Author Archives: Pete Maxwell

A fire in an abandoned shopfront on Chapel Street forced police to block the street, delaying trams during this morning’s peak hour. At 8.15am the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was called to a fire at 56 Chapel Street after neighbours saw … Continue reading →

The Scouts’ annual Gang Show gives kids more than a moment in the spotlight. IT was 44 years ago, but Rob Motton vividly remembers his first Gang Show. Then just 11, he was known in his Brunswick Scout troop for … Continue reading →

Cathy Humphrey is the new CEO at St Kilda’s Sacred Heart Mission. I’VE worked at Sacred Heart Mission for more than 10 years and have worked as general manager for aged care, women’s services and our Queens Road community house. … Continue reading →

THE government is overhauling scores of suburban train stations, adding more myki readers in a bid to reduce queues at exits. But commuters using Windsor and Balaclava will have to wait. Work is being done to install 150 additional myki … Continue reading →

However it’s also time to make sure our beloved warmth-giving appliances are safe to use. Every winter brings stories of devastating house fires caused by old heaters, blocked chimneys or faulty electric blankets. David Hallett is the general manager of … Continue reading →

However it’s also time to make sure our beloved warmth-giving appliances are safe to use. Every winter brings stories of devastating house fires caused by old heaters, blocked chimneys or faulty electric blankets. David Hallett is the general manager of … Continue reading →

Gerry McLoughlin is a long-time Balaclava resident considering running in this year’s council elections. I have lived in Balaclava for 12 years. I lived in Marine Parade in St Kilda a long time before that and watched the changes in … Continue reading →

PORT Melbourne clung to a valuable place in the top two of the VFL with a nail-biting three-point win over Box Hill on Saturday. The parochial crowd at North Port Oval held its collective breath in the final minute as … Continue reading →

A HIGH-CLASS escort has signed a statutory declaration alleging she had sex with the federal MP Craig Thomson. Last night Channel Nine’s television program A Current Affair told viewers it had interviewed the woman on camera last week. Facing criticism … Continue reading →

  This past weekend, I was invited to the San Diego Zoo to check-out the new Ice Age 4D movie experience. My family came with me and it was a fun morning with each one of us enjoying the movie … Continue reading →