Labor transport plan promises to remove ‘thousands’ of trucks
Thousands of trucks would be removed from inner-west streets and the east-west link would be dumped under state Labor’s $18 billion alternative transport plan.
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Carbon tax link to Hobsons Bay job losses denied
Claims that repealing the carbon tax will ease pressure on two of Hobsons Bay’s biggest employers who are axing 130 jobs before Christmas have...
Anger at Cherry Lake swan’s mauling by dog
A Hobsons Bay animal rescuer is in “shock and absolute disgust” after a cygnet was mauled to death by a dog at Altona’s Cherry...
Cr Luba Grigorovitch first woman to lead Rail, Tram and Bus Union
Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch has made history as the first woman to lead Victoria's male-dominated Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).
At 28, she...
Man sought after girl assaulted on Williamstown bus
Crime Stoppers is appealing to the community to help identify a man who indecently assaulted a teenage girl on a bus at Williamstown on...
Williamstown shipyard work cuts a ‘wake-up call’
Williamstown’s BAE Systems shipyard will cut 30 jobs before Christmas with more to go unless the company secures government contracts to avoid a “valley...
Shore up your boating skills, urge Williamstown water police
Williamstown’s water police have issued a warning to boaters after two vessels ran aground on Sunday.
Four people were aboard a boat that failed to...
Former PM Julia Gillard’s Altona home up for sale
Julia Gillard's furniture is gone, but an empty fruit bowl reminds me of the last glimpse I, and most other Australians, had of this...
Rail needed with freight-truck trips set to triple, crisis forum told
The inner-west faces a freight traffic nightmare within the next two decades, planning experts have warned.
Dr Bill Russell told Melbourne’s Transport Crisis forum in...
Poultry row has Footscray chickens in limbo
Footscray residents fighting to bring home their evicted chickens argue Maribyrnong council’s new poultry-keeping guidelines are flawed.
The guidelines for keeping chickens were prepared in...
Review finds ‘risky’ financial practices at Hobsons Bay
Hobsons Bay has been named as one of three metropolitan councils that used “risky” practices that could allow corruption in handing out ratepayer dollars...
St Stephens parishioners win church sale fight
EXCLUSIVE: St Stephens Uniting Church at Williamstown North will not be sold, with the parish’s victory against church leaders sparking a statewide revolt against...
Yarraville truck protest brings Somerville Road to standstill
Hundreds of demonstrators brought busy Somerville Road in Yarraville to a standstill today in a protest calling for truck curfews during school crossing times.
Pupils...
Sandra Wilson elected new Hobsons Bay mayor
A new team of women has taken over the reins at Hobsons Bay council, with Sandra Wilson as mayor and Colleen Gates her deputy.
The...
Sandra Wilson elected new Hobsons Bay mayor
A new team of women has taken over the reins at Hobsons Bay council, with Sandra Wilson as mayor and Colleen Gates her deputy.
The...
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