Bay council defends ward fund allocations
Hobsons Bay council pushed through 10 ward fund allocations at its last meeting before the end of the financial year amid fears that discretionary...
Yarraville residents win speed curbs on busy truck route
The Yarraville community has been successful in its campaign for a 40km/h zone on a busy truck route.
VicRoads will also explore rolling out new...
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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...
