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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Western Bulldogs stars’ culture club unites kids
A trio of indigenous Western Bulldogs stars is helping young fans learn about their identity and culture.
Liam Jones, Koby Stevens and Brett Goodes led...
State budget: Blow for western suburbs as major projects ignored
The inner-west was largely overlooked in Tuesday’s state budget, the final before November’s election.
Despite $27 billion worth of infrastructure promises in the next decade,...
Hobsons Bay councillors split over new rate hike
Two Hobsons Bay councillors have voted against a proposed 5 per cent rates bill increase, saying many families were already under financial pressure.
Many ratepayers...
Tony Briffa bristles over budget debt, ‘inequity’
A former Hobsons Bay mayor has criticised the council for going into debt for the first time and distributing capital works funding “inequitably” in...
Lib, Labor MPs trade blame over hospitals ‘crisis’
A blowout in surgery waiting lists at Williamstown and Western hospitals is part of a statewide health crisis, according to Williamstown Labor MP Wade...
Florence Aged Care Services: Generations share the love
It was a win-win for young and old when children from Altona North Child Care Centre visited residents at Florence Aged Care Services in...
VicTrack regret on Williamstown North underpass
A leaked state government email has revealed VicTrack’s regret that it did not give Hobsons Bay council enough notice of the closure of the...
Laverton worker in push to help west youth
A Laverton youth worker will push a car 42 kilometres in 15 hours to raise money for programs benefiting young people in Melbourne’s west.
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Yarraville mother to conquer 27 levels of fears for a cause
The thought of plunging 27 storeys from the top of a city skyscraper terrifies Lisel Thomas yet that’s exactly what she intends to do...
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My Place: Karina Sorelli
Karina 'Frenchie' Sorelli is an independent film maker from France who has lived in Melbourne for 15 years. She tells Cade Lucas about her...
