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Bystander describes ‘terrifying’ hit-run scene
A bystander has spoken of the "terrifying" scene after a woman was struck by an allegedly stolen car in a hit-run at Footscray on...
Councillors hold firm on weekly bin collection
Four Hobsons Bay councillors who voted to restore weekly garbage collection doubled down on their position at an emergency meeting they called on Thursday.
The...
Wyndham tip vouchers offered for sale
People are selling Wyndham tip vouchers on Facebook groups covering Hobsons Bay and Wyndham for $55 each.
It comes as Hobsons Bay councillor Diana Grima...
Foodie haven celebrated
The city of Maribyrnong’s reputation as a foodies’ multicultural haven will be strengthened with a new web series that will later be screened by...
Buses replace trains between Footscray and Newport
Buses are replacing trains on the Williamstown and Werribee lines between Footscray and Newport after a train hit a car at Spotswood this morning.
Fire...
Ferguson Street crossing to go early
The North Williamstown level crossing at Ferguson Street will be removed ahead of schedule by the end of the year.
Buses will replace trains between...
COVID-19 frontline workers in their own words
We've been told vaccination is the only way out of the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the world. Despite claims of being behind schedule and a...
Optus monopole refused
Hobsons Bay council has voted against offering Optus a lease for a monopole at 217 Mason Street, Altona North.
Optus plans to erect a monopole...
Rate rise approved in budget
Residential rates have risen by an average 1.93 per cent and waste charges by 10 per cent under Hobsons Bay council’s 2021-22 budget, passed...
One weapons offence detected in crackdown
One person out of the 255 searched was found with weapons after central Footscray was declared a 'designated area' last Wednesday from 2-10pm.
The designation...
Tackling poverty head-on
A West Footscray Filipino international student has started a social enterprise after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ryan Sta Maria had been studying...
Man jailed over Footscray bashing
A man has been jailed for two and a half years and faces deportation to South Sudan for bashing a man at Footscray.
Ngor Akok...
Body found in Altona
The discovery of a man's body in Altona on Thursday morning is not being treated as suspicious, police say.
His body was found near Cherry...
Family violence referrals soar
Family violence referrals from Victoria Police to Women's Health West reached record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHW, which services Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay, Brimbank, Wyndham,...
Hobsons Bay Crs share how they voted in weekly rubbish collection debate
By Goya Dmytryshchak
Hobsons Bay council on Tuesday night voted 4-2, with one councillor abstaining, to reinstate a weekly garbage collection.
As reported by Star Weekly...
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Singh Thatta technique approved
Healthcare workers who cannot shave due to religious, cultural or medical reasons now have a new technique they can use that allows them to...
