Tag: News
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’...
Clinic on the front line
An Altona North medical practice has become the first GP respiratory clinic testing for coronavirus in Melbourne's west, as part of the federal government's...
Face-to-face consults in decline
Many doctors have closed the book on new patients and are not providing face-to-face treatment during the COVID-19 crisis, even for unrelated medical issues.
It...
Church keeps doors open to provide food, toilet paper
Williamstown Church of Christ is keeping its doors open to provide food hampers for those in need after its soup kitchen was forced to...
‘They will throw a tantrum’: Pharmacists abused over coronavirus meds
An Altona pharmacist is prioritising flu vaccines for high-risk and local patients amid coronavirus panic and abusive customers.
The move comes as some Victorian pharmacists...
Fighting fund set up
Western Health has established a dedicated Respiratory Assessment Clinic at Sunshine Hospital and prepared new wards with extra acute and intensive care capacity for...
Changing face of business in coronavirus shutdown
A Williamstown seamstress who turned her hand to making masks after her business closed, is giving away about 400 each day.
Nhi "Annie" Tran said...
CEO given emergency powers
Hobsons Bay's chief executive has been given more powers in the COVID-19 state of emergency, enabling him to make decisions if a councillor majority...
Waste drop-off rubbished
Hobsons Bay council has been criticised for asking people to drop off excess rubbish at its operations centre on Saturdays amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In...
Portraits document social distancing
A Kingsville photographer is putting the human face on the social isolation being forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strict social distancing rules have all but...
Police patrol lockdown
Police have made more than 4000 spot checks in local streets as Victoria's coronavirus cases climb, stage 3 restrictions came into effect and the...
Wills on wheels in coronavirus shutdown
An Altona North lawyer is offering to do “wills on wheels“ for people while they stay home during the coronavirus shutdown.
Russell Cocks, principal at...
Last drinks at the pubs of Williamstown
It’s a waiting game for everyone, says Michael Sneddon, as he stands in his shuttered Prince Albert Hotel.
The Williamstown publican also holds the lease...
Heroes behind the 3D masks
A Williamstown coffee roaster has joined a group of community-spirited “makers and hackers“ using 3D printing to help save lives in the coronavirus pandemic.
James...
Government must act now to save public interest journalism
Star Weekly
The Public Interest Journalism Initiative (PIJI) is calling on the Federal Government to put in place emergency measures to save the country’s news...
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Motorcycle safety warning ahead of summer
Police are prioritising motorcycle safety in October following a worrying rise in rider fatalities in 2024.
There have been 52 motorcyclist fatalities so far this...
