Tougher water curbs loom
By Christine de KockTHE State Government will introduce stage one water restrictions from September 1 if “good” rain falls are not experienced this month.
The...
Art and soul of the party
THE 15th Annual Yarraville Arts Festival was held over the weekend, treating an estimated 10,000 people to more than nine hours of Yarraville’s finest...
City salutes unsung
VIETNAM Veterans were honoured at a special reception in the Maribyrnong council offices last Thursday.
Mayor Janet Rice said the reception was an opportunity for...
Rates hike is a looming threat
MARIBYRNONG City Council may need to increase rates or cut services to cover $1 million in costs moved this year from State and Federal...
School’s out for teacher
By Kirsty RossIT WAS the summer of ’69 when it all began.
But when school starts again this summer, there’s one Footscray City College teacher...
Funding boost for local TAFEs
FOOTSCRAY and Sunshine TAFEs have received $550,000 to upgrade facilities and buy training equipment.
The funding includes $100,000 for the Sunshine campus of Victoria University...
$1m for Footscray mall
MARIBYRNONG City Council has been given some clarity surrounding State Government spending in Footscray, following a $1 million contribution to the Nicholson St mall...
Parking fiasco
By Kirsty Ross
MARIBYRNONG City Council has admitted it made a “huge mistake” and will “humbly apologise” to drivers it wrongly booked for parking in...
Petrol price woes
By Christine de KockA FAMILY-run service station in Braybrook was hit hard by last week’s petrol price hike when a litre of petrol rose...
Move to rezone site
By Christine de KockDEVELOPERS the De Group has approached Maribyrnong City Council to rezone the Bradmill textile site in Yarraville from an industrial to...
Stabbing charge
POLICE arrested a 49-year-old Footscray woman after a stabbing in the suburb on New Year’s Eve.
A 35-year-old man from Bundoora was stabbed in the...
New CEO has
By Kerri-Anne Mesner
A PASSION to deliver the best for the West will make LeadWest’s new boss Tony Mayer’s job a breeze.
The former Greater Geelong...
