Western suburbs ambulance patients stuck landing ramp
PARAMEDICS are spending more than 900 hours a month waiting to transfer patients to wards at the western suburbs' two biggest hospitals, delaying the...
Maribyrnong ratepayers shielded from budget woes
MARIBYRNONG ratepayers have been given an election-year gift after the council delivered its lowest rate rise - 4.9 per cent - in five years...
WRFL: ‘Five star’ game from leader lifts Woodsmen
THE biggest games are often defined by a moment's brilliance.In the case of Spotswood's ground-'em-down 27-point win over Altona Vikings in the Western Region...
WRFL: Round 5 scoreboard
WRFL SCOREBOARDDivision 1Albion 9.12 (66) d Sunshine 8.17 (65) Albion: Goals: T. Finco 5, B. Davis, A. Knezevic, J. Butina, J. Taylor. Best: T....
Foxtel Cup: Seagulls’ late run falls just short
WILLIAMSTOWN tripped up at the first hurdle in defence of their Foxtel Cup premiership.The Seagulls mounted a last-term charge but fell short by five...
WRFL: Spray stings Eagles to display their talons
YARRAVILLE-SEDDON coach David Connell has put the blowtorch on his players, saying their first half in an 86-point win over local rivals West Footscray...
VRU: Bulldogs bounce back to snap two-game losing streak
FOOTSCRAY had a steely determination last Saturday to snap a two-game losing run in the Victorian Rugby Union Premier 1.The Bulldogs hardly put a...
VRL: Ex-teammate shows no favours as Wolves savage Roosters
ALTONA Roosters were blown off the park in the first half of a 44-18 loss to North West Wolves in Victorian Rugby League first...
Footscray Cycling Club: Johnson dominates diluted field
A DILUTED field of riders played into the hands of Ben Johnson, who easily took line honours in the eighth round of the Footscray...
MPs tout jobs for noisy Maribyrnong River rail crossing
CITY-bound commuters will soon be crossing a new rail bridge over the Maribyrnong River.At the weekend, a consortium of builders was given the nod...
HV: Seagulls in control but coach not happy
ALTONA Seagulls gave 100-gamer Steve Campbell a milestone to remember with a 3-0 win over Footscray Bulldogs in the long-awaited Hockey Victoria men's state...
GG Bryce launches groundbreaking VU spinal cord injury program
PEOPLE with spinal cord injuries face a brighter future, thanks to the groundbreaking Walk On program launched by Governor-General Quentin Bryce at Whitten Oval...
‘Upbeat’ Newport pastor tends flock with eyes on reality
PASTOR Nathan Hawes has always wanted to help people.A pastor for six years, he is now at the C3 Church in Newport."You don't join...
Teens’ online gambling habits a losing hand
TEENS glued to computer screens playing online poker for hours on end have youth workers worried that bad gambling habits could be on the...
Railway sleeper ‘wakes’ to win Hobsons Bay art prize
SCULPTOR Brendon Taylor's trip down memory lane has earned him first prize in a competition, Art in Public Places.Taylor, 51, won the 'best in...
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Playgroup marks the holidays
The Seabrook Community Centre Playgroup will celebrate the end of the year when it holds a holiday festival on Thursday, December 5.
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