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Casting call: house and stars sought for NASA short films

Two noted Newport filmmakers are seeking actors and a 1940s house in the lead-up to a NASA short-film competition. Tom Vogel and Jerry Creaney are...

Great expectations: 25 Elphin Street, Newport, 3015

High-end detail and innovative choices set within a traditional facade create spaces custom made for a design-savvy family.

7-Eleven fined for fuel leak at Newport

7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd has been fined more than $7700 for failing to clean up fuel contamination in groundwater under its Newport store. The Environment...

‘Brave’ girls fight off man who tried to abduct them from Newport park

Two "brave" nine-year-old girls bit and kicked a stranger who tried to abduct them from a residential street in Melbourne's south-west earlier this month. Detective...

Sounds of steel Way out West

Legendary Australian slide guitarist Dom Turner will join Nikki Brown from Ohio – the woman dubbed the “Jimi Hendrix of Sacred Steel” – in...

Blackshaws redemption: 195 Blackshaws Road Newport

Blackshaws Road has gone through a metamorphosis. New builds line the road from start to finish, possibly due to its proximity to Newport Lakes and Newport’s town centre.

Newport childcare hub wins VCAT nod

A two-storey childcare centre in the midst of residential homes has been approved on appeal to the state’s planning tribunal. The Victorian Civil and Administrative...

Dim view of dieting

Newport mother-of-two Sarah Vincent was on her way to get her daily dim sims when she had an epiphany. That was three years ago when...

My Place: Craig Marshall

Newport's Craig Marshall will this month abseil 27 storeys down Melbourne's St James building for Anglicare's Altitude Shift event to raise money for young...

Top offering in Newport

A 22-bedroom Newport property is expected to set a new price record for the suburb. Newport’s oldest building, at 481 Melbourne Road, is currently used...

Rocksteady for Newport

Mik Weir (pictured) is geared up for the Newport Ska, Reggae and Rocksteady Festival at the Substation on Sunday, March 19. Jamaican rocksteady duo...

From Newport to Barcelona

Nine-year-old Newport girl Isabelle Bitsikas is heading for Barcelona to compete for a world title after being crowned a Dancer of the Year in...

Back to school for cyclists in Newport

Even seasoned cyclists can get caught out when it comes to road laws and traffic safety. Last year, a cyclist lost a Melbourne Magistrates Court...

Newport stars bound for the World Cup

Three members of Newport’s back-to-back state league premiership-winning team have been selected to represent Australia at the 2017 Women’s Lacrosse World Cup in England...

VCAT rejects Newport childcare centre near fuel terminal

The state’s planning tribunal has expressed surprise at the lack of Victorian guidelines as it refused a permit to build a Newport childcare centre near...

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Eagles embracing challenge

Yarraville Seddon is finding its rhythm in the Western Football League women’s competition. In their first season under new coach Emily Fox, the Eagles have...