Tag: Business
Feet and leg fit for 2024!
We rely on our feet and legs for most of our daily activities, so it’s understandable that so many of us suffer from pain...
Six tips to help you care for someone with a disability
If you care for someone with a disability, it’s important to prioritise looking after yourself as well. Here are 6 tips to help ease...
Celebrating a milestone Topping Out ceremony
Waterline Place takes significant step forward
Williamstown has witnessed a new milestone in the real estate market with the recent Topping Out ceremony at...
Sweet treats for Christmas
DISPLAYED in a festive bowl on the Christmas table, or boxed up as a gift ... these Christmas rum balls and rosewater...
$20m upgrade for Altona Mobil refinery
ExxonMobil on Thursday announced a $20million investment in its Altona refinery to expand fuel production by nearly 13 per cent.
The refinery processes up to...
Minister praises The Idea Collective
Small Business Minister Philip Dalidakis has praised a Footscray co-working community during a recent visit.
Mr Dalidakis met the people behind The Idea Collective, a...
Poor disability access to cost Williamstown traders
Williamstown is this month hosting the Para World Sailing Championships, but an audit has found nearly half the suburb’s shops are not accessible by...
Japanese beer giant buys Laverton craft brewer
Japanese beer giant Asahi has bought Laverton- based boutique brewer Mountain Goat.
Cam Hines and David Bonighton founded Mountain Goat in 1997 after “cranking out”...
Yarraville traders claim meters affecting trade
Yarraville Village traders say they may have to axe staff or even close their doors because of the damage parking meters have done to...
Altona IGA owner rips out parking machine
The new owners of Altona’s IGA have ripped out the parking machine from their Pier Street supermarket.
The store was taken over by Metcash last...
Wear no pants and save the planet
Natalie Alkire’s idea for an eco-friendly underwear business has earned her this year’s Young Business Hustler award.
The 25-year-old Seddon entrepreneur shared the title earlier...
Silent protest to Yarraville paid parking
Residents boycotted Maribyrnong council’s final community forum before the council introduces paid parking in Yarraville next week.
The council hand-picked 13 representatives of interested parties...
Nelson Place free-parking trial begins
A trial offering three months of free parking at Nelson Place, Williamstown, started this week.
The Hobsons Bay Council trial is aimed at helping struggling...
Mum’s mission a winner
The founder of a western suburbs mothers’ magazine has been nominated in this year’s AusMumpreneur Awards.
The awards, to be held in September, will celebrate...
New model for a healthier workplace
A Laverton North company has become the first in Victoria to complete a state government program aimed at battling soaring obesity rates and chronic...