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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...
Bid to bin fortnight cycle
A petition containing 1120 signatures is calling for the reinstatement of a weekly garbage collection in Hobsons Bay.
It comes as the council declares it sought...
Community newspapers deserve more: CPA
Newspaper publishers have again called on the federal government to urgently unlock funds to assist regional and community newspapers, amid fears of further stand...
Rates rise blasted amid coronavirus hardship
Hobsons Bay council has deferred its annual draft budget amid an outcry over a proposed 2 per cent rates rise as households battle coronavirus...
Man dies in Princes Freeway crash
A man has died in a multi-vehicle crash on the Princes Freeway at Laverton early Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to the smash, near...
Heritage levelled for new hospital
A key link to an important phase of Footscray’s past is being razed to make way for the new $1.5 billion hospital.
Demolition of a...
Tennis players caught breaching coronavirus rules
Six people playing tennis on a closed public court in Maribyrnong have been caught by police for breaching coronavirus restrictions.
Police issued 52 fines in...
Meals on wheels kitchen ‘bailed out’ out by state
Altona's meals-on-wheels kitchen serving more than 20 Victorian councils could be bought out by the state government due to multimillion dollar debt.
Community Chef was...
Sports precinct designs unveiled
New concept designs have been released for a sports precinct to replace West Footscray’s RecWest building.
Maribyrnong council has unveiled refined designs under the West...
Call for online council meetings
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay councils have supported calls to be allowed to meet virtually instead of in-person for council meetings during the coronavirus state of...
AA moves online to combat drinking in self isolation
Not once during self isolation has Kate* felt like a drink.
Kate, who previously attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the Newport area, said COVID-19 had...
An expose of life in isolation
Altona photographer Jude van Daalen is documenting people at their homes for her Life in Self-Isolation project as a way of giving back.
After moving...
Lighting up the dawn
Embattled RSL clubs are keeping the Anzac spirit alive amid the coronavirus lockdown, with members of the community urged to ’light up the dawn’...
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Heritage strategy gets historical approval
The Footscray Historical Society has welcomed Maribyrnong council’s recently released heritage strategy for the next decade.
The Heritage Strategy 2024-34 is designed to be...
