Tag: Hobsons Bay Council
Call for truck ban in Millers Road at Brooklyn, Altona North
Residents surrounding Melbourne’s most polluted suburb have welcomed Hobsons Bay council’s decision to push for a truck ban on Millers Road.
It its submission to...
Budget passed but hub could spell end for kinders
Hobsons Bay council has adopted its annual budget, despite concern that allocating $4.59million to build an Altona early years hub will seal the fate...
Weed killer under review after dog’s paws turn blue
Hobsons Bay council has reviewed its use of weed killer after a dog’s paws turned blue in an off-leash dog park in Williamstown.
Julie-Anne Williams...
Hobsons Bay council backs West Gate Tunnel protest
Hobsons Bay council last week voted to help residents campaign against the negative impacts of the West Gate Tunnel project, with one councillor calling...
A century of caring
Hobsons Bay council is this month celebrating the centenary of maternal and child health (MCH) services in Victoria.
The first baby health centre was opened...
Council feels budget squeeze
Hobsons Bay council has released its draft 2017-18 budget which shows rates and waste charges each increasing by two per cent, with the council...
Itchy bomb trees making life ‘unbearable’
Williamstown residents say “itchy bomb” trees are making their lives unbearable and could trigger asthma.
Tracey Wallace has collected 62 signatures on a petition calling...
Hobsons Bay council staff threaten to stop work
Hobsons Bay council employees are threatening 24-hour strikes, including work bans such as not mowing parks, cleaning up rubbish or processing building permits, under...
Greens make history in Hobsons Bay
An ex-army helicopter pilot who works in planning for footpaths and roads has become the first Greens endorsed candidate elected to Hobsons Bay council.
Jonathon...
Newport Community Hub smashes attendance records
Officially opened at the start of this month, the new $9.3 million Newport Community Hub has smashed library attendance records.
On the opening weekend of...
VCAT rejects apartments next to Williamstown hotel
The state’s planning tribunal has refused to allow a three-storey apartment building next door to a live music venue at Williamstown.
Mazark and Associates applied...
Youngest candidate in Hobsons Bay election race
An Altona North university student is the youngest person so far to put her hand up for the Hobsons Bay council election.
Hue Man (pronounced...
Clifford Gibson hailed as a man of the people
Williamstown history stalwart Clifford ‘Cliffy’ Gibson has been remembered as a giant of a man, always keen to share his knowledge of the suburb’s...
Newport pet shop ordered to remove sign from its frontage
A Newport pet shop has been given four months to remove a large purple advertising sign from its frontage on Melbourne Road.
The Victorian Civil...
Council initiative helps reunite lost dogs with their owners
A Hobsons Bay council initiative will mean lost pets that are registered and microchipped can be reunited directly with their owners instead of being...
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...
