Asylum seeker service heads back to Footscray
The return of Australia’s largest asylum seeker support service to Footscray will help the growing number of new arrivals living in the west.
The Asylum...
Mechanics an institute in Footscray for a century
There were 100 reasons to celebrate as Footscray Mechanics’ Institute secretary Judith Dwyer and president Keith O’Brien cut a cake to mark the institute’s...
Community groups team up to give asylum seekers a warmer welcome
The Hobsons Bay Refugee Network (HBRN) hopes to collaborate with a new Maribyrnong group to help asylum seekers in Melbourne’s west.
The move follows a...
SKY High: ALP slammed for inaction and ‘hypocrisy’
Education Minister Martin Dixon has accused the Labor opposition of hypocrisy for promising to consider building a Yarraville area secondary school if returned to...
Law reform to smooth way for the disabled
A Laverton woman with a vision impairment says people with a disability should not automatically be barred from jury duty.
Annmarie Kelly, who has a...
Hobsons Bay in disarray over early learning centres decision
Tuesday night's Hobsons Bay Council meeting collapsed in disarray after councillors were split over a decision to outsource Altona Meadows and Altona North early...
Map out fun and fitness with orienteering
Put your skills with a map to good use this summer by trying your hand at parks and street orienteering.
The Tuckonie Orienteering Club is...
World-class future for Bulldogs with Victoria University partnership
The future is looking bright for the Footscray Bulldogs following the official launch of a partnership with Victoria University.
VU was officially declared the major...
Fowl funds a healthy boost for Altona North childhood centre
Caitlyn and other children of Altona North Early Childhood Centre have helped build a pen to house their new chooks after receiving a $1200...
Facebook site proves a popular ode to Altona
A Facebook group titled “Altona, I lived there ....” has “gone crazy”, gaining more than 2000 members in its first two weeks.
It was started...
Yarraville pop-up park saved after traders step up
Yarraville will have its pop-up park back this summer after traders stepped in to save the popular initiative.
The Weekly last week reported hundreds of...
Maggot found in sushi at Highpoint food court
Three bites into a sushi roll she had just bought and her stomach lurched to her throat.
Chloe McSaveney, 22, was staring at two halves...
Train derails near West Footscray railway station
V/Line train services to and from Albury are being replaced by buses after a derailment in West Footscray.
A Pacific National freight train derailed on...
Police search for ‘scruffy’ man over Laverton North assault
Police are hunting a "scruffy-looking" man after a 14-year-old girl was assaulted in Laverton North earlier this month.
A police spokeswoman said the teenager was...
Yarraville Pop-up Park: Caning for council over stance
Irate supporters of the dumped Yarraville Pop-up Park are staging a last-ditch campaign for its return this summer.
Hundreds of residents and traders attended a...
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Give better this Christmas
It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
