Footscray semi-trailer crash reignites demands for truck restrictions
ANOTHER truck rollover on western suburbs roads has reignited a campaign for trucks to be kept off residential streets.A semi-trailer carrying a 12-metre...
Shepherd Bridge darkest of cycling black spots, new bike riders app confirms
THE notorious Shepherd Bridge crossing over the Maribyrnong River is one of Melbourne's most dangerous sites for cyclists, according to users of a new...
Maribyrnong a migrant magnet, census confirms
MARIBYRNONG has confirmed its status as one of Australia's most diverse communities.The Australian Bureau of Statistics census 2011 figures, released on Thursday, reveal almost...
Firing line: Redundancy’s hidden toll
Cut, hacked, sliced and packaged ... whether it’s smallgoods processors or Qantas staff, the proverbial, or actual tap, on the shoulder from the boss...
Firing line: Redundancy’s hidden toll
Cut, hacked, sliced and packaged ... whether it’s smallgoods processors or Qantas staff, the proverbial, or actual tap, on the shoulder from the boss...
Vinnies CEO Sleepout: It’s cool to be kind, bosses discover
THE longest night of the year will seem even longer than usual to Elizabeth Drozd.The chief executive of Maidstone-based Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS)...
Good news for Williamstown’s award-winning agent
A Williamstown business is in the running for the Australian Newsagent of the Year award.Owners of Williamstown News & Lotto Jeff Otter and Anne...
Rebates in pipeline after backflip on water bill bungle
A PLANNED $88 Melbourne Water price hike has been scrapped as the state government scrambles to deal with the fallout from the overcharging...
Eight held over taxi attacks
EIGHT people including four juveniles have been charged over a spree of violent armed robberies on taxi drivers across Laverton North, Brooklyn and Sunshine.An...
Backlash against ‘confounding’ TAFE cuts grows
A BACKLASH is building against the state government's drastic TAFE funding cuts that will leave Victoria University with a $32million shortfall next year.Students taking...
Western Region dental clinic needs thorough ‘rinse and spit out’
VERMIN, termites and rusty chairs are just some of the woes facing Footscray's long-troubled dental clinic, according to a report tabled in State Parliament...
Cancer study sparks call for inner-west truck ban
AN established link between diesel fumes and lung cancer has residents calling for urgent action to take trucks off residential inner-west streets.The International...
Williamstown shop assistant targeted in daylight armed robbery
A WILLIAMSTOWN armed robbery victim has spoken of her terror after being held up in broad daylight.Victoria Chan, 19, was about to close ...
VNL: Lightning strikes winning streak to keeps finals hopes alive
VU-WESTERN Lightning remains in touch with the Victorian Netball League championship division top four after striking it hot with three consecutive wins.The Lightning turned...
VFL: Last-term goal glut salvages draw for Gulls over ‘gutted’ Dolphins
WILLIAMSTOWN came back from the brink to produce one of its more remarkable final-term fightbacks and force an unlikely draw with shellshocked Frankston Dolphins...
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