Lest we forget
Thousands of people gathered around Williamstown’s Cenotaph this morning as part of Anzac Day commemorations organised by the Newport RSL Sub-Branch.
About 2,500 people from...
Western Bulldogs Community Foundation enters new partnership to help support youth in the west
The Western Bulldogs Community Foundation (WBCF) have teamed up with a public healthcare facility developer to help continue their work helping the youth in...
New look civic centre on show
Creative workshops and family activities will take over the recently refurbished Hobsons Bay Civic Centre over two weeks of events next month.
Hobsons Bay council...
Maribyrnong man runs life-saving ultra marathon
A Maribyrnong local ran more than 70 kilometres in a single day to raise money for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September.
Jaz Obradovic went...
Forum discusses air quality
A tri-council forum on the west's air quality problem found it was yet to produce any solutions, according to one participant.
The July 21 forum...
Police investigate West Gate Freeway fight
Police are investigating an affray on the Westgate Freeway earlier this month.
Police have been told traffic had slowed in the outbound lanes of the...
Police warn online sellers
Police have warned residents of a “notable increase” in thefts and assaults linked to online and social media marketplaces.
Senior Sergeant Aaron Riches said police...
Last drinks at the pubs of Williamstown
It’s a waiting game for everyone, says Michael Sneddon, as he stands in his shuttered Prince Albert Hotel.
The Williamstown publican also holds the lease...
Pandemic emergency centres identified
Williamstown Town Hall and the basketball stadium in Altona Meadows could be used as emergency relief centres in the event of a local COVID-19...
Amazing Grace
You could call her ’Amazing Grace’.
Altona Meadows’ Grazia ’Grace’ Gammaldi on Monday received an OAM for service to the community, including volunteering as part...
‘Selfish and pathetic’: Second giant sculpture vandalised
A second giant sculpture along a popular western suburbs' trail has been cut at its base in act of "selfish and pathetic" vandalism.
The kangaroo...
Clubs call for quicker reopening
Victoria's community clubs have been left to "burn and die" by the state government's roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions, the industry head says.
The government's...
No secrets to lasting love
They met when he started prep school and last Thursday they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Altona North's Marjorie and Barry Bennett, aged 83 and...
Have your say on tree canopy
I love our open spaces. If you share my love of nature and conservation then Council has a number of projects that you can...
Rate rise divides Hobsons Bay council
Hobsons Bay council's draft 2021-22 budget has been narrowly passed by four votes to three, with some councillors expressing concern at an accumulative 3.5...
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Exum, Giddey, Vasiljevic in Boomers squad
Three western suburbs natives, Josh Giddey, Dante Exum and DJ Vasiljevic are still in the mix for the Australian Boomers team for the Olympics.
Basketball...
