Tag: Hobsons Bay
Greens eye Hobsons Bay council election
The Greens candidate for Gellibrand in the recent federal election will stand in Strand ward in the upcoming Hobsons Bay council poll.
Williamstown resident Jonathon...
Rate rises a matter of valuation in Hobsons Bay
Victoria’s top body for councils has criticised the state government for letting property owners think their rates will not rise more than 2.5 per...
Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong at odds over Western Distributor flyover ramps
By Goya Dmytryshchak and Benjamin Millar
Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong councils are on a collision course over new flyover ramps planned for the Western Distributor.
There...
Revaluation of rateable properties show double-digit growth
A revaluation of rateable properties in Hobsons Bay has found a 17 per cent rise in residential values in the past two years, while...
Teen entrepreneur appears on TV’s Shark Tank
A 14-year-old western suburbs girl has became the youngest entrepreneur to appear on Channel 10’s Shark Tank show.
Izzi Dymalovski started her company, Luv Ur Self,...
Hobsons Bay Police and council band with residents to curb crime
Hobsons Bay police and council have joined forces with Altona Meadows residents who last month started conducting citizen night patrols to deter criminals.
The collaboration...
Project seeks council funds to help sex workers
A support service for sex workers is seeking budget funds from Hobsons Bay council to help women in both licensed and illegal brothels.
Project Respect...
School holiday three-day family fete in Williamstown
A three-day family fete will be held during the school holidays to liven up Williamstown’s main shopping strip in winter.
Williamstown parents, traders and Hobsons...
Therese McKenney calls Hobsons Bay home
Former Sydneysider Therese McKenney has found her place after moving to Hobsons Bay. She tells Goya Dmytryshchak how she made the big move as...
Knitting baskets raise awareness
Knitting baskets with unfinished scarves in them are popping up around Hobsons Bay in a campaign to raise awareness of youth homelessness.
The idea is...
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...
Caps placed on Woollen Mill development
Future high-rise development on the Port Phillip Woollen Mill site in Williamstown will be capped at 25 metres or about eight storeys after the...
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...
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...
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Milisavljevic into hall of fame
Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame.
Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...
