Hobsons Bay Council plans to begin the restoration of one of its iconic buildings, the Williamstown Mechanics Institute, in the coming years. But what level of refurbishment and amenity may be dependent on external funding. The building dates back to 1860, when a timber hall, library and reading rooms were built on the site between Electra Street and Melbourne Road. …
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Hobsons Bay City Council has launched the Sons of Williamstown: A Labour of Love, which tells the stories of 265 Williamstown men who died at Gallipoli and in Europe during the Great War of 1914-1918. Mayor of Hobsons Bay Councillor Peter Hemphill said the Sons of Williamstown involved the refurbishment of the Great War honour board in the Williamstown Town …
Continue readingA new pavilion at JT Gray Reserve is one step closer with Hobsons Bay City Council allocating funding for its detailed design. Mayor of Hobsons Bay Cr Peter Hemphill said JT Gray Reserve was the most heavily used reserve for formal sport in Hobsons Bay with about 900 members across five tenant sporting clubs calling the reserve home. Soccer is …
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Hobsons Bay City Council is making it easier for residents to install quality solar panels on their homes. Mayor of Hobsons Bay Councillor Peter Hemphill said since launching the program in December, more than 150 local houses had signed on to install solar panels. That equates to 401 kilowatts of energy being generated and a saving of 665 tonnes of …
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Hobsons Bay Councillors on Friday night elected Strand Ward Councillor Peter Hemphill unanimously as Mayor of Hobsons Bay. Mayor Hemphill was elected at a Special Council Meeting on Friday 6 November. Cr Hemphill has been a Councillor since March 1999, serving also as Mayor in 2008-9. It is an honour to be elected Mayor of Hobsons Bay and Id like …
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