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Two new MCG cases linked to Ariele Apartments
Two new cases of locally-acquired COVID-19 were announced on Thursday.
The two cases were in level two of the MCC Members’ Reserve, which had been...
Police seek witnesses after train stabbing
Police are seeking witnesses to a stabbing on a Sunbury-bound train.
It is alleged a man travelling on a train between Footscray and Sunshine...
Ariele Apartment residents test positive
Eight new COVID-19 cases have been recorded on Wednesday, including four on the third floor of the Ariele Apartment complex in Maribyrnong.
Highpoint Shopping Centre...
Maribyrnong apartment complex in lockdown
A Maribyrnong apartment complex on Tuesday was in lockdown as authorities traced the movements of COVID-positive removalists from NSW.
It comes as Victoria recorded three...
Maribyrnong apartment block in lockdown
A Maribyrnong apartment complex on Tuesday was in lockdown as authorities traced COVID-positive removalists from NSW.
Ariele Apartments at 7 Thomas Holmes Street was listed...
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...