Footscray icon Wally Hopkins OAM was honoured at Tuesday night’s Maribyrnong council meeting, the first since his death last month aged 101. Standing orders were suspended so tributes could be paid to Mr Hopkins who died on 19 September and whose funeral was held at…
Brimbank councillors have pushed back against a council recommendation to reduce the frequency of garbage collection services from weekly to fortnightly, as part of state…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 504582 Brimbank council has adopted a new social justice framework, which it said will help create a more fair, inclusive and supportive community. The…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 296812 The state government has more than doubled the amount of beds at Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre. Following last year’s announcement of the centre’s…
After a number of tough seasons, Altona Sports is excited for a big finals series in the Bowls Victoria pennant competitions. Having had its top side drop from division 1…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 510978 Werribee Centrals’ Victorian Turf Cricket Association Clark Shield season turned in the space of a weekend. The Centurions were staring down the barrel…
It’s a complete unknown for Keilor Park as it enters the Victorian Premier League 2 season this year. Just a couple of seasons ago, the Eagles were playing in the…
There was as much relief as excitement when Keayang Zahara romped home and banked a $500,000 bonus in the Group 1 Great Southern Star. Co-trainer Paddy Lee conceded it had…
It was disappointment for Melton’s Airleigh Frigo at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday. Making her Olympic debut, Frigo wasn’t able to make it through the qualifying rounds of the women’s…
The final round of the Victorian Premier Cricket season will be Sunny Fernando’s last as Greenvale Kangaroos coach. In a statement from Kangaroos’ president Bruce Kent, the club announced that…
Almost a decade since it was first announced and half a decade since it first broke ground, the new Footscray Hospital is now open. The doors of the $1.5 billion…
Thousands of striking health workers have rallied outside the new Footscray Hospital on its opening day on Wednesday, despite a personal intervention from the premier leading to a breakthrough in…
