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Former PM Julia Gillard’s Altona home up for sale

Julia Gillard's furniture is gone, but an empty fruit bowl reminds me of the last glimpse I, and most other Australians, had of this...

Rail needed with freight-truck trips set to triple, crisis forum told

The inner-west faces a freight traffic nightmare within the next two decades, planning experts have warned. Dr Bill Russell told Melbourne’s Transport Crisis forum in...

Poultry row has Footscray chickens in limbo

Footscray residents fighting to bring home their evicted chickens argue Maribyrnong council’s new poultry-keeping guidelines are flawed. The guidelines for keeping chickens were prepared in...

Review finds ‘risky’ financial practices at Hobsons Bay

Hobsons Bay has been named as one of three metropolitan councils that used “risky” practices that could allow corruption in handing out ratepayer dollars...

St Stephens parishioners win church sale fight

EXCLUSIVE: St Stephens Uniting Church at Williamstown North will not be sold, with the parish’s victory against church leaders sparking a statewide revolt against...

Yarraville truck protest brings Somerville Road to standstill

Hundreds of demonstrators brought busy Somerville Road in Yarraville to a standstill today in a protest calling for truck curfews during school crossing times. Pupils...

Sandra Wilson elected new Hobsons Bay mayor

A new team of women has taken over the reins at Hobsons Bay council, with Sandra Wilson as mayor and Colleen Gates her deputy. The...

Sandra Wilson elected new Hobsons Bay mayor

A new team of women has taken over the reins at Hobsons Bay council, with Sandra Wilson as mayor and Colleen Gates her deputy. The...

Safety buffers probe a no go in Parliament

A plea for the Liberal Party to support a parliamentary inquiry into safety buffers between residential developments and major hazard facilities (MHFs) has been...

Truck action group to blockade busy Yarraville road

Protesters fighting to keep trucks away from schools during busy crossing times will shut down a Yarraville road next Tuesday. The Maribyrnong Truck Action Group...

Seaholme railway station anger as drivers booked

A commuter says she is disgusted after being booked for angle parking at Seaholme railway station, which recently underwent a controversial design change. In April,...

Grant Miles elected new Maribyrnong mayor

Independent councillor Grant Miles has been elected mayor of Maribyrnong in a special council meeting held Wednesday night. The first-time independent councillor was elected unopposed...

Grant Miles elected new Maribyrnong mayor

Independent councillor Grant Miles has been elected mayor of Maribyrnong in a special council meeting held Wednesday night. The first-time independent councillor was elected unopposed...

Budget cuts weaken the thin blue line, says Charlie Bezzina

Officers are being pulled from front-line policing to do administrative work and ‘babysit’ prisoners, according to retired homicide squad detective Charlie Bezzina. The veteran former...

Budget cuts weaken the thin blue line, says Charlie Bezzina

Officers are being pulled from front-line policing to do administrative work and ‘babysit’ prisoners, according to retired homicide squad detective Charlie Bezzina. The veteran former...

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Recycling message in bottles

To mark the first anniversary of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) and coinciding with National Recycling Week, a new interactive installation has opened...