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Burns Road land investment turns sour
POLICE were called to last night’s Hobsons Bay Council meeting after landholders from Altona’s troubled Burns Road estate disrupted the council meeting. Tempers flared after…
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Burns Road land investment turns sour
POLICE were called to last night’s Hobsons Bay Council meeting after landholders from Altona’s troubled Burns Road estate disrupted the council meeting. Tempers flared after…
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‘Don’t speak of your abuse,’ victim advised
ALTONA Meadows woman Mairead Ashcroft remains angry at the lack of support given when she first told members of the clergy about her sexual abuse…
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‘Don’t speak of your abuse,’ victim advised
ALTONA Meadows woman Mairead Ashcroft remains angry at the lack of support given when she first told members of the clergy about her sexual abuse…
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A flood of support in friendship
QUILTER Kim Reilly recalls a story about a woman from Hobsons Bay’s flood-ravaged sister city of Buloke in the state’s north-west. The woman, whose home…
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A flood of support in friendship
QUILTER Kim Reilly recalls a story about a woman from Hobsons Bay’s flood-ravaged sister city of Buloke in the state’s north-west. The woman, whose home…
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No apple a day, and the doctor’s away
ABOUT 1200 prep students in the west will miss out on school entry health checks because of inadequate state government funding. The ‘school entrant health…
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Safety net may go for young, vulnerable
YOUNG people at risk will fall through the cracks if a school-based intervention program is cut, according to its Maribyrnong provider. Melbourne Citymission employment education…
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Madigan’s metal magic at St Leo the Great
ST LEO the Great Primary School pupils were treated to a rare display of the blacksmith trade by Victorian senator John Madigan last Friday. A…
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VCAT date for councillor dispute
A DISPUTE between two Hobsons Bay councillors is scheduled to be heard over five days at the Victorian and Civil Administrative Tribunal, some time after…
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VCAT date for councillor dispute
A DISPUTE between two Hobsons Bay councillors is scheduled to be heard over five days at the Victorian and Civil Administrative Tribunal, some time after…
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Whiff of beef fat puts Brooklyn firm’s future in doubt
A SERIAL offender responsible for the highest number of odour complaints in Brooklyn could be stripped of its operating licence. Environment Protection Authority Victoria has…
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Science lights up the room
SPARKING imaginations, firing up passions and exploding misconceptions are all on the agenda in next week’s Victoria University Family Science Spectacular. The Professor Science Troupe,…
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Not a drop wasted at Paisley Park project
WORK on a $6.5 million water security project began last week, with the turning of the first sod at Newport’s Paisley Park. Hobsons Bay mayor…
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What’s on around Maribyrnong
Join the class: Yarraville Community Centre has classes in Malaysian cooking, how to write a great blog, Japanese pottery making a Christmas biscuit house (for…












