Ned Kelly rests in peace, thanks to Monti SC
NED Kelly historian and long-time barrister Trevor Monti will don the silk robe after last week being elevated to Senior Counsel.Mr Monti has been...
Spotswood: Police seek public help over assault on taxi driver at petrol station
Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for information from the public following an unprovoked assault of a taxi driver at a Spotswood...
Stick to your word on Brooklyn, councillors told
BROOKLYN residents are calling on Hobsons Bay Council to "honour its commitment" to develop a large open space on the site of a house...
Footscray: Disposable Camera Project works in the frame
A creative photography project capturing a day in the life of Melbourne will be unveiled in Footscray next week.
All photos submitted for the third...
Altona Loop commuters demand Metro ‘puts the public back into transport’
FOR Abbie Kinniburgh, catching a train is not just a way to escape the traffic; it's a necessity.Two years ago, the 21-year-old moved to...
Free Footscray screening could save your life
LESS than half of Footscray women in the at-risk age range for breast cancer have had a free mammogram.The Footscray BreastScreen clinic will...
WRFL: Parkside aiming to reverse the horror of humiliating loss
PARKSIDE is one of the least hyped 10-1 win-ratio sides going around in local football at the minute.The Magpies have played second fiddle to...
FFV: Laverton Park focuses on youth for twin tests
Laverton Park won the lottery last week without even having a ticket in the draw.
The Reds were told by Football Federation Victoria that it...
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Twilight market
The Manor Lakes Neighborhood market will be...
New West Footscray Bunnings store forges ahead
MARIBYRNONG Council has given home hardware giant Bunnings the green light to redevelop the former Forges site in West Footscray. The $54 million project, on...
TAC Cup: Western Jets were Cannons fodder
WESTERN Jets were steamrolled by local rivals Calder Cannons in a 112-point TAC Cup drubbing at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday.After a relatively...
Altona Hockey Club: Mathew Higgins makes his 300th special
In a team full of rising stars, Mathew Higgins is the wise head.
Charged with the double responsibility of stopping goals and helping guide Altona...
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Style and pizazz are two words that describe this house which is ideal for a family....
West Footscray house fire: Man in hospital after saving his dog
A West Footscray man has been taken to hospital after rescuing his dog from a house fire overnight.
A couple in their 20s were fast...
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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Retirement village regulations bill introduced
The state government has introduced legislation to provide stronger protections for retirement village residents.
Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams introduced the Retirement Villages Amendment Bill...
