Time called on scrubs
Volunteers for the Rona Scrubs charitable organisation have spent months making scrub tops and pants for healthcare heroes on the frontline of the COVID-19...
Concern grows over virus numbers
An infected worker at Grill'd in Highpoint shopping centre was among more than 100 new COVID-19 cases recorded over seven days, as the state...
‘SloFo WeFo’ Slow Food Melbourne Farmers’ Market goes ahead
Melbourne's newest Slow Food Melbourne Farmers' Market has been dubbed the SloFo WeFo Farmers' Market, to connect to the West Footscray community on its...
Grants to activate festivals
Encouraging more festivals and events in public spaces and building Maribyrnong’s status as a night time destination are the aims of council’s creative grants...
Altona units, West Footscray houses on the rise
Altona has pipped Toorak to record Melbourne’s second highest unit price growth, according to the Domain House Price Report for the March quarter.
West Footscray...
New suburb for Yarraville
The iconic Bradmill denim factory in Yarraville is set for a stunning return, but not as locals once knew it.
The landscape of Melbourne’s inner-west...
Briar Hirst keeps cool to win $10,000 on Hot Seat
A Footscray woman has taken home $10,000 after appearing on the Channel 9 hit show Millionaire Hot Seat.
Briar Hirst said she decided to...
Share your stories of life in Brooklyn
Brooklyn residents are invited to share their stories to potentially be turned into an innovative digital project.
‘Meet Your Stories Brooklyn’ includes a series of...
Bowls pokies to go
Electronic gaming machines (EGMs) removed from Yarraville Footscray Bowling Club will be added to nearby venues where the gambling losses are “significantly greater“, Maribyrnong’s...
Greens MP Colleen Hartland pushes Footscray Hospital fix
A campaign to force the state government to fix the dilapidated Footscray Hospital is continuing despite the government rejecting calls for new funding.
Western Health...
Hobsons Bay Crs share how they voted in weekly rubbish collection debate
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Hobsons Bay council on Tuesday...
Healthy eating support for schools
Foodbank Victoria's Brooklyn distribution warehouse has been busy over the summer break to ensure students across the state, including in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay,...
Western Lawn works slated to begin
Maribyrnong council are set to take the first steps towards a renewed Western Lawn at Footscray Park later this month.
Following the council's motion to...
Newport assault zones ‘dimly lit’, police audit finds
Police have conducted a safety audit of Newport in the wake of 13 indecent assaults between April 29 and August 10.
According to the audit,...
Man arrested following brawl in Altona North
Police have arrested a man following a brawl in Altona North on Wednesday, January 26.
Police were called to a shopping centre on Millers Road...
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Karina 'Frenchie' Sorelli is an independent film maker from France who has lived in Melbourne for 15 years. She tells Cade Lucas about her...
