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02 Feb 12 | School isn’t peachy for everyone. Lots of kids struggle to cope and end up dropping out. Youth Connections, a new program run by Westgate Community Initiatives Group, aims to address the barriers keeping kids from completing their education.
02 Feb 12 | By day, they’re fixing your fridge, tallying your tax or teaching your kids their times tables. By night they slip into a parallel universe. Benjamin Millar meets the ‘hidden artists’ of the western suburbs.
31 Jan 12 | RESEARCH into medical disorders is galloping ahead at Sunshine Hospital thanks to the outstanding success of Flemington's Western Health race day.
31 Jan 12 | MARIBYRNONG MP Bill Shorten is encouraging people in the electorate to show their support for indigenous recognition in the Australian constitution.
31 Jan 12 | MOONEE Valley Council is calling out to dance crews across Melbourne and Victoria to enter this year's Step Off competition.
Big day to be forever young
31 Jan 12 | In many ways the 20th anniversary of the Big Day Out mirrored the much-hyped return of Seattle grunge pioneers Soundgarden: a good deal older, a little less cooler, but still packing enough to put on a quality show.   | GALLERY: Big Day Out 2012
VTCA: St Bernards rests its hopes on batsmen
31 Jan 12 | ST Bernards' attempts to advance up the table and away from relegation danger will hang on its batsmen this weekend after an even spread of wicket takers did the job against Beaumaris.
NWMCA: Heights in good form
31 Jan 12 | THE Big Bash League may be over but Twenty20 fans can get their fix tonight as the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association's penultimate round takes to the park from 5.30pm.
Premier: Howell's 93 puts Essendon in command
31 Jan 12 | BENNY Howell and Clint McKay combined to put Essendon in a commanding position after day one of Premier Cricket action against Ringwood at the weekend.
Women's Pennant: Buckley Park has edge
31 Jan 12 | BUCKLEY Park kept its edge on Strathmore in the Women's Pennant top four race despite finishing dead level on shots as the local rivals met in division 1 section 1 last Tuesday.
31 Jan 12 | ESSENDON may be striding towards a top-two finish in Henselite Premier Division but arch-rival Moonee Ponds is still within striking distance in spite of a draw against Bundoora RSL at the weekend.
31 Jan 12 | THERE'S no shortage of golden jubilees in town this year - 1962 was a huge year for our city.
Moonee Ponds pioneer wins plaudit for pushing the envelope
31 Jan 12 | IT'S taken for granted that when you post a letter in Australia, no matter how remote your location, it will arrive safe and sound in a couple of days.
31 Jan 12 | WHAT can be more Australian than playing trugo on Australia Day?
Ascot Vale pair held for burglaries
31 Jan 12 | MOONEE Ponds detectives have arrested a 22-year-old Ascot Vale man over 13 burglaries carried out over the holiday period in the last two months.
Rob Hulls gone: Niddrie a litmus test for parties
31 Jan 12 | NIDDRIE is set to become the focus of state politics with long-time MP Rob Hulls last Friday announcing he would be stepping down from politics.
After the first dance, still cheek to cheek
31 Jan 12 | LIKE so many great love stories, for Patricia and Neil Bextream it all started with a dance.
31 Jan 12 | This February marks the 112th anniversary of the most famous picnic in Australian history - one that never actually happened.
WIN! Pentax Q Travel Competition
30 Jan 12 | To celebrate the release of the Pentax Q - the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera - Pentax and the Weekly are giving you the chance to win the ultimate luxury travel experience.
27 Jan 12 | IN a city crowded with music festivals, what does the future hold for the granddaddy of them all – the Big Day Out?
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