VFL: Williamstown signs Mitchell Banner for 2014
Williamstown has lured home-grown talent Mitch Banner back to the Victorian Football League.
Banner, the 2008 Barry Round medallist for best and fairest at the...
Net gains planned for disused Maidstone site
A draft masterplan to “reactivate” a Maidstone site that has been dormant for 15 years is expected to be presented to Maribyrnong council next...
Dig deep and protect Skeleton Creek
A COMMUNITY planting day will be held along the banks of Skeleton Creek at Altona Meadows on Sunday.Friends of Skeleton Creek and Altona Bay...
Fine chow at Moonee Ponds station’s Chew Chew
Moonee Ponds railway station is flanked by food outlets. Margaret Street has a long strip of shops, cafes and eateries, but on the Norwood...
Williamstown MP accuses recycling firm of grant hypocrisy
A Brimbank recycling company has been accused of hypocrisy for accepting a $500,000 government grant.
Speaking in State Parliament last week, Williamstown Labor MP Wade...
Touch of Hollywood in Yarraville
LONELY hearts, short films and inspirational documentaries will
light up the big screen this weekend when the West Hollywood film
festival returns to Yarraville...
Proposals ring alarm bells for West’s public housing tenants
PUBLIC housing tenants say they are at grave risk of becoming homeless if the state government follows through with sweeping changes flagged in two...
Laverton workplace decapitation: Poultry giant loses legal challenge
One of Australia's largest chicken producers has failed in a bid to have a court overturn a ruling that two of its employees be...
WRFL: String of misses mars Magpies’ win
PARKSIDE had to overcame its own woes in front of goal to shrug off a never-give-in Glenorden by 35 points on the road at...
Cycling: Early attacks pay off for Dom Dudkiewicz
After a hiatus of several years, the Footscray Cycling Club has returned to Altona’s Drake Boulevard for summer criterium racing.
A-grade’s race was dominated by...
Bowls Victoria: ‘Hiccup’ has Altona back in the pack
ALTONA'S top-two aspirations took a blow with an 80-69 road loss to Moonee Ponds in the Bowls Victoria premier division at Queen's Park on...
Gallery: Williamstown boat rescue at Point Gellibrand
Williamstown water police were involved in a rescue after a boat ran aground off Point Gellibrand yesterday.
Four people were on board when their boat...
Helping others to help themselves
I was fortunate to have occupational therapy pointed out to me by my brother who was studying medicine at the time," Josephine says."My main...
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Toyota Altona plant closure: Fears for west’s working future
Wyndham workers will be among the biggest casualties when Toyota’s Altona plant ceases production at the end of 2017.
Advocacy group LeadWest predicts the loss...
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Playgroup marks the holidays
The Seabrook Community Centre Playgroup will celebrate the end of the year when it holds a holiday festival on Thursday, December 5.
Beginning at...
