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Plans released for Flemings Pool at Altona

Hobsons Bay council is calling for community feedback on a planned viewing platform at a popular Altona beach swimming spot. Flemings Pool, at the end...

Mum, bub inject some passion

The campaign to increase immunisation rates in Brimbank has a new face. As part of an increased push from the North Western Primary Health Network...

Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

FB: How would you rate your cooking skills? EM: I have the perfect marriage. I have a wife who loves to cook and is very good at...

Business Matters: Looking for a way to help the community?

Are you aware of a critical need in the community? The Community Bank branches of Altona, Laverton and Point Cook Business Centre will soon host...

Freeway racers nabbed at Laverton

Two P-plate drivers racing each other on the Princes Freeway at Laverton have been caught by police on Wednesday night. Westgate Highway Patrol officers first...

My Place: Luke Robertson

Fresh from launching a new book celebrating Australian craft brewers and beer, Luke Robertson finds plenty to love about life in Footscray. He speaks...

Police hunt driver after West Footscray hit-run

Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene following a hit-run collision that broke a women's leg in West Footscray on Saturday...

A good sign for organ donation

More than 1000 Wyndham residents signed up to become organ and tissue donors last year. Figures released by DonateLife show that last year 593 residents...

VU mural project helps fight for gender equality

Victoria University staff and students have been painting their way towards a resounding message of respect. Dozens of members of the VU community worked on...

Filming in Footscray for Chinese co-production The Whistleblower

A dusty African streetscape suddenly arose in the heart of Footscray last week as film crews shot scenes for the state’s largest ever Australian-Chinese...

Four storey plan for Rose of Australia

Plans have been lodged for a four-storey apartment block at the rear of one of Williamstown’s oldest hotels, the Rose of Australia. Pantelli Investments has...

Wait list pain for dental patients

People in the Altona electorate are waiting more than two years for public dental health care, figures obtained under freedom of information show. The Australian...

Driving force for farmers

A western suburbs trucking business is aiming to raise $10,000 for drought-stricken farmers. Henry Transport Group (HTG), based in Altona North and Truganina, is donating...

Seaholme couple joins Big Red Kidney Walk

A Seaholme couple has signed up for a fundraiser to help fight kidney disease. George and Maroula Said have registered separately for the Big Red...

From plastic to fantastic

Recyled plastic fibres have been transformed into a section of the Skeleton Creek Trail at Seabrook. Hobsons Bay council is the first in Victoria to...

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Gators continue on

The Altona Gators got two crucial wins as they try to stay in touch with the top sides in the Big V women’s division...