Natives help in war on gases
By Christine de KockTREE planting along Stony Creek will transform the site which was once overrun with weeds.
The city councils of Maribyrnong and Hobsons...
Sky’s the limit
City of Maribyrnong councillors agreed last Tuesday to increase development in the suburb as suggested in council’s recently released Footscray Skyline Study.
The study examined...
Cafe tragedy
By Kirsty Ross
MARIBYRNONG City Council could erect pedestrian barriers in Nicholson St after the death of a man last week if the coroner investigating...
Greener city
THE future of Footscray now looks a shade green following the release of a $3-million draft project aimed at reshaping the city.
A draft of...
Champions get students in the swim
AUSTRALIAN water polo champion Luke Gavin gave VicSwim students a surprise of Olympic proportions on Wednesday when he jumped in the pool to assist...
Fire prompts call for industrial rezoning
By Ryan O’ConnellMEMBERS of the Tottenham Residents Group made an emotive appeal to council at last week’s Community Access and Strategic Policy (CASP) meeting,...
Pedestrian, 83, dies
AN 83-YEAR-OLD Ascot Vale woman has died in hospital two weeks after being hit by a car in Maribyrnong.
The pedestrian was crossing Cordite Avenue...
Feltex protestors
WORKERS protested at the Feltex textile plant in Tottenham on Sunday, angry at being asked to sign individual workplace agreements.
About 300 workers have refused...
Uni seeks end to problem
FOR the fifth year running, Victoria University’s school of computer science and mathematics is running a problem-solving competition for Year 9-12 students.
The head of...
Easing the way for
By Karen Poh
THE launch of Victoria University’s new DVD entitled Life at VU has justified the pride it takes in describing itself as “a...
Freight train blues aired
MARIBYRNONG residents are one step closer to fresh air and quiet nights.
Residents met with key stakeholders for the first time last Thursday to address...
Tunnel vision
MARIBYRNONG City Council does not want to see “a new tunnel as the only answer” to east-west transport congestion.
The council’s comment is in response...
