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Taco Bell, Oporto coming to Altona North
Taco Bell Mexican-inspired food and Oporto flame grilled chicken and burgers are coming to Millers Junction Village at Altona North. The two restaurants are under…
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Chemist Warehouse for Altona
Chemist Warehouse is coming to Altona. Pharmacist Beshoy Tawadros said the chemist at 65 Pier Street was yet to be fully rebranded but was already…
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Dining to rival Europe
Hobsons Bay could be transformed with European-style dining plazas as 28 shopping precincts are earmarked for road closures or on-street dining when COVID restrictions ease.…
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Man charged with Altona Meadows sexual assaults
A man has been charged with four counts of sexual assault after four women were assaulted in Altona Meadows. Police had been hunting a man…
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Migratory bird celebration
Weighing no more than a matchbox, the red-necked stint migrates more than 11,000 kilometres from the Arctic tundra to Hobsons Bay each year. To these…
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Clubs call for quicker reopening
Victoria’s community clubs have been left to “burn and die” by the state government’s roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions, the industry head says. The government’s…
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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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