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...
Wild weather: Fireys battle to clear Altona, Seaholme homes | Gallery
Firefighters worked into the night on Tuesday, after crashing waves flooded homes along the Esplanade at Altona and Seaholme.
Altona resident Mandy Dunne said she...
Hobsons Bay: Brakes on buses for Sanctuary Lakes, Seabrook, Laverton
A ministerial brief reveals the state government decided that Sanctuary Lakes, Seabrook, Laverton and parts of Truganina which relied on buses were not a...
Nelson Place parking promise ‘broken’ by council
A former Williamstown Chamber of Commerce (WCC) leader has accused Hobsons Bay council of reneging on a deal to put 30 per cent of...
Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay hit hard by manufacturing job losses
An employment crisis is looming in the western suburbs with new figures showing almost one in 10 manufacturing jobs disappearing in the past year.
Victoria’s...
Western Bulldogs girls program a footy first
The Western Bulldogs are hoping the girls of the west contract a case of football fever this winter.
The Bulldogs have spearheaded the first all-girls...
Footscray: Plan promotes health lift for western suburbs refugees
Thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers settling in Melbourne’s west face a healthier future under a plan launched in Footscray.
Health Minister David Davis released the...
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