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Beer for bitcoin in Melbourne’s west
A community-owned bar in Footscray is attracting notice for accepting bitcoin, as cryptocurrency becomes more mainstream.
Even the Western Bulldogs' current AFL guernsey features the...
Footscray icon Franco Cozzo stars in Melbourne International Film Festival
A documentary about Footscray icon Franco Cozzo is likely to be screened in Yarraville as part of the 69th Melbourne International Film Festival in...
Toddler dies after being hit by car in Altona
A toddler has been struck and killed by a car in Altona this morning.
Police believe the 19-month-old boy was riding a scooter along the...
Rate rise ‘lacks empathy’
Hobsons Bay council's draft 2021-22 budget has been described as lacking empathy towards ratepayers because of a proposed rate rise of "3.5 per cent...
Yarraville an insta-worthy neighbourhood
Yarraville has been named the 19th most Instagrammable neighbourhood in the world.
An analysis carried out by the UK-based stokemont surveying practice has revealed the number of hashtags the world’s...
Less than half rates waivers granted
Less than half the Hobsons Bay ratepayers who applied for a rates waiver have received one this financial year to date.
Ninety eight ratepayers have applied for...
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Newport Cambodian NGO founder Katrina Gliddon
Newport's Katrina Gliddon has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the international community of Cambodia.
In 2010, she founded...
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Yarraville entrepreneur Lynda Ford
Yarraville entrepreneur Lynda Ford has been named in the Queen's Birthday Honours, receiving an OAM for service to Victoria's multicultural community.
Ms Ford is also known for...
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Maidstone Scouts commissioner John Wightwick
Maidstone’s John Wightwick planned to help out with Scouts for a few years.
More than three decades later, he has received an OAM for service to youth through...
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Williamstown architect Shelley Penn
A Williamstown architect who opposed high-rise development on the former Port Phillip Woollen Mill site has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Shelley Penn...
Couple caught in the act at nursing home carpark
A couple has escaped charges after being caught in the act in the carpark of a Hobsons Bay aged care facility.
Early on Sunday, June...
Steel yourself for blacksmith creations
This year's Blacksmiths Festival at Footscray has been postponed to April but sculptures from the #150mmChallengeAUS will be on display for the next month.
The...
Metro Melbourne restrictions to ease further
Melbourne's 25-kilometre travel limit will be removed and people will be able to welcome two adult visitors to their house each day from Friday.
Acting...
Laverton clinic increases Pfizer vaccine roll-out
A Laverton Commonwealth Vaccination Clinic this week started administering second doses of Pfizer.
Cohealth at Laverton Community Hub was one of four CVCs in Victoria administering Pfizer, as well...
Troops called in to monitor COVID-19 quarantine
Up to 160 extra Australian Defence Force members have been deployed to monitor COVID-19 quarantine, bringing the total number to 412.
Members are drawn from...
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Sublime Sunbury sounds
Influenced by blues and rock legends, Sunbury musician Gareth Huggett and band The Remedy have a high-energy and exciting sound which they're bringing to...
