澳大利亚联邦银行(Commonwealth Bank of Australia,澳大利亚主要零售银行)将于11月20日关闭其Altona、Williamstown和Altona North分行。该行计划稍后在Altona Gate购物中心开设一家新分行。连同此前在Newport和Spotswood的关闭,当地居民Brian Haynes估计,Hobsons Bay地区有超过10万人将受到影响。他表示,许多年长居民不使用网上银行,依赖营业网点办理业务。据居民称,客户尚未收到正式的关闭通知。当地商户团体鼓励民众改用本迪戈银行(Bendigo Bank)旗下的Community Bank Altona(社区银行Altona分行)办理业务。
Victoria Police will deploy officers across beaches, waterways, shopping centres, nightlife areas and transport hubs this summer. Several operations will run at once, including Operation Summersafe from 1 November, which targets beaches from St Kilda to the Mornington Peninsula. Water Police will check jet skis and may seize vessels. Officers will also patrol Chapel Street on Friday and Saturday nights. Proactive patrols will begin in Mordialloc after recent disorderly behaviour, with acting Deputy Commissioner Chris Gilbert saying such conduct will not be tolerated.
根据维多利亚州房地产协会(Real Estate Institute of Victoria)(维多利亚州房地产业协会)的数据,霍布森湾(Hobsons Bay)的房价在9月季度大幅下跌。威廉斯敦(Williamstown)跌幅最大,平均房价下跌24.8%,至130万澳元,为新冠疫情以来的最低水平。纽波特(Newport)下跌13.4%,至110万澳元;阿尔托纳(Altona)下跌10%,平均房价同样为110万澳元。西海姆(Seaholme)和阿尔托纳北(Altona North)是仅有的两个涨幅明显的郊区,分别上涨9.8%和8.1%。西海姆目前与威廉斯敦并列为内西区房价最高的郊区。
A family from Williamstown bought a renovated double-fronted Victorian home in Newport for $1.79 million after auction on Saturday. The property at 32 Speight Street had a $1.8 million reserve. It passed in on the family's $1,735,000 bid before the sale was negotiated. Domain recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 53 per cent for the week. Agents said turnkey homes are selling well, while homes needing work are more difficult to sell.