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Laverton youth plea for clemency for Bali Nine ringleaders | Video

SEE VIDEO BELOW Laverton youth have produced a YouTube video calling for clemency for the Bali Nine ringleaders, condemned Australian drug smugglers Andrew Chan and...

Footscray artist connects with prestigious prize

Footscray artist Larissa McFarlane is turning cartwheels of joy after winning a prize at the 13th annual State Trustees CONNECTED art exhibition. McFarlane’s readily recognisable...

Ghost signs reveal Melbourne’s lost history

Yarraville blogger and psychogeographer Nick Gadd has spent years walking around Melbourne exploring the history of ‘ghost signs’ – faded signage – on buildings. Psychogeography,...

Skunk Control merge science and art at Victoria University

Engineers, scientists and educators at Victoria University are making a splash in the art world, finding inventive ways to merge art and science. Skunk Control,...

Picture gallery | VAFA: Williamstown CYMS v Oakleigh

Gallery below It was a good old-fashioned shoot-out between Williamstown CYMS and Oakleigh Amateurs in the Victorian Amateur Football Association Premier C at Fearon Reserve...

Pokemon GO hunters flock to Altona beach

Pokemon GO fans are flocking to Altona beach, with businesses reporting up to 300 extra customers a day. Altona Pines fish and chip shop owner...

Shane Howard returns for some fiddle ‘n’ folk

Former Goanna frontman Shane Howard is playing at Newport on Friday, marking the re-launch of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club’s Live at Newport...

Kids turn a new page for Book Week in Hobson’s Bay

Children’s Book Week kicks off with a books festival in Altona on Saturday, giving people a chance to meet authors and illustrators who “live...

Lady Midnight swings again

Six-piece swing band Lady Midnight will perform its third gig as part of the Live at Newport series, supporting Newport Folk Festival regulars and...

Hilux still lifts above its weight

The Toyota Hilux DC SR5 is more truck than car. It’s big, has a grungy diesel sound, bounces around when empty and turns like...

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Putting more women on the map

Community members now have a chance to nominate the achievements of remarkable local women by nominating them to be commemorated through place and road...

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