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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Renovations worth the wait
The $7 million refurbishment of Seddon’s Millennium House Community Centre was officially opened last week.
The centre, which is home to not-for-profit aged care and...
