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Jamaican festival in Williamstown
The third Jamaican Music and Food Festival will be held this Sunday in Williamstown, featuring the Mad Professor in the biggest line-up to date. Festival…
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Copper thefts halt Altona Loop
A spate of copper thefts has hit the railways in Melbourne’s west, forcing thousands of commuters onto buses on four out of seven mornings in…
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Train changes
Buses will replace trains on parts of the Werribee and Williamstown lines between 8.45pm to the last train from tonight to Wednesday. Buses will replace…
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My Place: Daniel Seifu
Braybrook artistic director and musician Daniel Seifu is using music to spread the sounds, culture and history of Ethiopia to new audiences. He speaks with…
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Early green learning
Pupils from three learning centres have spent the past month helping to clean up Wyndham’s natural environment. Each Thursday during October, youngsters from Sparrow Early…
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Williamstown mother struck by flesh-eating disease
A Williamstown mother-of-two this month returned home from hospital after battling life-threatening blood poisoning and a flesh-eating disease for two months. Jodie Wylie, a nurse…
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IN FOCUS: Jim’s for all your storage needs
More than 23 years ago, Jim Morgan applied his engineering background to transform premises he and wife Barbara had purchased into a self-storage facility.
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Twentieth overheight truck hits Napier Street bridge
The third overheight truck crash in six days at the notorious Napier Street Bridge has taken the strike tally for the year to 20. An…
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IN FOCUS: Tick one off your bucket list
After managing travel agencies for the past 16 years, Julie Edwards wanted to balance her passion for all things travel with spending more time with…
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IN FOCUS: Active Audiology listens to customers
In a world where large corporations are gobbling up smaller businesses, Active Audiology in Altona is proudly flying the flag for independence, refusing to surrender…
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My Business: Helping you connect in the inner-west
Across the inner-west, Australia Post has partnered with local businesses and community organisations to create Welcome Spaces; places where members of the community can go…
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Sex crime in Laverton
Police are seeking public assistance to identify a man after a woman was sexually assaulted in Laverton during June. On Wednesday, June 12, around 7pm, a…
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Footscray community hub concept plans revealed
A striking new community hub costing up to $130 million to build could rise on the site of the Footscray library and car park. A…
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Lakshana through to Miss World Australia final
Altona Meadows woman Lakshana Soopaul has made it through to the 2020 Miss World Australia state final. She was among 30 contestants in the preliminary…
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Can’t help falling in love with Grazeland
The ‘Grazeland’ food precinct catering for 30,000 people at Spotswood has gained approval from Hobsons Bay council and is slated to open for summer. The…














