A super guy
HE appears before dawn armed with a bucket, a broom and a leaf blower, to clean the streets around the Spotswood shops – for...
Sign up or ship out, boaties told
SIGN UP or move out – that’s the ultimatum Kororoit Creek boatshed owners received from Hobsons Bay City Council last week.
The council has sent...
Millers Rd speed change
A MOVE to reduce the speed limit on Millers Rd was delayed to this week.
Hobsons Bay City Council and VicRoads was set to reduce...
Queries on ship builder’s future
By Cameron WestonSPECULATION has again arisen about the long-term future of the Tenix Williamstown shipyard after the final Anzac frigate was delivered to the...
Bird theft cuts deep
By Ann marieAngebrandt
HEARTLESS vandals hacked a metal bird from atop a $24,000 sculpture at the Altona Coastal Park last weekend.
The four metre-high stainless steel...
Helipad plan
HIGH-FLYING property executives will need to find more down-to-earth transport after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal rejected a helipad proposal for Altona.
Local residents...
Council solves problem by halves
By Ann Marie Angebrandt
A PARCEL of Williamstown land that had been fought over by nearby residents and the users of a community centre has...
Deal on Yarra dredging
BY Ann Marie Angebrandt
A CONFIDENTIAL agreement reached last week between the Newport power station operator, Ecogen, and the Port of Melbourne Corporation has removed...
A town’s amenity block
By Kirsty RossONE, two, three, four … let me see those spirit fingers.
Similar is the tune brimming out of the rehearsal hall where Williamstown...
History docks at Williamstown
THE towering masts of three of Australia’s best tall ships will provide a rare addition to Williamstown’s skyline over the next three weeks.
Tall Ships...
Pelicans go for the ride
By Cameron Weston
CYCLISTS on this year’ s Around the Bay in a Day ride should not be surprised to find a flock of Flying...
Dredging opponents wait for court decision
By Hamish HeardOPPONENTS of controversial plans to dredge shipping channels in the Yarra River and Port Phillip are waiting to see if an 11th-hour...
