News
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Honoured to serve as mayor
It’s an incredible honour to be elected mayor in the place you were born and raised and where the community means so much to you.…
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Blessed with a love for music
Two Melbourne-based bands will soon be hitting the stage at the Newport Bowls Club. Werribee-based vocalist Jimmy Cupples and Yarraville drummer Haydn Meggitt are members…
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Wheels turning on bike sports expansion
Maribyrnong council has taken the next step in expanding its bicycle sport facilities, endorsing a draft Maribyrnong Bike Sports Infrastructure and Development Plan. At its…
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Speaking out against gender-based violence
Maribyrnong council is hosting a range of events and initiatives as part of this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Campaign, including a…
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Braybrook man dies following house fire
A 42-year-old Braybrook man has died following a house fire in Braybrook on Friday, November 25. Victoria Police said emergency services were called to reports…
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Celebrating push for police diversity
Victoria University [VU] has received recognition for delivering its Police Diversity Recruitment Program, winning the Excellence in Community Engagement award at the 2022 Engagement Australia…
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Lessons in supporting non-profit organisations in need
A group of Bayside College Williamstown Campus Year 9 students has taken a close look at the process of how to allocate grants to community…
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Survey open for asthma service improvements
Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay and Brimbank parents, children and carers are encouraged to take part in a new survey about how they manage asthma. cohealth is…
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Performance hub coming to Altona
Altona’s Logan Reserve will become a hub of performance theatre and projections as local theatre company Born in a Taxi presents its transparent venue The…
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Questioning pop-up park’s future
West Footscray residents are encouraged to have their way on whether or not to keep the temporary pop-up park at the corner of Clarke Street…
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Grieve Parade exit changes
From Friday, December 2, outbound drivers wanting to exit the West Gate Freeway at Grieve Parade will have to pick a lane earlier as works…
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Pathways program for single mums
Single mums in the western suburbs of Melbourne can access a free careers and employment pathways program run by the Council of Single Mothers and…
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Festive fete in Williamstown
St Stephens Uniting Church Williamstown will be transforming into a Christmas wonderland over two days. As part of the church’s inaugural Christmas fair, the church…
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Organ dynamo on his way
The nostalgic whimsy of Barry Morgan’s World of Organs will be soon making its way to stages across Melbourne’s western suburbs. Barry’s roadie and alter…
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Pampas workers calling for larger piece of the pie
A group of West Footscray pastry and pie makers are stopping work indefinitely to call for increased job security for long-term casual workers and a…
















