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...
HMAS Castlemaine charges up firepower for the people
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...
Federation Trail’s missing link takes alternative path
STALLED plans to complete the missing link in the Federation Trail are quietly being redrawn as the state government backs away from a complementary...
Drug debate: West backs treatment for addicts over ‘failed’ law and order war
WESTERN suburbs drug and alcohol experts have backed calls for greater focus on harm minimisation rather than law enforcement in tackling drug use.A report...
Federation Trail’s missing link on alternative path
STALLED plans to complete the missing link in the Federation Trail are quietly being redrawn as the state government backs away from a complementary...
Underpaid Indian chef costs Footscray restaurant dearly
The Fair Work Ombudsman has fined the operator of a Footscray Indian restaurant $72,000 for underpaying a cook from India by more than $24,000.Taj...
Footscray artist brushes past bureaucracy to got with Breeze
FOOTSCRAY artist John Gambardella returned home from a recent exhibition in Italy with more than a sense of wonderment.The captivating history and architecture has...
Funding fears drive Newport legal service 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...
Footscray streets ahead as New York icon helps draw art 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...
Anglicare scheme helps state wards break barriers
AN innovative program is giving young people leaving state care a chance to make the most of life.Anglicare Victoria launched its Breaking the Barriers...
New path for Footscray with ‘university town’ plan
MARIBYRNONG Council's master plan to turn central Footscray into a "university town" with urban parks and a pedestrian and cycling-friendly business district was signed...
Map delivers smorgasbord of choice to Footscray foodies
FINDING the hidden gems among Footscray's diverse places to eat, drink and shop is now hassle-free with the release of a free food map...
Drug debate: Footscray injecting room back on agenda
CLAIMS that the war on drugs has failed have renewed debate on a supervised injecting room in Footscray.A report by not-for-profit body Australia21 ...
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