Williamstown North boy the subject of snake bite study
A Williamstown North boy has become the subject of a nationwide study after being bitten by a tiger snake.
Snakes rarely release venom when they...
Discrimination law change ‘a megaphone’, says race panel chief
Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner is calling on the government to scrap its proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.
Attorney-General George Brandis and the federal...
Footscray Rotary honours ‘silent achievers’ with John H. Kerr award
Western suburbs’ ‘shining lights’, also dubbed ‘‘the silent achievers’’ and ‘‘the tireless workers’’, were awarded Rotary Club of Footscray’s highest honour at a ceremony...
Killer of Men’s Shed founder jailed for seven years
The man who killed one of the co-founders of the Men’s Shed organisation as he sat in a friend’s front yard in Williamstown has...
A Footscray car park, no … green space, yes
A rare slice of green open space could be created near the Western Hospital in Footscray if a plan put to Maribyrnong council by...
Altona exhibition: Refugee plight captured by Eritrea’s top artist
When a boat carrying 500 asylum seekers sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, it moved Michael Adonai to create the works featured in...
Footscray’s new home adds to hope and humanity for asylum seekers
After a whirlwind few months involving thousands of hours of volunteer help, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s new Home of Hope is opening its...
Brooklyn industrial land in line for east-west link
Industrial land in Brooklyn could be acquired by the state government as it commits to building the western section of the east-west link.
The federal...
Scones, stories at Altona Meadows school open day
Award-winning children’s author Jackie Kerin (pictured) will be among guests at an open day for the old Laverton School in Altona Meadows.
One of Melbourne’s...
Work experience scheme for students at budget risk
A program that helps western suburbs students gain work experience at petrochemical companies like Mobil and Cummins is set to be slashed under the...
Journey to freedom finds an artistic destination
After fleeing Iran and surviving a perilous boat journey to Australia, Hanieh Khamisi has found a new freedom: expressing herself in art.
The 14-year-old asylum...
Maribyrnong council seeks replacement for its CEO
Maribyrnong council is hunting for a new chief executive after Vince Haining announced he will step down in July.
After four years of leading the...
Hobsons Bay residents in for average 5 per cent rate hike
Residents of South Kingsville and Spotswood would be hit with the biggest rates increases under Hobsons Bay’s draft 2014-15 budget.
Rates are based on new...
Driver shortage means long wait for Altona Loop travellers
Altona Loop commuters are waiting up to 44 minutes for a peak-hour train after Metro cancelled several services because of a driver shortage.
The move...
Western suburbs MP’s plea on saving Williamstown defence jobs
A western suburbs Labor MP is urging the federal government to direct its defence spending to Williamstown’s naval shipyard after the government revealed that...
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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...
