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Council commits to third COVID-19 support plan
Hobsons Bay council has released its annual draft budget which proposes a 2 per cent rates rise, more than 150 per cent of which...
Williamstown’s convict seawall under threat
One of Williamstown's most iconic pieces of convict history, the Point Gellibrand Seawall that Ned Kelly worked on, is deteriorating and disappearing.
Maritime historian...
‘Too big’ for Spotswood
Plans have been lodged with Hobsons Bay council for a 58-dwelling, four storey residential development, proposed as the first stage of a new housing...
Suburbs in lockdown
Stage three COVID-19 restrictions will be reintroduced in Brooklyn, High Point City, Kingsville, Maribyrnong, Maidstone, Tottenham and West Footscray from 11.59pm on Wednesday.
Residents can...
Coronavirus second wave sweeps into schools
Schools in Maribyrnong, Footscray and Altona are among a number across Melbourne to have been hit by an upswing in coronavirus cases sweeping the...
Chemical storage anger
Toxic chemicals are being stored without a permit just 420 metres from Brooklyn homes, causing an outcry from surrounding residents.
A retrospective planning permit application...
Lease glitch over Altona’s new cop shop
Altona's new $18 million police station is due to open this month despite a planning glitch forcing Victoria Police to rent the property it...
Man deported after jail for family violence
A New Zealand citizen will be deported after serving 30 months' jail for family violence, including kidnapping and assaulting his former spouse at Altona.
The...
Williamstown’s marathon man easing COVID-19 strain
A Williamstown business owner, who has witnessed the strain of COVID-19, on Saturday ran an individual marathon to raise funds for mental health in...
School holiday Quarantunes Festival
A ’Quarantunes Festival’, live-streamed concert, songwriting competition and an online hip-hop dance class are some of the entertainment being offered in Hobsons Bay these...
Move to protect Altona wetlands
Moves are underway to protect one of "the most important wetlands on earth" in Altona's backyard.
The sandbar next to Doug Grant Reserve and Apex...
Makeup free for a cause
Miss World Australia state finalist, Altona Meadows’ Lakshana Soopaul, is part of a campaign to go makeup free on July 3 to raise money...
Yoga to unlock stress
An Altona yoga Instructor Shavita Kotak has gained an audience of 3000 by live streaming from her garage during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The former financial...
The Substation’s funding lifeline
The Substation arts venue has secured a record $1.2million in national arts funding during the coronavirus lockdown to ensure its survival.
The Newport-based organisation has...
Pollution checks a win for residents
A $120 million waste-to-energy plant at Laverton North will publish real-time emissions and implement other pollution-monitoring measures under a settlement reached before an appeal...
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Bulldogs doco to be followed by Swans story
The director of a documentary about how the Footscray Football Club fought off attempts to merge it with Fitzroy in 1989, says he wants...
