Fines and fees throw Hobsons Bay traders out of kilter
NELSON Place traders in Williamstown say Hobsons Bay Council is reaping millions from parking fees and fines, and charges for outdoor furniture, without reinvesting...
FFV: Dogged Phoenix takes a U-turn
ALTONA East Phoenix stole a point from the jaws of defeat in a 1-1 draw with Westgate in Football Federation Victoria men's state league2...
Fines and fees throw Hobsons Bay traders out of kilter
NELSON Place traders in Williamstown say Hobsons Bay Council is reaping millions from parking fees and fines, and charges for outdoor furniture, without reinvesting...
Federation bike trail hits VicRoads hurdle
A PROMISED extension of the Federation Trail bicycle route remains in limbo after VicRoads revealed it wants to shift stretches of the route onto...
Cafes breathe easy as ‘unsafe’ water pipes remain off hookahs
AN outdoor smoking ban would be no trouble for the "hubble bubble" - the tobacco waterpipe that also goes by names such as...
Public backs smoke ban for outdoor dining areas, study finds
A STATEWIDE ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas has widespread community backing, new research shows.The Cancer Council Victoria data shows that seven in...
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...
VNL: Lightning strikes top form with third win on trot
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...
TAC Cup: Triumphant return for road warrior Jets
IT was a happy homecoming for the Western Jets, recording a hard-fought 26-point win over Northern Knights in TAC Cup football's long-awaited return to...
VRL: Dead-and-buried Roosters surge home to burn Phoenix hopes
ALTONA Roosters pulled off a miracle come-from-behind 24-20 win over Craigieburn Phoenix in the Victorian Rugby League first grade at Loft Reserve on Sunday.The...
Melbourne Water rebates in pipeline after backflip on 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...
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Plumbers warned after Stoney Creek spill
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