New York icon helps draw local artists into open
LOCAL artists are being coaxed out of the studio and into the public arena to produce temporary public artworks in Footscray.The project is a...
West region ambos plead for relief from deadly shortfalls
PARAMEDICS in Melbourne's west have pleaded for more resources and better working conditions with response times to emergencies in growing areas, including Altona and...
New pool rules sink swim coach
AN Altona swim coach says being barred from using swimming lanes at BayFit Leisure Centre in Altona North has "ripped his heart out" and...
Historic battleship HMAS Castlemaine now even more of a blast
ONE of Williamstown's biggest tourist attractions, the HMAS Castlemaine, was last week fitted with a replica depth charge thrower, which in wartime would have...
Help find missing man Michael Von Roehl
POLICE are appealing for help in finding a missing Braybrook man.Michael Von Roehl, 39, was last seen at his Dillon Street unit about 9.30pm...
Waiting … smoko … more waiting … FIRE!
Grant Reynolds spends a day with Footscray fire station’s ‘A’ Crew for a taste of life in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Pictures by Darren...
Waiting … smoko … more waiting … FIRE!
Grant Reynolds spends a day with Footscray fire station’s ‘A’ Crew for a taste of life in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Pictures by Darren...
VEC recommends Hobsons Bay ward re-shuffle
HOBSONS Bay should be divided into three wards represented by seven councillors according to a Victorian Electoral Commission report released today.The VEC is recommending...
WRFL: Season opens with blockbuster grand final replay
A YEAR ago, Spotswood had to travel to Albion to see the home side unfurl its Western Region Football League division1 premiership flag before...
Kookaburra star’s appointment adds real bite to Bulldogs’ ambitions
FOOTSCRAY'S intention to become a serious player in the Hockey Victoria men's state league1 is loud and clear after securing the services of former...
FFV: Phoenix braced for City in Altona local derby
THREE points is three points. Nothing more, nothing less.First-year Altona East Phoenix coach Terry Antoniadis won't be fooled into thinking this week's local derby...
Altona swim coach’s career left high and dry
AN Altona swim coach says being barred from using swimming lanes at BayFit Leisure Centre in Altona North has "ripped his heart out"...
Funding crisis pushes legal service for foreign students to brink
VICTORIA'S only legal clinic for international students could close unless it receives recurrent funding in next month's state budget.Western Suburbs Legal Service (WSLS), based...
Words not so cheap in Hobsons Bay council stoush
HOBSONS Bay councillor Peter Hemphill could be made to foot his own legal bill over his second misconduct complaint against mayor Tony Briffa.Cr Hemphill,...
Drug debate: West backs treatment for addicts over ‘failed’ law and order war
WESTERN suburbs drug and alcohol experts have backed calls for a greater focus on harm minimisation than law enforcement in tackling drug use.A report...
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