Tag: justice
Police hub a step closer
The state-of-the-art Wyndham police hub is a step closer with construction starting on the new complex last week.
Development officially began last week on the...
Jail follows appeal over home invasion sentence
An ice addict who originally avoided jail despite pointing a gun at a child during a terrifying home invasion in Maribyrnong has been sentenced...
Roger Bertocci’s killer jailed for 21 years
The family of Roger Bertocci – a beloved Altona North family man murdered after he tried to help a pregnant woman being assaulted by...
Court rejects Footscray murder sentence appeal
A court has dismissed an appeal against the “manifestly inadequate” sentence given to a man who bludgeoned his partner to death in Footscray.
Isac Ayoul...
88-year-old avoids jail for historical sex abuse
An elderly man who sexually abused his daughter and grandchildren at his Altona North home and other locations has avoided jail due to his...
Shop owner jailed for stolen goods
A Footscray husband and wife have pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods valued at more than $70,000 while running a Nicholson Street gift shop.
Bich...
Haddara crime syndicate member jailed
A drug trafficker involved in a crime syndicate in Williamstown North headed by Fadi Haddara has been sentenced to a minimum of 16 months...
CFMEU cops fines over company threats
The construction union’s Victorian branch and its former president have been fined $245,000 for attempting to coerce a scaffolding company operating on a Maribyrnong...
Meth dealer loses bid to keep home
An Altona Meadows man jailed for importing more than 200 kilograms of methamphetamine has lost a bid to stop police from confiscating his house.
Dock...
Woman jailed for sex with boy at Altona beach
A woman has been jailed for a year and placed on the sex offender’s register for life after pleading guilty in the County Court...
West’s legal services bolstered by merger
Community legal services in the western suburbs will reach more vulnerable and disadvantaged Victorians following the amalgamation of three legal centres.
Wyndham Legal Services, Footscray...
Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”.
But Justice Phillip...
Ice empire boss Haddara led a ‘lawless’ life
Western suburbs drug boss Fadi Haddara will spend a month short of two years behind bars then face three years on a community corrections...
Altona woman jailed for sexually abusing toddler
A 46-year-old Altona woman has been sentenced to a minimum of two years' jail for penetrating a three-year-old girl and making and transmitting child...
Court orders Newport transport boss to pay up
A Newport transport tycoon whose employees were allegedly cheated out of more than $200,000 in wages and entitlements has lost his bid to make...
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Celebrating Indigenous culture
Hobsons Bay council is celebrating Indigenous culture with a cultural and biodiversity festival called Boollam Boollam Willum.
Boollam Boollam Willum means 'where butterflies live' in...
