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Rates hardship policy questioned
A Maribyrnong ratepayer has questioned why the council does not waive rate payments in times of hardship.
Arthur Bregiannis questioned the council about its hardship...
Five decades of volunteering recognised
June Ivory has spent more than half her life volunteering at Footscray Hospital.
The 91-year-old was last week recognised by Western Health for 50 years...
Budget cash for inner west
Two inner-west schools and the iconic Williamstown Lifesaving Club are set for a makeover after scoring a funding boost in the latest state budget.
Handed...
Paid parking reintroduced for Footscray
Paid parking will be reintroduced in three off street carparks in Footscray from Monday, May 24.
Maribyrnong council today announced parking meters at Irving Street,...
Qenos ‘mothballing’; 150 jobs lost
Update: The United Workers Union (UWU) has labelled the loss of 150 jobs at Qenos’ Altona site as a “devastating blow”.
UWU national secretary...
Witness appeal after multi-car collision leaves man in hospital
A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a multi-vehicle collision in Laverton North yesterday.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam...
Time to deliver: MP
A 'super' ambulance station pledged for Maribyrnong in 2016 has yet to be built by the state government.
In December 2016, the government announced it...
Everest conquered
Williamstown's David Morgan is on top of the earth.
He has finally conquered Everest as part of his bid to climb seven summits on seven continents and...
Celebrating a colourful 101 years
Williamstown’s Mealor Higham turned 101 on Friday.
The COVID-19 pandemic restricted Mrs Higham’s 100th birthday celebrations last year but she said thankfully restrictions had eased...
Protest against Footscray injecting room
A rally will be held in Footscray on Wednesday to protest against a proposed supervised injecting room in the suburb.
As reported by Star Weekly, key...
Campaign spruiks Footscray
Footscray Traders Association has launched a #lovefootscray campaign to revive businesses after the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Stuart Lucca-Pope, who also owns Littlefoot Bar, said the...
Students speak up
Altona City Rotary Club this month hosted a public speaking competition, called Wynspeak, for secondary school students in Melbourne's west.
Hobsons Bay students attending included...
Powerful in its simplicity
Northern Territory-based artist Lee Harrop has won the $10,000 Footscray Art Prize for her sculptural work that "interrogates the mining industry" using a hand-engraved core sample.
The...
Outdoor dining extended
Hobsons Bay traders are celebrating the council's decision to extend outdoor trading for at least another year until May 31, 2022.
It was the Altona...
Hobsons Bay Cr Diana Grima
Who doesn’t love a tree? Aside from being lovely to look at and great for climbing, trees in urban settings play a very functional...
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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...
