$10m
A MULTI-MILLION strategy aimed at rejuvenating the city’s arts facilities was approved at the Hobsons Bay City Council’s last meeting.
The strategy proposes a $5.5...
A policy reminder
A STATE Government document released last week aims to refresh the minds of voters in the western suburbs of some of the government’s ...
Fiddling for the fun of it
By Ann Marie Angebrandt
A VIOLIN may sing, but a fiddle can dance.
No one knows that better than the members of the Newport Fiddle and...
Port plan
HOBSONS Bay City Council has written to the State Government expressing its opposition to aspects of the Port of Melbourne’s expansion project.
Williamstown Ward councillor...
Praise for
THE Hobsons Bay City Council formally adopted its budget for 2006/2007 at an ordinary meeting on 27 June.
Large expenditure on capital projects formed a...
Bond for policeman over guns
A WILLIAMSTOWN police sergeant was put on a 12-month good behaviour bond and fined $750 without conviction after he pleaded guilty to owning 10...
Share the passion for words
WHAT do a scriptwriter, an author, a sports journalist and a teen author have in common?
The four writers, Jutta Goetze, Alice Pung, Steven Milne...
Sick fish spark call
By Hamish HeardTHE discovery of sick fish in Hobsons Bay has sparked calls from professional and recreational fishermen and environmentalists for a “complete halt”...
Council boosts family services
HOBSONS Bay City Council is implementing two new services for families and children in the municipality.
The Altona Meadows Occasional Care Centre last week began...
Outrage over inland port
A COMMUNITY group has urged Hobsons Bay City Council to reject plans for a $55 million “inland port” at Altona, amid fears of noise...
Mosaic speaks volumes
By Cameron WestonAFTER five years putting the pieces together, Harold Heckle last week unveiled his masterpiece, a mosaic at Sloan House in Newport.
Mr Heckle...
Shortage of free power
GREY skies deprived solar powered boats and cars of a ready supply of energy at the 2006 Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge on Sunday...
