Network can be
By Christine de KockWOMEN who decide to leave situations of domestic violence are offered long-term assistance through Western Women’s Domestic Violence Support Network in...
Law strikes
ACOALITIONof community leaders says the combined impact of legislation proposed by the Howard Government will be devastating on the West.
The Western Suburbs Unions and...
City square tops the Opera House
By Candice BoyleFOOTSCRAY’S Maddern Square has beaten Taronga Zoo and the Melbourne Docklands to win a recent design award.
The redevelopment project won the precinct...
Short trains outcry
By Christine de KockTHE lack of adequate train services during peak periods for Yarraville and Seddon residents will come under scrutiny at a community...
AfroFairy to entertain kids
BEULAH Joseph, otherwise known as the AfroFairy, plans to delight the littlies with a special school holiday performance that spans the ages and the...
Phone drivers penalised
By Charlene GattNEARLY 300 Footscray motor-ists have been nabbed in the past year using hand-held mobile phones while driving.
Victoria Police figures show 294 drivers...
Local teens in court
TWO local teens have been charged with a number of offences after a series of police pursuits throughout the Western suburbs last week that...
More cash
By Gabrielle CostaTHE West’s tennis stars of tomorrow could soon be training close to home after the State Government announced it would kick in...
Police pledge
TWENTY people were arrested in the Footscray central business district last week after police saturated the area with officers to target criminal behaviour –...
Council says it’s time
MARIBYRNONG City Council wants artists to think outside the square and brighten up the Nicholson Street Mall after dark.
The council is calling for an...
Bypass jump start
WORK on the $19.2 million Plummer St truck bypass was under way in Port Melbourne last week.
The bypass is expected to redirect trucks from...
Books bind club together
By Christine de KockBOOK lovers have formed a club at the Yarraville Community Centre with the first meeting to take place this Thursday (10...
