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Fire sparks call for action
Two western suburbs advocates are among those calling for government action after a waste management fire in Brooklyn last week. There have been at least…
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Altona women ready for Big V return
There’s plenty of excitement at the Altona Basketball Association as the Gators field a Big V women’s side for the first time since 2017. Having…
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Body of missing snorkeller found at Altona Beach
The body of a missing snorkeller was found off Altona Beach on Monday, renewing calls for water safety. The 20-year-old Ashwood woman had been in…
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Search for missing woman continues at Altona Beach
A search resumed on Monday for a woman who went missing in the water near Altona Beach. The 20-year-old Ashwood woman has been missing since…
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Laverton woman charged with child abuse
A Laverton woman has been charged with possessing child abuse material after allegedly downloading a graphic video using a social media app. The woman, 24,…
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Central portal for kinder registration
A central portal for families to register for three- and four-year-old kindergarten was launched this week in Hobsons Bay. From next year, the state government will fund…
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Altona beachgoers swimming against the rubble
Altona beachgoers say work carried out at a popular swimming spot known as Flemings Pool has left behind debris, some of it dangerous. Nine months…
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Truck ban push ramps up
Brooklyn community groups have joined forces to demand an urgent upgrade of Millers Road and a future truck ban between Geelong Road and the West…
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Kings of the property market
Kingsville has recorded Australia’s fourth-highest growth in unit values and was greater Melbourne’s No. 1 property performer last year, with suburbs in the city of…
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Community service recognised
Seaholme’s George Said has made the Australia Day honours list for his service to the community of Hobsons Bay. A refugee from the 1956 Egypt Suez…
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Master drummer honoured
One of Australia’s leading teachers of traditional drumming, Maidstone’s Ray Pereira has been honoured with an OAM for service to the performing arts as a…
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Mukesh Haikerwal named Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year
An Altona North doctor on the front line of the fight against COVID-19 has been named Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year. Mukesh Haikerwal, whose medical…
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Wildlife warrior named Hobsons Bay Young Citizen of the Year
An environmental volunteer who aims to raise awareness of the municipality’s “precious wetlands“ has been named Hobsons Bay Young Citizen of the Year. Newport’s Melissa Sheedy volunteers with the Hobsons…
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Champion for women
A Williamstown woman who received an Australia Day honour for significant service to women with ovarian cancer has recalled her own diagnosis, which brought heartbreak…
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Five charged in $60m drug haul
Five people in Melbourne’s west have been charged after 81 kilograms of methamphetamine packed inside meat smokers was flown into Melbourne from Cape Town, South…
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