Tag: News
Crime up in Maribyrnong
Family violence incidents increased by 18.8 per cent in Maribyrnong in the year ending in June 2023, according to new Crime Statistics Agency ...
Hospital site walking tour
Reimagining Old Footscray Hospital is a free walking tour of the Footscray Hospital site.
The event is to be held on Saturday, October 7, which...
Man charged following Braybrook collision
A 48-year-old Braybrook man has been charged following a collision in Braybrook on Tuesday, September 26 in which two young children were injured.
Highway patrol...
Young app developers win award
Three young girls with the help of their mums, won a United Nations award through the Tech Girls Foundation.
The foundation runs a yearly competition...
Lacrosse celebrates pride
Lacrosse Victoria will be hosting the Lacrosse Together Cup on Sunday, October 8, at PJ Lynch Reserve in Altona North from 10am-2:30pm.
The Lacrosse...
Soil facility: ’Not what we want’
Members of a local air quality advocacy group are calling on the state government to prevent a Brooklyn waste management company from building a...
Women of the west graduate
A Daughters of the West graduation ceremony on September 21 was the culmination of a 10-week journey filled with determination, resilience and individual achievement.
Daughters...
Changed traffic conditions
Road users in and near Williamstown are being asked to take care on the roads as thousands of bike riders take on Australia’s biggest...
Level crossing recognition
The North Williamstown Station precinct has topped the Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards.
Constructed as part of the Ferguson Street Level Crossing Removal Project in 2022,...
Petitions call for parking changes
Hobsons Bay council has received two petitions calling for improved parking conditions in the municipality.
At a council meeting on Tuesday, September 12, councillors were...
A happy birthday
Brenbeal Children’s Centre is a non-for-profit organisation which recently hosted it’s 30th birthday party.
Committee president, Sarah Bell said the event saw 200 people in...
Man arrested following Braybrook collision
Police have arrested a man following a collision in Braybrook on Tuesday, September 26, which left a child with critical injuries.
It’s understood a Toyota...
Premier Dan resigns
Daniel Andrews has resigned as Victoria's premier after almost a decade in the top job.
Mr Andrews will step down as the state's leader and...
Affordable housing land sold
A parcel of land in Epsom Street, Laverton will be redeveloped to include affordable housing.
Hobsons Bay council has sold the land to Housing Choices...
Wheel turns on road reconstruction
The reconstruction of Summerhill Road, West Footscray, will now include pop-up infrastructure to provide safer connections for cyclists.
On Tuesday, September 19, a group of...