Tag: Maribyrnong
Police warn online sellers
Police have warned residents of a “notable increase” in thefts and assaults linked to online and social media marketplaces.
Senior Sergeant Aaron Riches said police...
Team tactics help youth
Hundreds of young people have benefited from a $1.7 million pilot program designed to cut youth crime in Wyndham, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong.
The state...
Mail theft on increase
Police have warned residents about “a significant increase” in mail theft across Wyndham, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong.
Acting Inspector Aaron Riches said police had noticed...
Small steps to big business
A free Stepping Stones to Small Business program has helped several refugee and migrant women launch their own businesses, including Yeni Atencio.
The Maribyrnong resident,...
Dancers fired up for Matador
Trevor Santos and Tro Griffiths are starring in a world-premiere production featuring a fiery fusion of burlesque, dance and circus.
The two men, who hail...
Team to tackle youth crime
A $1.7 million pilot program designed to cut youth crime will team youth workers and police in Wyndham, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong for the...
Braybrook tops burglary count
Braybrook is the most burgled suburb in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, the RACV’s yearly analysis of burglary hot spots in greater Melbourne shows.
One in...
Limitless potential: 51 Macedon Street, Maribyrnong, 3032
Macedon Street has personality.It's a wide street with decades-old trees either side welcoming you in as you pass homes ranging from Edwardians to post wars and new builds.
Ambulance response times falling
The city of Maribyrnong has recorded the quickest ambulance response time out of eight north-western municipalities, latest figures show.
Figures for July 1 to September...
Suburbs safer as crime on the decline
Crime rates have dropped in Hobsons Bay and the city of Maribyrnong, latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency show.
Hobsons Bay’s recorded offences fell...
Grand past preserved online
It might be a small section of riverbank in the City of Maribyrnong, but the Footscray Wharves have a grand history.
And a $10,000 online...
Local election voting fines top $1 million
Fines totalling more than $1 million have been issued to 13,875 registered voters in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong alleged to have failed to vote...
Maribyrnong athletes bag swag of gold at Simplot Games
An eight-strong team from Maribyrnong Sports Academy won over the crowds as they bagged a bundle of medals at the recent Simplot Games in...
Highpoint violent crime at five year high
Violent crime is on the rise at Highpoint shopping centre despite a drop in overall offences.
Crime Statistics Agency data obtained by Star Weekly in...
Youths sought over Highpoint shopping centre assaults
Police are searching for two groups of young offenders over recent robberies at Highpoint shopping centre in Maribyrnong.
In the first incident, two boys approached...
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Bargain book hunting
The West Footscray Neighbourhood House is hosting a second-hand book sale on World Book Day to raise much needed funds for the neighbourhood house.
This...
