Tag: council
Hole lot of history ignored
Three years after Victoria’s oldest-known military bunker was unearthed at Williamstown Cricket Ground, it remains a fenced-off “hole in the ground” with no work...
History beats hammers in Williamstown
Hobsons Bay council has refused an application to demolish the oldest house on the Strand in Williamstown.
RBA Architects, acting for the owner, applied to...
Residents lash council over 39 apartments
A 39-apartment development near Yarraville Village has been given the green light by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal despite about 80 objections.
VCAT convened...
Pet owners furious at $295 late rego fee
Maribyrnong dog owners are furious at being slugged $295 for failing to re-register their animals on time, claiming they were told late payment would...
Pet checks warning
Hobsons Bay council has warned residents to be wary of a man posing as a council officer conducting door-to-door animal registration checks.
A photo of...
Maribyrnong derby honours Ted Whitten
Feathers will fly when WRFL rivals Yarraville Seddon Eagles and West Footscray Roosters go head-to-head at Whitten Oval this Saturday, with both sides will...
Laverton clinic to help society’s most vulnerable
Laverton residents say the suburb’s first GP and community health clinic, which opens this month, will help people among society’s most vulnerable, including those...
Laverton park reopens after anti-crime upgrade
Laverton families have been told they can return to Lohse Street Reserve after a $550,000 anti-crime facelift to improve the park.
Hobsons Bay council received...
Plan saves Williamstown senior citizens centre
Users of the Williamstown Senior Citizens Centre have won a campaign to save their crumbling building from demolition as Hobsons Bay council redraws a...
Williamstown High School seeks council funds
A government school that received $500,000 towards its new theatre in the state budget has called for more money from Hobsons Bay council’s 2015-16...
Maribyrnong Council and police join forces
Family violence, drug use and disconnected youth are all targets of a joint Maribyrnong council and Footscray police plan to make the region safer.
The...
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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...
