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EPA flags charges over toxic Tottenham warehouse blaze
Charges could be imminent over the toxic Tottenham warehouse fire that broke out 12 months ago this week, according to Victoria’s environmental authority. Environment Protection…
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Big smiles for Yarraville school film win
A film festival win has put a smile on the dial of Yarraville Special Developmental School. The school’s documentary, My Painted Smile, picked up a prize…
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Acholly Arow vies for Miss International crown
Acholly Arow has a firm message for all young people: never lose sight of your dreams. The Victoria University student was recently selected to represent…
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Maribyrnong Council puts Melbourne Victory academy plans in limbo
The bitter fight over plans by Melbourne Victory to build a soccer academy in Footscray Park could drag into next year after Maribyrnong councillors voted…
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Taste of Finland in Altona with a cherry on top
It will be a Father’s Day extravaganza to Finnish them all. People will be able to get a taste of Finland at next month’s Cherry…
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Seaholme director nominated for The Handmaid’s Tale
Seaholme director Daina Reid has received her first Emmy nomination for The Handmaid’s Tale, up against formidable rivals including Game of Thrones. Reid, whose previous…
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Get the popcorn, cinema coming to Altona North
Hobsons Bay’s first major cinema complex is set to open in Altona North by mid 2020 as part of the city’s biggest shopping and commercial…
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New light shed on Victory soccer academy plan
Police engagement with young people in the west would receive a kick along from the Melbourne Victory soccer academy should it proceed, according to one…
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Melbourne Victory forge swift partnership ahead of crucial council vote
Melbourne Victory Football Club has made an eleventh-hour bid to gain support for its proposal soccer academy by stitching up a formal partnership with the…
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Council report rejects Footscray Park master plan
A Maribyrnong Council report has recommended the Council reject its own draft masterplan for Footscray Park, stalling Melbourne Victory’s plans to pursue its soccer academy…
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Royal treatment for Pies fan after heart attack
Altona North’s Bill Brown has had one of the best days of his life – meeting Collingwood football legends just weeks after collapsing from a…
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Melbourne Victory and Maribyrnong Council deny design links
Melbourne Victory football club and Maribyrnong Council have distanced themselves from architectural designs and a fly-through video of a proposed grandstand and soccer field at…
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My Business: Hearing is believing
Active Audiology has built up an outstanding reputation in its nearly eight years of operation in Altona, helping people with their hearing issues and finding…
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Footscray busker Dean Jackson back on track
When Dean Jackson starts performing, the other challenges in his life briefly fade away. As a single parent of four children, the youngest with Down…
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Community split down centre over Footscray Park academy plan
Compromise plans for a revamped Footscray Park multi-use sports field has been floated in a last-ditch bid to find common ground in the divisive debate…
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