Local places
Funding agreement for Willy Life Saving Club changed without public notice
Proposed plans to modernise the historic clubhouse have been mired in controversy due to the inclusion of a two-storey building with a function venue, gym, expanded members areas and facilities encroaching onto public land.
Local places
The ‘unseen creatures’ of Maribyrnong River working hard to keep it sustainable
Finding out about ‘unseen creatures’ was part of a sustainability program run by community group U3A Maribyrnong.
Gardening
Wyndham Community Garden Swap is celebrating its 16 year anniversary this month
Join the Wyndham Community Garden Swap, a group of friendly gardeners who meet on the first Sunday of each month in Hoppers Crossing.
Local places
Does Footscray need a ‘big thing’ and what would it be?
A quick straw poll taken down at my local watering hole, saw most people in favour of a Big Thing in principle, even throwing up a couple of possible options.
Local places
Working through the five stages of West Gate Tunnel grief
Process the West Gate tunnel ordeal using the Five Stages of Grief model, immortalised by Elisabeth Kubler Ross.
Local places
How the West Gate Tunnel Project is opening up Melbourne’s west
As part of the West Gate Tunnel Project, nearly nine hectares of previously industrial or underused land has been transformed into parks, wetlands and active recreation spaces.
Local places
Heritage report finds proposed plans for Willy Beach redevelopment excessive
Read the Hobsons Bay Council’s heritage advisor's report recommended against the controversial redevelopment plans for the Williamstown Life Saving Club in their current form.
Local places
Community unites to clean up The Crystals and support Jawbone Marine Sanctuary expansion
Nearly 850 litres of rubbish were removed for the protection of Hobsons Bay’s marine ecosystems
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