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Brawl stops soccer match

Authorities are investigating after an ugly brawl erupted among spectators at the Altona Magic and Dandenong Thunder soccer match in Altona North on Saturday...

Ali Chaouk jailed for 24 years for murder of rival crime family member

Crime family figure Ali Chaouk has been jailed for 24 years for murdering a member of the rival Haddara clan almost a decade after...

A $2 coin changes girls’ and women’s lives

A $2 donation is all that’s needed to get together with a group of mothers, daughters, sisters and friends to see ‘Embrace’, a documentary promoting positive body image already seen by millions worldwide.

Dancers descend on Footscray station for Due West sneak peek

More than 20 young performers will dance up a storm when they take over Footscray station later this month. Western suburbs crew L2R Dance will...

Footscray winner picks up $950,000 TattsLotto windfall

A mystery Footscray winner has walked away with a windfall worth more than $950,000 after jointly picking up the division one TattsLotto prize. The secretive...

Yooralla Catering offers plenty of food for thought

A Footscray-based social enterprise is giving anyone who is seeking catering plenty of food for thought. Yooralla Catering has been providing catering for government, corporate...

Tamara puts on the Ritz

Tamara Eden has sung and danced her way around the world – but for her latest gig, Puttin’ On the Ritz, she’s coming home to Melbourne. Eden,...

My Place: Elena Turner

Elena Turner will join Radio Melbourne’s Jacinta Parsons and three of Australia’s best-selling young adult authors to debate sci-fi versus fantasy at this weekend’s...

School crossing safety blitz

A crackdown is under way around 50 school crossings in Hobsons Bay, including one where a schoolgirl was struck by a car in Altona. Hobsons...

Mangroves to fight coastal erosion in world first at Altona

A mangrove project that will fight coastal erosion is taking root in Altona. In the world-first trial, mangroves are being grown in protective pods at...

Fight to overturn ferry ban

Pressure is mounting on Parks Victoria to review its decision to deny a pioneering Williamstown ferry business access to the Southgate berth it had...

Eid a celebration for all

The Australian Islamic Society at Newport is inviting everyone to join the Muslim community for the Eid celebration at Seaworks in Williamstown this month. An...

Abalone poachers fined $15,000

Two Tarneit men have been fined $15,000 and had their car forfeited after pleading guilty to possessing nearly 300 abalone at Altona in January. The...

Former real estate agent guilty of importing drugs to Altona home

A former real estate director has pleaded guilty to possessing ice and importing a marketable quantity of a drug known as GBL to his...

Join Footscray’s emerging cultural conversation

Be part of the rebirth of one of the west’s most beloved festivals when Emerge in the West: Culture Conversations hits Footscray this month. Running...

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Defibrillators ready to save lives

Victorians, including those from Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay now have access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at every staffed station across Melbourne’s train network. The...

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