Hobsons Bay City Council

19/03/2025

🤔 Where was this photo taken? 🎩 Who are these fashionable folks from yesteryear?

If you love history, quizzes and competitions, it's your time to shine with Heritage Hobsons Bay Trivia on 16 April!

Bookings are now open for tables of 8, so get your friends together and join us for a night of historical tidbits to celebrate the launch of our Heritage Hobsons Bay Festival 2025 program.

📅 Wednesday 16 April, 6pm-8.30pm
📍 Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Williamstown
Book your table here: https://bit.ly/4ipz6xd

Image source: State Library Victoria

18/03/2025

📝 Cr Lisa Bentley writes about the importance of advocating for the community in this week's Cr Column.

➡️ Read here: https://bit.ly/cr-column-19-march

17/03/2025

Council stands firm in supporting better air quality for our community. If you have concerns about the quality of your air, join the EPA’s open house at Brooklyn Community Hall. Learn more, ask questions, and make your voice heard.

Drop in to our community open house on Wednesday 2 April and speak to our scientists about air ventilation stacks.

We will be there to:
🔵 listen to your concerns
🔵 answer your questions
🔵 explain the science behind our decisions.

Hobsons Bay City Council Brimbank City Council City of Maribyrnong

16/03/2025

The Boollam Boollam Willum Cultural & Biodiversity Festival returns this year.

Join us at Truganina Park on Sunday 6 April to explore local nature and Traditional Owner culture:

🌳 Guided nature walks
🎨 Traditional art workshops
🌱 Native plant giveaway
🔥 Smoking ceremony & didgeridoo performance
🔬 Citizen science opportunities
🌿 Conservation display & free cat enclosure giveaway
🍔 Free BBQ
🎨 Kid-friendly face painting
🤠 Native wildlife display presenter
& more!

This event is free. No bookings required.

More info: https://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Whats-On/Boollam-Boollam-Willum

14/03/2025

Altona North Library is back! 🎉❤️

📚 We’re Back and Better Than Ever! 🎉

Exciting news! Altona North Community Library is now open, and we can’t wait to see you. With a fresh new look, cosy reading spaces, and improved facilities, it’s the perfect place to explore, learn, and unwind.

13/03/2025

🎉 Happy Holi to those in our community who celebrate.

🔴🟢🟣🟡🔵🟠

May your day be lit up with a carnival of colour.

13/03/2025

😍Those gardens!

One of Melbourne’s oldest suburbs, the maritime ’burb charms with the best of both worlds: beachside beauty and glistening CBD views.

12/03/2025

Cultural Diversity Week kicks off next week with a wide range of free events.

Starting Monday, we will explore, learn, and celebrate the many cultures that make our community so unique.

📅 Monday 17 March - Sunday 23 March
Check all the activities ➡️ https://bit.ly/3DzHo6N

12/03/2025

🏏 Bringing up the ton in Hobsons Bay!

🥳 Happy Birthday, Emily 🥳

Befitting a grand milestone, Emily Davis is having not one, but two parties to celebrate her 100th birthday. The first …

11/03/2025

🌍💚 Don't miss Living Green this Sunday 16 March! A morning event of free sustainable fun:

🦋 Walk-in butterfly house
🎸 Live kids’ entertainment
🌱 Community groups
☕ Food & coffee
🚲 Bike tune-ups
🌿 Sustainable workshops
🎁 Giveaways & more!

9am-11.30am @ Newport Community Hub
More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/4kpnRqq

11/03/2025

Head to the Civic Centre for some free west side art 🏜

07/03/2025

💜 Happy International Women's Day to all the amazing women in our community.

🙌 And a big thank you to everyone that came to our two events this week to help accelerate action for gender equality in the west.

You are all incredibly inspiring and are truly having a positive impact on the advancement of women in our community.

06/03/2025

💉 Do you want to save lives next week?

An Australian Red Cross Blood Donor Centre will be at Williamstown Town Hall from 10-27 March.

Check dates and pre-book your spot at https://bit.ly/3RhNfAK, or through the Lifeblood app, or by calling 13 14 95.

Let's donate and save lives.

05/03/2025

All waste service collections will be operating as usual for the Labour Day public holiday this Monday 10 March.

05/03/2025

📝 Councillor Rayane Hawli writes about celebrating 2025 International Women's Day in this week's Cr Column.

➡️ Read here: https://bit.ly/cr-column-5-march

04/03/2025

Important information about road and business closures in Altona next Tuesday 11 March: https://bit.ly/4gTsJ3T

04/03/2025

🌊 Summer may have come to an end, but our Accessible Beaches program continues through to the end of March.

🙏 A big thank you to Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club, Altona Life Saving Club and local traders for supporting the program which has now been running since 2015!

Enjoy the fresh sea breeze and the crashing waves a little longer by making a booking before the program takes a break until next summer ➡️ https://bit.ly/3McMEOs

03/03/2025

👩‍🎨 Are you a local artist? Expressions of interest are now open to exhibit at Laneway Gallery and Airtime.

Laneway Gallery is an outdoor exhibition space on the exterior of Woods Street Arts Space in Laverton. Rotating every three months, it showcases artwork by creatives from Melbourne’s west. The program reflects themes around environment, social justice and heritage.

Airtime is a public art project that highlights the creative talents of young people aged 12 to 25 in Hobsons Bay. Artworks are printed on large flags and exhibited for a three-month period on the flag poles at Altona Meadows Skate Park.

📅 Expressions of interest close 31 March at 3pm.

More info and to submit ➡️ https://bit.ly/41qpbQW