Williamstown foreshore trees damaged by insects
Two trees on the Williamstown foreshore have been damaged, but not by environmental vandals as originally thought.
Fears were held that two yellowing pine trees...
Footscray nurses celebrate their Anzac Day milestone
A group of nurses who began their training at Footscray Hospital on Anzac Day in 1965 returned to the hospital on Friday to celebrate...
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Station Road truck bans
Trucks will be banned from...
Mum’s the word top of menu at West Footscray restaurant
Nobody cooks your favourite meal quite like your mum.
But West Footscray restaurant Nuevo Latino Los Rodriguez will give it their best shot as they...
Axed carbon tax relieves Hobsons Bay rates
Hobsons Bay ratepayers avoided an almost seven per cent rate rise because the carbon tax was repealed.
The average residential rate rise is now 3.8...
West Footscray Bunnings Warehouse opens on May 11
The countdown is nearly over for the opening of the new
West Footscray Bunnings Warehouse.
The store will open to the public on Monday, May 11,...
Heart attack claims young cadet on bulk carrier
A man died after going into cardiac arrest aboard a bulk carrier off Point Cook in Port Phillip Bay on Saturday.
A Newport firefighting crew...
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Seddon resident drives climate change message home
A Seddon resident plans to fight climate change one conversation at a time.
Climate for Change is the brainchild of Katerina Gaita and grew out...
New cap introduced on building heights
Zoning changes that would have given the green light for four-storey buildings across West Footscray and Maidstone have been shelved.
The move refines Maribyrnong Planning...
Deposits of community spirit make a difference
Each Sunday night, volunteers can be found serving soup from a van to people in need at Laverton.
For some, it’s the only hot meal...
Williamstown: Greek feast for asylum seekers
A western suburbs food blogger is holding his biggest charity dinner to date to raise money for asylum seeker support organisation West Welcome Wagon...
VFL: Williamstown CEO goes back to grassroots
Jason Reddick is making an impact at Williamstown Football Club after only three months as chief executive.
Reddick moved into the Seagulls’ nest in January...
WRFL: Spotwood holds form in division 1, for now
Spotswood has been a big tease in the opening three rounds of the Western Region Football League division 1 season.
There have been moments when...
VRU: Footscray thrashed by Melbourne University on Anzac Day
It all unravelled in the space of 80 minutes for Footscray in the Victorian Rugby Union first-grade Dewar Shield on Anzac Day.
The Bulldogs entered...
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Hewett makes right decision
Sliding door moments are as true in sport as in everyday life, just ask this month’s Don Deeble nominee, Astin Hewett.
He won...
