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New way of trading
Some Hobsons Bay traders are seeking to permanently change the way they do business to safely serve food and beverages as COVID-19 restrictions are eased.…
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Top lockdown reads
Michelle Obama’s best-selling memoir is included twice in the top five loans in Hobsons Bay since the second COVID-19 lockdown, as Hobsons Bay Libraries continues its…
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100 years of saving lives
Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club started soon after the Spanish flu and will celebrate its centenary in the grip of the COVID pandemic. A book…
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Ice cream truck serving up joy
The chime of an ice cream truck has been bringing joy to the people of Hobsons Bay. When Albert Cerminara drives his Mr Fresh Ice…
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Turn the pages to a year of gratitude
It has been a year of adaption and gratitude for two local photographers who have published 2021 calendars. Altona’s Russell Cassar and Williamstown’s Cas Bukor…
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Victoria’s best practice
COVID-19 testing for the asymptomatic and results in 20 minutes will be the way forward, according to an Altona North medical centre named Victoria’s best…
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Altona Meadows sexual assaults
Police are hunting a man on a bike who sexually assaulted three women within half an hour in Altona Meadows on Thursday. Investigators say a…
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Four Hobsons Bay councillors call it a day
Four Hobsons Bay councillors will not recontest October’s election including Australia’s first Maltese-born female mayor. Cr Angela Altair, a three-time mayor, is leaving after six…
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Tributes flow for Sue ‘Melli’ Sofarnos
’Melli’s Memorial Wall’ at Williamstown Beach has grown with flowers and other tributes amid a community outpouring at this month’s sudden death of global lacrosse…
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Aged care visitors spark complaint
An Altona North nursing home linked to a COVID-19 outbreak is the centre of a complaint about visitors not taking adequate precautions. Opal Hobsons Bay…
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Outdoor dining to rival New York
“Anything New York can do, Altona can do better.“ So reads a hugely popular online post from Altona Village Traders Association, calling for road closures…
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COVID pain relived
Newport mother-of-two Kimberly Hanrahan has undergone an experimental plasma treatment as she recovers from COVID-19. Ms Hanrahan, 48, said she contracted the virus after a…
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Having fun with poetry
The search is on for people with a disability who love to write poetry, to take part in a competition aimed at adding “something extra…
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‘The Steve’ asked to leave
Sea Shepherd Australia’s decommissioned flagship vessel, the Steve Irwin, has been asked to leave Williamstown. ‘The Steve’ was sold to Ship4Good founder Kerrie Goodall and has been…
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Carter’s crusade
An Altona Meadows mother is pleading for help to get a Smart Pup out of Queensland for her young son who has autism. Amelia Baird,…
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