From earthquake victim to air force officer
Ten-year-old Abdul Khan couldn’t have known while watching RAAF cargo planes deliver assistance to survivors of the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, that 15 years later...
Awards for clean, fair food
Slow Food Melbourne has awarded 18 recipients with a stamp of approval and recognition of the work they do to promote local producers via...
My Place
Community leader and Hobsons Bay 2023 Citizen of the Year Nas Khan tells Jennifer Pittorino about her work in Seabrook and her connection to...
Operation summer on the horizon
Williamstown police gearing up for a busy summer period with their new summer policing framework.
Senior Sergeant Vanesa Tzounas said as the warmer weather approaches,...
Contribute to the nature plan
Maribyrnong council is asking locals to contribute to its first nature plan, a 10-year plan to help the council protect and enhance habitats and...
Police investigate $21,000 fraudulent cash withdrawals
Police are investigating a series of fraudulent cash withdrawals in Melbourne's west, totalling more than $20,000.
Police were told a woman attended a bank on...
Paintback proposal canned
A planning permit for a paint recovery facility in West Footscray has been knocked back by Maribyrnong council.
As reported by Star Weekly, there has...
Christmas to come early in Williamstown
With Christmas fast approaching, community groups and locals are organising events to help spread festive cheer.
The Williamstown Chamber of Commerce is bringing back its...
Petition pleads for pool
A petition has been created in a bid to save the old pool at the Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club.
The ‘Save Our Pool’...
Seeking feedback on social justice
Maribyrnong council has approved a draft of its Social Justice Framework, which will now go to the community for public consultation.
At a meeting...
Council locks in trader meetings
Quarterly meetings been Hobsons Bay council and local trader groups will be held to issues and build relationships between all parties.
In its meeting on...
Art therapy helps heal
Residents at McAuley Community Services for Women in Footscray have freshened up the roof top kitchen garden as a part of an art therapy...
Have your say on redevelopment
The Williamstown Swimming and Lifesaving Club (WS&LSC ) is seeking community feedback on plans to redevelop the club.
The Board of Directors said the survey...
Bright light in Braybrook
One bright student from Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook, has been awarded the Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize (SOAP), in the annual competition open...
West taken for a ’free ride’
Residents in Melbourne’s west are calling the state government’s bluff, demanding urgent reform to the bus route network.
The Sustainable Cities collective has been...
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