Sibling remanded on murder count
An Altona Meadows man charged with murdering his brother in Seabrook has been remanded. Police were called to a Beleura Way house about 8.30pm last Saturday and found that an Altona Meadows man, 28, had been stabbed to death. The homicide squad’s Detective Senior Sergeant Ron Iddles confirmed they were brothers.
Asylum seekers on hunger strike
A group of 29 asylum seekers has launched a hunger strike at the Maribyrnong detention centre. The 25 Tamils, two Burmese and two Iranians have been detained indefinitely.
Sailing in from around the world
Nine tall ships will sail into Williamstown for Melbourne’s first tall ships festival from September 6-14. The largest, at 58 metres long, will be Indonesian naval ship Dewaruci II. The UK’s Lord Nelson will come from Southampton with Australian ships the Windeward Bound from Hobart, Soren Larsen and Young Endeavour from Sydney, and Melbourne’s Enterprize.
Tell us your Doggie tales
We want to know why you barrack for the boys from Whitten Oval. Who are your favourite players? What are your stand-out memories? Who were some of the colourful characters you met at Whitten Oval? What’s been your highlight as a Doggies fan? Can Brendan McCartney lead the Bulldogs to a flag? Check out our ‘Doggy Tales’ series at maribyrnongweekly.com.au. Email webteam@yourweekly.com.au and we’ll publish your story online.
Beware of the yellow tram line
Motorists are being urged to take care and stay clear of the yellow line on roads shared with tram routes. There have been almost 60 crashes in Maribyrnong over the past four years at the hotspots of Footscray station (16 crashes), the intersection of Ballarat Road and Gordon Street (16), Raleigh and Wests roads (14), River and Gordon streets (11), and Williamson and Rosamond roads (2).
