MP pleads school case
By Christine de KockSTATE Member for Footscray Bruce Mildenhall has gone in to bat for Footscray West Primary School.
Mr Mildenhall has asked the State...
Burglary risk ‘no alarm’
By Christine de KockBRAYBROOK might be listed fourth on the list of burglary hot spots in Victoria, but Footscray police says it not a...
Minister to
PLANS to develop a specialist sports school in Maribyrnong are expected to get under way this month.
The Minister for Educationa and Training, Lynne Kosky,...
Taste the world
By Christine de KockFOODIES who enjoy cuisine that is interesting and sometimes exotic are urged to take part in the Maribyrnong City Council’s Progressive...
Film tells the human side of abortion story
By Christine de KockTHE SBS is producing a documentary about the struggle people have when deciding to abort a baby and are calling for...
Delivering the vegies
By ChristineDISADVANTAGED communities will be given greater access to fresh fruit and vegetables as part of a three-year project being run by the City...
Teens turn to
TEENS who are usually labelled “newly arrived immigrants” or “refugees” are given the space to establish their own identity at RecWest in Braybrook.
Andrew Hyland,...
Mabel loses battle
By Christine de KockPOPULAR Yarraville resident Mabel Ward lost her battle with cancer last month.
She was diagnosed with cancer of the gall bladder in...
End of
SAVE Footscray Pool activists failed in a last-ditch attempt to persuade the Salvation Army to chose another site for its proposed aged care hostel.
City...
800 in
MOREthan 800 people gathered in Footscray to protest against the Howard Government’s industrial relations laws last Sunday.
The protest was organised by the Western Suburbs...
Dreamtime
ARTIST Van Thanh Rudd has released his frustration with politics on canvas with the creation of “Genocide - the Australian Scream”.
The artwork depicts a...
Flap as missing bird takes off with imposter
By Christine de KockA KINGSVILLE resident is in a flap over a case of mistaken identity.
Meaghan Threlfo and her partner found a tame corella...
