Council agrees to keep city green
FEARS the number of trees lining Hobsons Bay’s parks and streetscapes will dwindle by 30 per cent within 40 years has sparked a plan...
Pair fights plan to scrap reception centre
By Hamish Heard
A FORMER Hobsons Bay mayor and a community activist are fighting to stop a council move to turn Altona Civic Reception Centre...
Shower swap soaps up
GROWING interest in a free showerhead exchange program proves Hobsons Bay residents are doing their bit for water conservation.
More than 70 residents have swapped...
West’s land sales boom
By Cameron WestonONE of the last large tracts of industrial land in Hobsons Bay was last week sold for $25.5 million, further evidence of...
Freeway to a
IT IS the road that funnels more than 150,000 tourists down to the Surf Coast every year, but a new lobby group fears the...
Mayor engineers study help
HOBSONS Bay mayor Renee Caruana will contribute funds from her mayoral program to provide scholarships for budding local engineers.
Two awards of $500 will be...
Saturdays
By Cameron WestonNEWPORT locals and traders are coming together on weekends to pump up the area and create a festive scene at the Mason...
Water company alert on meter thieves
CITY West Water is urging residents to report suspicious behaviour after a spate of water meter thefts in the Western suburbs.
About 15 water meters...
Food safety rewarded
HOBSONS Bay City Council last week announced the five winners of the 2006 Food Safety Awards program.
At a public meeting last week mayor Leigh...
Budget news is good
VICTORIA University’s vice-chancellor has welcomed the Federal Government’s higher education budget announcements, saying they will help fund VU’s vision.
“I congratulate the government on a...
Old church
By Hamish HeardHERITAGE Victoria has paved the way for the removal of a historic church hall in Williamstown to make way for an 11-lot...
Cash starved
HOBSONS Bay City Council will lose about $50,000 in State Government funding for the Kids – Go For Your Life program to prevent childhood...
