Support quality local journalism

Make a contribution
MARIBYRNONG | HOBSONS BAY
Home Tags Williamstown

Tag: Williamstown

Iconic Williamstown beach venue for lease

An iconic Williamstown restaurant setting is available for 21-year lease in what has been advertised as a “once in a generation opportunity”. Hobsons Bay council...

Pen pistols, ice, land man in jail

A man has been sentenced to 12 months’ jail for manufacturing pen pistols and trafficking heroin and methamphetamine or ice. Nghia Lam, 37, who was...

One-goal second half leaves Williamstown outside the eight

Williamstown was overrun in the second half by a fast finishing Box Hill Hawks to lose by 28 points in the Victorian Football League...

Baillieu brings WWI stories to Williamstown

Former premier and chair of the ANZAC Centenary Committee, is among speakers visiting Williamstown this month, as a touring exhibition recounting personal stories from...

New Aitken Street bid rejected

Hobsons Bay council has rejected plans for a four-storey, 27-dwelling apartment block at 27 Aitken Street in Williamstown. Aitken Properties Pty Ltd had applied to...

Here comes the bride, and another …

Cherished memories will be on display in an exhibition of wedding dresses at Williamstown’s Holy Trinity Anglican Church for Mother’s Day. Organiser, Williamstown’s Barbara Phoenix,...

Dawn service

Hundreds turned out to pay their respects at the Anzac Day dawn service of the embattled Williamstown RSL. From the tiniest members of the 4th...

Itchy bomb tree bid rejected

Hobsons Bay council last week rejected calls for the removal of 45 “itchy bomb” trees from Williamstown’s Bayview Street and other locations around the...

Yana Alana descends on Williamstown

Award-winning cabaret performer Yana Alana is coming to Williamstown to perform her latest show, Yana Alana Covered. Yana Alana is the alter ego of Melburnian...

Story of the Navy in WWI comes home

A travelling exhibition that looks at the role of the Royal Australian Navy in WWI has arrived in Williamstown. The exhibition by the Australian National...

Obituary: Douglas Lindsay

Former Williamstown mayor and Rotarian Douglas Lindsay has been remembered as a gregarious community-minded man who drew people to him. A service for Mr Lindsay,...

Frankly, Scarlett, I do give a damn

A cat has been covered in pink spray paint in a bewildering animal cruelty case in Williamstown on Thursday. Owner Phil Burgoine said he was puzzled by...

Report calls for more power to WorkSafe

It’s too late to turn back the clock on residential developments already approved close to dangerous petrochemical plants, but a report commissioned by the...

Altona wins battle of the west to reach grand final

Altona has ripped up the form guide to advance to its first Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association grand final since 2008-09. The A’s turned it on...

Strength in numbers at Williamstown

You’d hate to be an opposition captain attempting to plot the downfall of Williamstown in this season’s Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association finals. With no glaring...

Latest

Have a bloomin’ beautiful Christmas

Floral arrangements are a perfect way to add some colour and festivity to your home this holiday period. Here is a list of blooms that...