Firefighters slam government for not keeping extra staff promise
Firefighters last week protested outside a Liberal Party post-budget dinner at a Williamstown yacht club, concerned there are not enough CFA and MFB frontline...
State budget: Women’s Health West slams lack of funding
Services tackling family violence in the western suburbs have been left high and dry by the state budget, according to Women’s Health West.
The claim...
Williamstown North: Residents fear more train deaths
People laid wreaths near Williamstown North railway station on Saturday to mark the 21st anniversary of the deaths of two children who were killed...
VU forum: Julian Burnside decries offshore detention of asylum seekers
Prominent refugee advocate Julian Burnside has rejected claims offshore detention of asylum seekers is about saving lives.
Speaking at a forum at Victoria University’s Footscray...
Federal budget: Welfare changes prompt dire warning
A man left homeless after his mother died says there will be “burglaries every day” if the federal government makes unemployed people under 30...
Altona: Seven-storey apartment plan gets the chop
A developer hoping to build a seven-storey apartment block on the site of the old Boccelli restaurant in Altona has been knocked back before...
Footscray’s hazardous Shepherd’s Bridge to be widened
UPDATE: The west’s main cycling link with the city will be upgraded following a state government announcement of $650,000 to improve Footscray’s notorious Shepherd Bridge.
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Female joggers fall victim to predator in Newport and Yarraville
Police are hunting for a man who has been preying on female joggers in Newport and Yarraville.
Footscray detectives have been told three women have...
Maribyrnong residents face 4.7 per cent hike in rates
Maribyrnong ratepayers face a 4.7 per cent hike in rates this year to help fund a record $41 million works program.
The council’s proposed 2014-15...
Brooklyn landowners’ fears allayed over East West Link
The East West Link is pivotal to the redevelopment of Brooklyn, says Brimbank council, despite concerns that landowners will lose their properties.
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Williamstown Lilly’s FB page becomes a pet project
An online campaign to find a missing Williamstown dog has ended with sad news, but the owners have decided to keep their dog’s Facebook...
Williamstown students join volunteer ranks at Hazeldean
Fourteen-year-old students Gayatri Juneja and Zoe Day have joined the volunteer ranks at Hazeldean Transition Care in Williamstown, as the community celebrates its unsung...
Yarraville truck surge on Somerville Road shocks parents
Parents of children at the three primary schools along Somerville Road in Yarraville are fuming at a massive increase in truck traffic past the...
Sardine saga for Laverton commuters on Werribee line
Commuters at Laverton station have complained of being unable to board overcrowded trains in last week’s morning peak despite being just five stops from...
Yarraville: Molotov cocktails thrown at High Street home
A man has awoken to molotov cocktails being thrown at his Yarraville home.
Police said the offender was seen riding away on a motorbike.
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