Tag: footscray
Police issue alert for Footscray flasher
Police are looking for a man who indecently exposed himself in front of a child and her mother in Footscray earlier this month.
Maribyrnong Crime Investigation...
Candlelight vigil says no to Footscray Park violence
A candlelight vigil will be held tonight to reclaim Footscray Park from gangs of violent thugs who have been preying on men after dark.
Star...
Lots of laughs as comedy festival hits Footscray
Comedy festival favourites will be looking for laughs in Footscray this Saturday as part of Comedy Westside.
Hosted by Geraldine Quinn at the Saigon Welcome...
Teenage boy allegedly sexually assaulted at Footscray train station
A teenage boy was allegedly sexually assaulted while getting off a peak-hour train at Footscray station.
Police say the 17-year-old boy was getting off the...
Dire days as Footscray Lentil as Anything faces closure
A last-ditch effort is being made to save the Footscray branch of Lentil as Anything and stop it closing by the end of this...
Footscray ice addict jailed over revealing photo blackmail
A Footscray “ice” addict who threatened to share revealing photos from a stolen computer as part of a string of offending has been sentenced...
Mother and daughter killed in Footscray fire shared ‘enormous’ love
A mother and daughter killed in a fire in Footscray this week had an “enormous” love for each other, according to distraught family.
Tanya and...
Car hit as another container truck strikes Napier Street bridge
Inner-west roads and train lines were thrown into chaos after yet another container struck the notorious Napier Street bridge on Monday morning.
Emergency services were...
Man charged with murder over fatal Footscray factory fire
A 52-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder over a fatal fire in an abandoned Footscray factory on Wednesday night.
Senior Constable Alistair...
Three die in suspicious Footscray factory blaze
Police are treating a suspicious fire at an abandoned factory in Footscray overnight as a possible triple homicide.
Emergency services were called the blaze at...
Footscray residents fear development pressure overwhelming area
Residents of a quiet Footscray street are worried that rapid development is threatening to overwhelm their neighbourhood.
A number of new developments are under construction...
Community garden springs up at Footscray cafe
A new community garden is laying down roots at a popular Footscray cafe.
The Cross Roads Community Garden will be sprouting at Happy River Cafe...
Plans lodged for first stage of Kinnears rope factory redevelopment
The first 208 of almost 1500 new dwellings would be built on the site of the former Kinnears rope factory in Footscray under a...
Year-long Footscray wharf saga still unresolved
An iconic Footscray wharf remains in disrepair 12 months after being closed to the public.
Henderson House Landing has been off limits to vessel and...
Former Black Panther leader to headline Women of the World festival
A one-time leader of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense will headline next month’s Women of the World Festival at Footscray.
Prison activist and rights...
Latest
Give better this Christmas
It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
