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Yarraville centre waits on COVID test
A Yarraville childcare centre has closed as it awaits test results for two children with presumed coronavirus.
The Learning Sanctuary in Gamon Street closed on...
Council offers rates relief
Rates relief forms part of a $6.5 million support package for residents and businesses affected by COVID-19 that was endorsed at last week's Maribyrnong...
From little things, big things grow
What started as a small gesture by a family business has turned into a network of helpers delivering free staples to the elderly and...
Job loss ‘best chance’ for casuals
A decision to terminate rather than stand down 150 casual employees during the coronavirus crisis has been defended by Maribyrnong council's chief executive.
CEO Stephen...
A driveway lament for Anzac Day
Williamstown North piper Barry Stewart has played every Anzac Day since 1956.
On Saturday, it will be the first time he has played in his...
Lone figure salutes fallen at Williamstown cenotaph
A lone figure saluting the fallen at Williamstown cenotaph represented many for this year's Anzac Day dawn service.
Members of the community were urged to...
Special delivery for WWII Digger
World War II Digger Cliff Elliott was delivered his medals on Friday so he could commemorate Anzac Day in lockdown.
The air force veteran, who...
Look for the good times, Digger implores
One of the last surviving Diggers in Melbourne’s west says he is determined not to let coronavirus kill the Anzac spirit.
World War II veteran...
Sculpture damaged by vandals
One of eight giant sculptures along a popular western suburbs trail has been cut at its base and rolled down an embankment in an...
Maribyrnong cuts speed limits to 40km/h
By Goya Dmytryshchak
Speed limits will be cut to 40km/h on most council-owned local roads in Footscray, Kingsville and Yarraville by June.
It follows the...
Castle of dreams
A global pandemic and social distancing rules didn't stop a man popping the question in a public proposal at Williamstown's Commonwealth Reserve.
Sunbury's Julia Gammon and...
Corona beach confusion
Confusion has reigned over whether it is permissible to use Altona and Williamstown beaches for activities such as windsurfing and stand up paddleboarding (SUP)...
Pet registrations waived
Pet owners in Maribyrnong won’t have to pay cat and dog registrations for the next year because of hardship caused by COVID-19.
Maribyrnong council has...
The world can wait
A female boxer from Williamstown is waiting for her chance to take on the world.
Stephanie Mfongwot, 26, has always been a fighter but now she's...
Call to open Whitten Oval
Maribyrnong residents are calling on the Western Bulldogs to open Whitten Oval to the public for exercising and dog walking during the coronavirus lockdown.
Footscray...
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