Western suburbs police have African recruits in sites
WESTERN suburbs police multicultural liaison officer Richard Dove has thrown his support behind a plan to attract more Africans to the force.Leading Senior Constable...
Altona miracle baby’s gift to ‘prems’
IT WASN'T until 25 days after her son's birth that Altona mum Debra Stokes was able to give Isaac his first cuddle.Now aged two,...
St Augustine’s pupils heroes to a tea
Any evil mastermind trying their luck in Yarraville on Thursday would have been in for a shock as 250 superheroes descended on St...
Mental health patients left to wait at Sunshine Hospital, performance review finds
A DOZEN mental health patients a week are waiting more than eight hours in the emergency department for admission to Sunshine Hospital, according to...
SKY high demand for new Yarraville school
DELAYS in opening a Yarraville high school will create increasingly serious flow-on effects across the inner west, parents warn.Children helped the SKY High...
Drug offences see Maribyrnong crime shoot up
A SHARP rise in assault, property damage, vehicle theft and drug offences has led to a 4percent rise in overall crime in Maribyrnong in...
Biodiesel plant puts Newport at forefront of global push for renewable fuels
A NEW biodiesel plant officially launched at Newport's Shell terminal yesterday has been lauded as a world-first for Shell and a boon for...
Big V: Sharp-shooting Pacers ping Gators in battle for top spot
WHITTLESEA made Altona pay for poor shooting in their top-of-the-table clash in the Victorian Basketball League Big V division1 on Saturday night.Going into the...
WRFL: Altona Vikings flatten Cats
ALTONA'S class was too much for Albion, with the Vikings running out seven-goal winners in the Western Region Football League division1 on Saturday.In a...
Aged-care residents focus of revealing Footscray arts centre exhibition
IF every picture tells a story, there are some rich tales to be told in the latest exhibition at Footscray Community Arts Centre.For 12...
Beefed up port buffer zone urged to protect Maribyrnong residents
A LONG-awaited report on future development around Melbourne's port has recommended improving buffers between the port and Maribyrnong residents.The Ports and Environs advisory committee...
Mowbray College: Future bleak as college fails to raise vital financial support
MOWBRAY College has failed in its attempts to seek financial support and could enter voluntary administration.Funding sought from the state or federal government has...
Planned activity group for elderly Melton residents
Older Melton residents or those living with a disability are being encouraged to join the council's planned-activity group.There are several vacancies for the program,...
Doing time: Life behind bars
Goya Dmytryshchak entered Port Phillip Prison to get a first-hand view of the sad, often desperate lives lived behind bars.ABOVE one eye is a...
Doing time: Life behind bars
Goya Dmytryshchak entered Port Phillip Prison to get a first-hand view of the sad, often desperate lives lived behind bars.ABOVE one eye is a...
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Fire destroys abandoned Braybrook house
A Braybrook house was destroyed by fire late yesterday afternoon.
Firefighters arrived at the single-storey weatherboard house on Middleton Court about 4.30pm on Monday, November...
