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House price rebound
Local real estate agents say the market has rebounded since rates revaluations were undertaken in January, partly due to lack of available stock. Greg Hocking…
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Concern over civic centre upgrade
A $7.6 million dollar upgrade to the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre has been questioned as businesses struggle to survive the impact of COVID-19. The “biophilic…
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Altona Meadows nursing home clear of virus
An Altona Meadows nursing home has received negative COVID-19 results for all residents and staff tested after one worker became infected this month. It comes…
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Angels recall lure of the road
The roar of the motorcycle engine, lure of the road and smell of leather was strong in Melbourne’s west in the ’60s and ’70s. Now,…
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Mobil outcry at rates increase
Hobsons Bay’s biggest ratepayers, owners of the Mobil Altona Refinery, have cried foul after a proposed 1.14 per cent increase in petrochemical rates under the…
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Second wave soars
Almost 70 active coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay as metropolitan Melbourne enters its second week of stage three “stay at…
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Fight for North Williamstown station
Residents are rallying to save North Williamstown station’s two historic buildings when the level crossing is removed. As reported by Star Weekly, the state government…
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Jail, deportation for ‘Irish roofing scams’
A UK citizen is set to be deported after serving up to two years’ jail for his part in the ‘Irish roofing scams’. Hadfield man…
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Water Police officer hands in badge after four decades
After countless rescues in Port Phillip Bay, possibly the biggest job of Leading Senior Constable Mark Hurwood’s career was evacuating people from the bushfire-ravaged Mallacoota area…
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Over the rainbow to Scienceworks
Scienceworks has reopened for the winter school holidays with a “sharing of rainbows”. General manager Jonathan Shearer said as well as the planetarium, lightning room…
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Altona Meadows aged care worker tests positive
An Altona Meadows aged care worker is among 15 active COVID-19 cases in Hobsons Bay out of a total of 40. The employee at Benetas St…
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Man jailed 27 years for murder
An Altona man who murdered a woman in the Ballarat suburb of Canadian and buried some of her remains at Altona North was sentenced to…
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Traders oppose rate rise
Hobsons Bay traders “pushed to the wall“ by COVID-19 say they will object to a 3.89 per cent rate rise proposed under the council’s annual…
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Hobsons Bay property values drop
Property values fell by as much as 7.6 per cent across most of Hobsons Bay, according to independent revaluations undertaken to determine this year’s council…
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Six week lockdown
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay have more than 35 active COVID-19 cases between them as the state government reintroduced a stage 3 lockdown across metropolitan Melbourne.…
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