Woollen Mill: Aborigines upset at ‘trampled’ heritage
ABORIGINAL heritage could be significantly harmed by the demolition of Williamstown's Port Phillip Woollen Mill, a special planning committee meeting heard last week.Objectors told...
Allen sells up western gyms to pursue Olympic gold
AUSTRALIA'S best triple jumper, Linda Allen, is selling up her western suburbs gyms to fund her Olympic dream.She won this month's Melbourne Track Challenge...
Western Health services ‘poor but on mend’ say patients
PATIENT satisfaction with care and services at Western Health's Williamstown, Sunshine and Footscray hospitals has improved marginally, although they have the lowest rating of...
Woollen Mill: Titanic to stay afloat, but owner quits bridge
THE owner of Williamstown's Titanic Theatre Restaurant has decided to sell after 22 years, despite Hobsons Bay Council rejecting controversial plans to demolish the...
Shipyard job loss prediction slammed as ‘outrageous’
VICTORIA'S Manufacturing Minister Richard Dalla-Riva has warned that 1000 jobs could be lost at the Williamstown military shipyard after the federal government awarded a...
Mum distraught at cuts to in-school autism assistance
THE mother of a teenager with autism has offered to redraw on her mortgage to keep him at Williamstown High School, as the school's...
FFV: Hoppers Crossing no match for Glory
YARRAVILLE Glory blasted lower-league Hoppers Crossing to smithereens in a Football Federation Victoria pre-season friendly on Saturday.The Glory, coached by Charlie Egan, displayed a...
VBL: Lady Gators confident as season starts
ALTONA Lady Gators are bursting with confidence ahead of this weekend's Victorian Basketball League Big V women's division 1 season opener against Craigieburn...
Premier Cricket: Bulldogs all over the place
IT was a summer of contrasts for Footscray Edgewater in Victorian Premier Cricket. A middle-bracket finish on the ladder underlined their inconsistencies.The...
Dom Dudkiewicz ends in style
GUN sprinter Dom Dudkiewicz finished the Footscray Cycling Club's criterium season in style with victory in the final Agrade race at the VUT Circuit...
VTCA: Yarraville Club sets up four on the trot
YARRAVILLE Club will take aim at an unprecedented fourth consecutive Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division flag.The Clubbers advanced to the grand final with...
Youth Voice funding is critical, says MP
ALTONA MP Jill Hennessy will question Parliament this week about the state government's decision to slash funding to Hobsons Bay's Youth Voice program.The funding,...
Footscray Primary School embraces points of difference
THE maxim "think global, act local" is being fulfilled at Footscray Primary School.The school is holding its biannual Global Jamboree, a celebration of...
The old and exotic adds up to culinary feast
AGE-old kitchen techniques and exotic ingredients ... what's not for foodies to love. The combination will be part of the Victoria University-hosted event 'Market,...
Yarraville truck curfew review as numbers double
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT.A DECADE after truck curfews were introduced to provide peace...
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It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
