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State budget: Funds shuffled as autism school gets $4m
FOUR-million dollars promised to Western Autistic School (WAS) at Niddrie in last year’s budget was redirected towards building a p-12 autism school at Laverton in…
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Altona and Beyond: Author has fresh focus
EARLY morning walks along Altona Beach have inspired author Carolyn Morwood to take up photography. Morwood (pictured) recently showed her photos as part of the…
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West’s punters hit hardest by pokies pain
PUNTERS in the west are feeling the pinch of pokies losses, as new research reveals they’re gambling away a high proportion of their income. In…
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Hobsons Bays makes legal costs public
HOBSONS Bay Council has released a previously confidential motion to reveal all legal costs incurred by the current council since November 2004 and the details…
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Williamstown Literary Festival: All going to script for Tropfest finalist
TROPFEST 2009 finalist, Newport’s Tom Vogel (pictured), will be talking to the scriptwriter of this year’s Tropfest-winning film as part of the Williamstown Literary Festival.…
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Hobsons Bay Council pushes for car park, station rezoning
HOBSONS Bay Council is calling for a multi-deck car park near Laverton station and the rezoning of Aircraft station to zone 1. The council last…
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Councillors’ revolt against Hobsons Bay rate hike
TWO Hobsons Bay councillors have voted against a proposed 6.3percent rate rise, saying it is too high a burden on ratepayers in “challenging and uncertain…
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Guy ‘caught out’ on high-rise approval, declares Noonan
PLANNING Minister Matthew Guy has been accused of being “slippery and deceptive” after ministerial briefing papers show he was briefed on the Ports and Environs…
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Williamstown campaigner fights to end disability ‘lottery’
WILLIAMSTOWN’S Milly Parker told a crowd of more than 5000 at Monday’s Every Australian Counts rally that, bizarre as it sounds, she had won the…
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Altona hit hard by worsening jobs crisis
THE Altona electorate has the third-highest level of unemployment in Victoria. Unemployment in Altona, which takes in Point Cook and parts of Hobsons Bay, rose…
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Toll employee locked up – for good cause
HELEN Ritchie doesn’t yet know what she’s in for. On May 25, the Altona Toll employee will be locked up at the Old Melbourne Gaol…
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Yarraville mum’s write of reply helps guide young lives
BEING told by her son “Mum, all you say is blah blah blah”, was a light-bulb moment for author Aly Walsh. “It was a crazy…
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State budget: Cash for health and roads, but little else
HEALTH and roads were the only winners from the 2012-13 state budget, while planning on major road and public transport projects has stalled. Treasurer Kim…
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State budget: Cash for health and roads, but little else
HEALTH and roads were the only winners from the 2012-13 state budget, while planning on major road and public transport projects has stalled. Treasurer Kim…
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State budget: Funds shuffled as autism school gets $4m
FOUR-million dollars promised to Western Autistic School (WAS) at Niddrie in last year’s budget was redirected towards building a p-12 autism school at Laverton in…
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