Industry leaders act on downturn
MANUFACTURING and Export Minister Andre Haermeyer called a national summit last week to tackle a downturn in the manufacturing industry .
Mr Haermeyer called the...
Chat knows no boundaries
IT doesn’t matter which culture you practice; women around the world will always find a way to get together for a cuppa and a...
A bad
PEAK-HOURcommuters heading into the city from Newport Station will lose a busy morning train service after train operator Connex cancelled services because of safety...
Convictions to water-saving
ALTONA North Primary School’s status as a showpiece of sustainability has received a boost thanks to some convict labour.
Skilled criminals have served part of...
Robbery witnesses sought
POLICE are calling for witnesses after a man escaped with cash in an armed robbery at Brooklyn on Sunday night.
Police said the man, armed...
On the trail of a
By Cameron WestonHOBSONS Bay City Council has announced a draft master plan to give one of the most recognised waterways in Melbourne’s West a...
Pages from a
DOROTHY Richards was young in the days when ladies wore gloves and hats to go shopping, and the postman came twice a day.
The Williamstown...
Win for
By Cameron WestonTHE Kororoit Creek has long been treated as little more than a drain, but the waterway has its share of friends, and...
Missing – believed alive
WHEN she was seven years old Jackie Wright had a dream that her mother would leave the family home and never come back.
Two days...
Pines for
NEW trees in a Will-iamstown reserve should help ensure the longevity of the Williamstown Botanic Gardens, Hobsons Bay City Council says.
The 50 trees at...
Festivals face
THE THREE main festivals in Hobsons Bay will have a third of their funding slashed if the council approves new festival funding arrangements.
Organisers of...
Now, it’s smoke-free beaches proposed
HOBSONS Bay beachgoers may be asked to butt out after councillors voted to revive an earlier push to ban smoking on beaches.
Councillors were debating...
