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Boogie in the dark for fun and fitness
Daniella Acciarito and Lydia Whiteway are dancing like no one is watching, all in the name of exercise. The sisters have started No Lights No…
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Maribyrnong council’s $15,000 apology over ‘racist’ comment
A Maribyrnong councillor who publicly apologised for implying another councillor was racist says she only said sorry to save ratepayers money. Cr Catherine Cumming used…
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Altona: New support for sexual abuse victims
A support group for survivors of childhood sexual abuse will start up in Altona this month. Altona resident and abuse survivor Mairead Ashcroft initiated the…
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Indigenous soldiers’ dues unpaid, says Williamstown student
A Williamstown High School student, whose Aboriginal great-grandfather was a machine-gunner at Kokoda, addressed an Indigenous dawn service at Victoria’s Shrine of Remembrance last month.…
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Western Distributor: Truck ban sought for inner-west streets
Williamstown MP Wade Noonan is demanding a permanent ban on non-local trucks using residential inner-west streets if the proposed Western Distributor is built. Mr Noonan…
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Thanks to a favourite daughter
By Goya Dmytryshchak Victoria’s first female premier Joan Kirner has been remembered as the ultimate trailblazer who loved Williamstown – and Williamstown loved her back.…
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Williamstown’s Ken Speakman sails away after 97 years
Williamstown’s Ken Speakman attributed his long life to being close to the sea. Now his children say their late mother will be waiting as his…
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Nathan ‘Whippy’ Griggs’ cracking success
Nathan ‘Whippy’ Griggs has become the whipcracking world record-holder. The Altona-based champion whipcracker broke a Guinness World Record by cracking two whips 530 times in…
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Maidstone kids find storytime nothing to quibble about
Children at Maidstone’s Dobson Kindergarten joined thousands of kids across Australia last Wednesday to read The Brothers Quibble, written by Aaron Blabey, as part of…
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Williamstown Hospital volunteers have their day
A team of Williamstown Hospital volunteers has been recognised for its good work. The Hazeldean transition care unit volunteer team cares for patients who have…
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Fit for the road ahead
Driving is a skill that needs to be kept up to date. As traffic increases and roads get bigger and busier, drivers need to be…
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Williamstown: Fix-it plea woven into protest against Senior Citizens Centre demolition
Weavers from the Loom Room at Williamstown Senior Citizens Centre, which is slated for demolition, have pinned pieces of fabric to their clothing bearing the…
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Williamstown Town Hall Thursday, June 4 Indigenous musician Dewayne Everettsmith performs his only Melbourne show for National Reconciliation Week. From 7.30pm. Tickets $20-30 from www.hobsonsbaytickets.com.au…
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Netball City West Falcons made it through to the Victorian Netball League championship division final by the skin of its teeth. The Falcons ran into…
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■ While I don’t subscribe to the theory that sports stars are role models there are some areas where I think sport has to be…
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