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Darrell Pitt is spokesman for the Maribyrnong River Wildlife Protection group, which has formed in response to the deaths of three swans.

Of this family of seven swans in the inner west, just two are left. Locals say fishers are to blame

On a mild Saturday morning, five of Melbourne’s ecological groups convened a kind of emergency cabinet meeting. One item was at the top of their agenda: swans.

  • Cassandra Morgan

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The battle for a new stadium is Maribyrnong is heating up, with Westgate Basketball Association members (pictured) demanding budget action from the local council.

Blood, a broken arm and basketball: The fight for a new stadium in Melbourne’s west

As a battle over sports infrastructure in Melbourne’s west comes to a head, hundreds of young basketballers are stranded on waitlists or playing in decaying facilities.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Victoria Police officers and PSO’s on patrol at Highpoint Shopping Centre.

Man allegedly found with gun down pants, soliciting urine from teenagers

Police were called to Highpoint Shopping Centre after the man allegedly asked teenagers for urine. Officers claim they found a loaded gun down his pants.

  • Angus Delaney
A general view of the Victoria Barracks on St Kilda Road in Melbourne.

It’s well past time to put Defence’s surplus land to good use

Decades of reviews have produced little action. It is hoped this latest audit will prompt a response that will help ease the housing crisis.

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A seal was spotted in Footscray on Monday morning.

‘Looking for real estate’: Even seals are searching for a place in Footscray

Elise Doyle from Zoos Victoria’s marine response unit said the Australian fur seal population around Port Phillip was currently strong.

  • Lachlan Abbott
The Rivervue Retirement Village on October 14, 2022.

Retirees launch class action over ‘rushed and flawed’ flood modelling

The legal action alleges the Rivervue Retirement Village never would have been inundated by the Maribyrnong River in 2022 if Melbourne Water had done its job.

  • Rachel Eddie
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Former Maribyrnong mayor and long-time councillor Michael Clarke outside the disused Defence site.

This prime inner-city site could house 6000 families, but it’s a toxic mess

A former ammunition factory site on a riverside slice of Melbourne’s inner west is riddled with chemicals almost two decades after plans were made for a new suburb.

  • Sophie Aubrey
A still from CCTV footage showing the car believed to have been involved in the Derrimut fire on May 27.

Three men charged over firebombing in building sector corruption probe

Police have charged three men over a firebombing linked to the construction industry in Melbourne’s west.

  • Hannah Hammoud
Two cars were set on fire in Maribyrnong early on April 6.

Victims of threats, violence fear coming forward, say police probing construction corruption

Police say they believe the firebombings of two properties linked to the construction industry in Melbourne’s west were acts of intimidation.

  • Kieran Rooney and Alexander Darling
Auctioneer Arthur Apostoleros at work on Saturday.

Renter beats three others to pay $1.65m for large Maribyrnong family home

Dozens of bids were traded over the four-bedroom, parkside house, and a recently evicted renter from the neighbourhood won the keys on Saturday.

  • Jim Malo