Williamstown author delivers giggles for serious cause
AUTHOR Daniel Corcoran has written two books purely to make children laugh, but they're also helping a worthy cause.The Williamstown resident has written and...
Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong schools turn to pedal power
Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong schoolchildren will be among more than 300,000 students nationwide to ride, walk, scooter or skate to school for National Ride2School...
Lacrosse: Young phenom Jackson Marsh ahead of the curve
Western Metro lacrosse selectors have deemed Jackson Marsh’s talents too good to hold back in his own age group.
Marsh, who represents Footscray Lacrosse Club...
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Three-year-old Olive happily joined in the festivities during Australia Day celebrations at Altona on Monday. Thousands...
Gold the goal for students
A WORD-association test in Footscray on 'Olympic' would almost always prompt 'doughnut' as a rapid reply. (You'd be thinking of the Olympic doughnut van...
Altona bookshop bashing a toll still being paid by Brookes family
JILL Brookes' sister, perhaps subconsciously, often runs her fingers through her hair as she speaks. Her little sister's head was caved in by an...
Plea to fix historic Oriental Hotel ignored
HOBSONS Bay Council has lashed out at the owner of Williamstown's Oriental Hotel for allowing what is believed to be Victoria's oldest three-storey brick...
PARTY: Eurovision glam for Williamstown High School
Get out those ABBA outfits for a Eurovision Song Contest party hosted by the Parents and Friends Association of Williamstown High School.
Organiser Lynne Georgiadis...
Ferry plan dredges up Altona safety fears
THE state government’s mooted ferry from Werribee to Melbourne, stopping at Altona, has raised questions about how a large commercial vessel could enter Altona’s...
Newport concert designed to ‘soothe the soul’
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed inner-west musicians will be drumming up support for peace - individually and internationally - in a special performance in Yarraville this Sunday.Newport...
VTCA SCOREBOARD
Senior division: Yarraville Club 281 (A Cristofaro 71J Baker 55 A Contessa 40 A Cullen 36) and 1-67(M Williams 30 MP O'Keefe 25no) d...
Mosey on down to new store
MUCH-loved Australian lifestyle brand MOZI recently moved into Highpoint Shopping Centre at Maribyrnong. To celebrate, it's giving away a homewares and store gift-voucher from...
Highpoint ready for the big unveiling
HIGHPOINT shopping centre in Maribyrnong is a fortnight away from unveiling the first stage of its $300 million redevelopment.About 500 construction workers are racing...
Commuters put on the alert against bike thefts
Williamstown police have warned of a spike in bike thefts, especially around railway stations, with an average of one bike a day being stolen...
Lacrosse: Star Ben Newman lifts firing Fearons
Williamstown is set to welcome the world-class Ben Newman back to the fold as it moves closer to clinching the Lacrosse Victoria men’s state...
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Dig deep this Christmas
The Salvation Army last week launched its annual Christmas Appeal and the Hobsons Bay corps are doing their bit to contribute by organising food...
