Officers begin hunt for hoons
By Briar SinclairWILLIAMSTOWN Traffic Management Unit (TMU) has already begun its annual hunt for hoons at summer burnout hotspots.
Sergeant Graeme Lee said last weekend...
Boy dies rollerblading
A FIVE-year-old boy was killed following an accident at Altona Meadows last Saturday.
The accident occurred about 5.30pm when a neighbour’s car travelling slowly on...
Fuel
By Kirsty RossPolice and firefighters were called around 5pm after the spill made its way into the lower Yarra River.
Ken Brown, operations commander for...
Park chaos
By Kirsty Ross
POTENTIALLY harmful levels of lead at Altona parkland has thrown a planned redevelopment into disarray, as Hobsons Bay City Council admits it...
Navy claim anchored
By Roxanne MillarWILLIAMSTOWN will navigate its way onto the history charts this month when it finally claims ownership as the birthplace of Australia’s first...
Thomas’ lawyer quits
By Kirsty Ross
WERRIBEE father-of-three Jack Thomas must find a new solicitor for his defence team as he fights terrorism-related charges, after his lawyer...
A run
A MIDDLE-AGED man who until recently weighed more than 100 kilograms will next year attempt to run 162 kilometres in 24 hours passing through...
Warnings of
By Ann Marie Angebrandt
VICTORIAN doctors and the State Opposition say the Williamstown Hospital is in crisis, and are urging the Government to do something...
Roads are priority
ENGLEBERTSCHMIDL
ROAD safety has been earmarked as a priority in the Hobsons Bay City Council’s proposed budget.
“Road safety is of the utmost importance to the...
Help for drivers
THE WESTGATE Road Safety Council will host an older drivers information session in Vietnamese on Sunday 1 July.
The session will be held at 1pm...
Park to get
BY Shane Worrell
NEWPORT'S PAISLEY PARK is set for a $4 million facelift over the next 15 years.
The Hobsons Bay City Council adopted the Paisley...
Charges loom
By Engelbert SchmidlPREMIER Steve Bracks’ eldest son, Nick Bracks, is expected to be summonsed on drink-driving and related traffic offence charges following a single-car...
