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Footscray’s Vietnamese museum plan revealed
Curved like bamboo, to reflect strength and flexibility, the architecture of Australia’s first Vietnamese museum proposed for Footscray is filled with symbolic meaning. The Vietnamese…
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Altona Mobil refinery to close, become import terminal
ExxonMobil has confirmed it will close its Altona refinery after 72 years. ExxonMobil on Wednesday said the refinery was “no longer considered economically viable” and…
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Altona Mobil refinery closure imminent?
Mobil is expected to announce the closure of its 72-year-old Altona refinery in Victoria on Wednesday. Mobil is understood to have advised the Victorian government…
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Western suburbs locations COVID-19 exposure sites
Two sites in Brimbank and one in Maribyrnong have been listed as high risk COVID-19 exposure sites after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for…
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Police hunt woman after man stabbed in Williamstown
A man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed multiple times by a woman during a burglary in Williamstown. The victim has been identified as…
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Parkinson’s myth busting seminar
An online seminar for people living with Parkinson’s aims to dispel some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding the disease. Brooklyn’s Pam West, who founded…
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World Wetlands Day in Hobsons Bay
Hobsons Bay residents are invited to celebrate World Wetlands Day at Truganina Explosives Reserve in Altona on Saturday, February 6. Free festivities include a talk…
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House prices rise despite COVID
Victoria’s housing market has recorded its biggest rise since 2000, with Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay suburbs featuring strongly in Real Estate Institute of Victoria figures.…
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Angels history preserved
Life in a local motorcycle club will be celebrated at the launch of a book documenting the western suburbs’ own Angels. Angels is an autobiographical…
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WeFo has a new place to play
There’s a new place to play in West Footscray with works recently completed on a trial pop-up park in Clarke Street in Barkly Village. The…
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Scholarships to bank on
Two Laverton students have started the school year with scholarships to bank on. Laverton P-12 College students Jammie Garcia and William Aitken have been awarded…
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Maribyrnong concerned over airport expansion
The health and residential amenity of Maribyrnong residents would be among the worst affected by Melbourne Airport’s expansion, the council has stated in a submission…
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Footscray speed cameras top earners
Footscray has one of the state’s highest-earning road safety camera locations, detecting 2930 speeding and unregistered vehicles in the past financial year. The camera in Ballarat…
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Truganina Explosives Reserve reveals what’s behind the fence
The Truganina Explosives Reserve at Altona reopens on Saturday for World Wetlands Day and on Sunday for guided tours. Once used to store explosives for…
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Bid to keep outdoor dining
About 400 people have so far given their view on whether outdoor dining in Hobsons Bay should be kept beyond March, with Altona traders launching…
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