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17 May 12 | Eighties legend Brian Mannix may be a newcomer to the world of dancing, but Goya Dmytryshchak discovers he’s quick on his feet.
MPs tout jobs for noisy Maribyrnong River rail crossing
16 May 12 | CITY-bound commuters will soon be crossing a new rail bridge over the Maribyrnong River.
GG Bryce launches groundbreaking VU spinal cord injury program
16 May 12 | PEOPLE with spinal cord injuries face a brighter future, thanks to the groundbreaking Walk On program launched by Governor-General Quentin Bryce at Whitten Oval on Monday.  | GALLERY: Quentin Bryce visits Footscray, ...
Teens' online gambling habits a losing hand
16 May 12 | TEENS glued to computer screens playing online poker for hours on end have youth workers worried that bad gambling habits could be on the cards.
Street artists hits wall on Braybrook laneway
16 May 12 | BRAYBROOK'S Churchill Avenue laneway will be given a dramatic makeover under the watchful eye of internationally renowned street artist Adnate.
16 May 12 | ASK volunteers like Joan LeRoy what keeps them helping out week after week and the answer is simple.
Truck curfew may be forfeited to unclog Yarraville, Footscray roads
16 May 12 | YEARS of campaigning for truck curfews on residential streets may unravel for Yarraville and Footscray residents with the hard-fought respite hours in danger of being cast aside.  | CommentsComments (2)
Accusations fly, but Footscray dental clinic plans grounded
16 May 12 | HEALTH Minister David Davis has accused western suburbs MPs of letting down the people of the west on dental health care.  | CommentsComments (2)
Western suburbs ambulance patients stuck landing ramp
16 May 12 | PARAMEDICS are spending more than 900 hours a month waiting to transfer patients to wards at the western suburbs' two biggest hospitals, delaying the paramedics in responding to other jobs.
Maribyrnong ratepayers shielded from budget woes
16 May 12 | MARIBYRNONG ratepayers have been given an election-year gift after the council delivered its lowest rate rise - 4.9 per cent - in five years in its draft 2012-13 budget.
16 May 12 | C3 Church Newport paster Nathan Hawes has always wanted to help people.
Railway sleeper 'wakes' to win Hobsons Bay  art prize
16 May 12 | SCULPTOR Brendon Taylor's trip down memory lane has earned him first prize in a competition, Art in Public Places.
15 May 12 | MARIBYRNONG ratepayers have been given an election-year gift after the council delivered its lowest rate rise — 4.9percent — in five years in its draft 2012-13 budget.
Bargain sours as court rules $1000 Braybrook house sale unlawful
11 May 12 | RONALD Kousal thought he had the bargain of a lifetime when he successfully bid $1000 for a five-bedroom Braybrook house. But his luck ran out yesterday when the sale was ruled unlawful.
10 May 12 | It’s a dying art, say some of Melbourne’s older hairdressers, or ‘barbers’ as they used to be called. Younger cutters are a little more optimistic — after all, trends and styles come and go, but hair just keeps on growing, writes Robert Fedele.
Twelve teens arrested over crime rampage
10 May 12 | TWELVE teens have been arrested over an alleged crime rampage involving armed robberies, burglaries and assault across the western suburbs.
Maribyrnong Council rate rise 4.9%
09 May 12 | MARIBYRNONG ratepayers have been spared further economic pain after Maribyrnong Council delivered its smallest rate rise in four years.
A cosy little gathering of quirky collectors
09 May 12 | Every tea cosy has a story and the "queen of the tea cosies", Loani Prior, wants yours.
09 May 12 | WESTERN suburbs patients are waiting longer for elective surgery, having more operations cancelled and experiencing increasing delays in getting a bed in a ward, the latest state government data shows.  | CommentsComments (1)
Yarraville garden a water-wise winner
09 May 12 | FROM a swamp when it rained to a lush garden supplying seasonal herbs and vegetables, the Hutchinsons' Yarraville backyard has undergone a remarkable reversal.
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