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Road frustration grows

Hundreds of people fed up with congestion and safety issues on Point Cook Road have signed a petition calling for action on the issue. Point...

P-plater avoids head-on crash with police

A 53-year-old Braybrook P-plater was arrested and his car was impounded overnight after allegedly driving on the wrong side of the freeway. Police said that...

Gone but not forgotten

The boom gates at the former Melton Highway level crossing in Sydenham have been symbolically discarded. ...

Western Distributor long tunnel given the green light

The state government has headed off a clash with Maribyrnong council and Yarraville residents by announcing three-kilometre twin tunnels beneath Yarraville to connect directly...

Curfews push trucks elsewhere

Footscray residents say truck bans introduced “in someone else’s neighbourhood” are sending hundreds more trucks past their homes day and night. Buckley Street resident Craig...

MTAG slams failure to protect child health

Government agencies are failing to protect the health of children, a group seeking reductions in air pollution in the inner west has claimed. Star Weekly...

Plea to fix dangerous Yarraville intersection

Residents fed up with a dangerous Yarraville intersection are calling on VicRoads to help make it safer. Belinda Wallin said she had another close call...

Silent protest to Yarraville paid parking

Residents boycotted Maribyrnong council’s final community forum before the council introduces paid parking in Yarraville next week. The council hand-picked 13 representatives of interested parties...

Mixed results in Maribyrnong truck traffic count

New truck curfews introduced in Footscray and Yarraville in January have led to significant reductions in traffic on some roads but spikes on surrounding...

‘Monster trucks’ coming to a street near you

“Monster trucks” may soon be rolling into local industrial areas after two transport operators put the case for their use to Maribyrnong council. A report...

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Milisavljevic into hall of fame

Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame. Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...