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Truck curfews, lower speed flagged
More truck curfews and a 30km/h speed limit in local streets have been flagged under the Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2030 endorsed...
Petition to save Laverton pool
A petition signed by 1123 people has called on Hobsons Bay council to reconsider its 2019 decision to close the Laverton Swim and Fitness...
Footscray Town Hall’s $30m makeover
Footscray Town Hall will undergo a redevelopment costing up to $30 million, with Maribyrnong council last week endorsing a design concept.
The town hall was...
Grazeland opening delayed
The opening date of Melbourne’s newest food precinct, Grazeland, has been delayed by a fortnight due to the latest COVID-19 lockdown.
The 10,000 square metre...
Whitten Oval vaccine hub plan
Altona Meadows is one of the first suburbs where the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out this week, while talks are under way...
January 26 forum urged
Maribyrnong residents will be asked for their views on January 26, a date "recognised as both Australia Day and Invasion Day".
Cr Jorge Jorquera moved a notice of motion...
Dynon Road closed after power pole fire
A high-voltage power pole has burst into flames at West Melbourne on Tuesday morning, shutting down part of Dynon Road.
The pole on Dynon Road...
Facebook wipes Australian news content in new law showdown
Australian Facebook users have been blocked from accessing news sites via their social media feeds in a dramatic escalation of the tech giant’s stand-off...
Cruickshank Park ‘caretakers’ honoured
A couple which more than 50 years ago started campaigning to create the urban oasis that is Yarraville’s Cruickshank Park has been named Maribyrnong...
Altona North train station call
Hobsons Bay council is lobbying the state government for new train stations to service the areas of Altona North, Newport west and Brooklyn.
Altona North's...
End of an era
It is the end of an era as ExxonMobil announced it would close its Altona refinery after 72 years to become an import terminal,...
Mural recalls Greek history
A giant mural celebrating Yarraville's Greek heritage has gone up on a corner pharmacy, as part of a project collecting local stories for a...
Victoria to come out of circuit breaker lockdown
Victoria’s “short, sharp circuit breaker" lockdown will be over from 11.59pm tonight.
Premier Daniel Andrews this morning announced there were no new cases of COVID-19,...
Product limits announced by Victorian supermarkets
Major supermarkets have reinstated purchase limits on a range of products deemed essential as Victoria enters stage 4 lockdown.
Woolworths Victoria assistant state manager...
Lockdown waiting game
Victoria is "well-placed" to end its snap five-day lockdown tomorrow, Premier Daniel Andrews announced today.
Two new cases of COVID-19 were recorded, with the state...
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Crusaders go again
The Western Crusaders are slowly kicking into gear in the Gridiron Victoria division 1 competition.
The Crusaders, who have won the past six Vic Bowl...
