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Bid to bin fortnight cycle
A petition containing 1120 signatures is calling for the reinstatement of a weekly garbage collection in Hobsons Bay. It comes as the council declares it sought…
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Community newspapers deserve more: CPA
Newspaper publishers have again called on the federal government to urgently unlock funds to assist regional and community newspapers, amid fears of further stand downs…
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Rates rise blasted amid coronavirus hardship
Hobsons Bay council has deferred its annual draft budget amid an outcry over a proposed 2 per cent rates rise as households battle coronavirus hardship.…
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Man dies in Princes Freeway crash
A man has died in a multi-vehicle crash on the Princes Freeway at Laverton early Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to the smash, near…
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Heritage levelled for new hospital
A key link to an important phase of Footscray’s past is being razed to make way for the new $1.5 billion hospital. Demolition of a…
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Maribyrnong shop local, support local
A number of businesses are still trading during Covid-19 in the Maribyrnong area. Maribyrnong City Council has put together a list so you can support…
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Tennis players caught breaching coronavirus rules
Six people playing tennis on a closed public court in Maribyrnong have been caught by police for breaching coronavirus restrictions. Police issued 52 fines in…
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Meals on wheels kitchen ‘bailed out’ out by state
Altona’s meals-on-wheels kitchen serving more than 20 Victorian councils could be bought out by the state government due to multimillion dollar debt. Community Chef was…
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Sports precinct designs unveiled
New concept designs have been released for a sports precinct to replace West Footscray’s RecWest building. Maribyrnong council has unveiled refined designs under the West…
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Call for online council meetings
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay councils have supported calls to be allowed to meet virtually instead of in-person for council meetings during the coronavirus state of emergency.…
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AA moves online to combat drinking in self isolation
Not once during self isolation has Kate* felt like a drink. Kate, who previously attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the Newport area, said COVID-19 had…
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An expose of life in isolation
Altona photographer Jude van Daalen is documenting people at their homes for her Life in Self-Isolation project as a way of giving back. After moving…
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Lighting up the dawn
Embattled RSL clubs are keeping the Anzac spirit alive amid the coronavirus lockdown, with members of the community urged to ’light up the dawn’ from…
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Clinic on the front line
An Altona North medical practice has become the first GP respiratory clinic testing for coronavirus in Melbourne’s west, as part of the federal government’s roll-out…
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Face-to-face consults in decline
Many doctors have closed the book on new patients and are not providing face-to-face treatment during the COVID-19 crisis, even for unrelated medical issues. It…
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