New $55,000 skate park ideal for young children
A NEW skate-park will be built at JK Grant Reserve near Cherry Park Lake.
The $55,000 park will be the first facility to cater for...
Council offers artist a fishy commission
By Hamish Heard
A GIANT fish is set to adorn The Warmies in Newport, after Hobsons Bay City Council announced it had offered a local...
Parking
BY Ann marie Angebrandt
WILLIAMSTOWN traders are stunned they were not consulted about a council proposal that could discourage locals from patronising their businesses.
The Hobsons...
Off to the UAR
BY Ann Marie Angebrandt
NEWPORT teachers Brett and Nicole Scott flew to the Middle East last week to face the biggest personal and professional challenge...
Scouting tradition
By Ann Marie
THE Ould family is somewhat like a mini royal family of the district’s scouting movement.
Matriarch Lesley Ould, 65, has been the 2nd...
Former mayor dies after illness
FORMER Williamstown mayor Howard Whittaker OAM died last week after a long illness.
Close friend Larry Noye said Mr Whittaker, 85, had left an indelible...
Council turns off the taps
HOBSONS Bay City Council will remove selected beachside showers and taps in an effort to save water and combat vandalism.
The decision follows similar moves...
Dreaming big
Cameron WestonONE of Hobsons Bay’s most dedicated citizens was last week honoured for his years of service promoting the arts and protecting the local...
Time and tide wait for no excavator
THE Russian saying ‘do not dig a hole for somebody else; you yourself will fall into it’ was literally proven last Thursday on Altona...
2030
HOBSONS Bay City Council says the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) is damaging neighbourhoods by supporting “development at all costs”.
The council has resolved...
Pete’s time
By Cameron WestonPETER Norman is still Australia’s fastest man over 200 metres, but he will best be remembered for something he did while standing...
Fringe
By Cameron WestonHOBSONS Bay is a hotbed of artistic talent and this year, as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, the creations of local...
