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Brew crew celebrates

  The duo behind Australia’s first beer brewing company owned and operated by women is inviting residents to raise a glass to five years in...

Therese McKenney calls Hobsons Bay home

Former Sydneysider Therese McKenney has found her place after moving to Hobsons Bay. She tells Goya Dmytryshchak how she made the big move as...

Bowlers aim for jacks, and jills

  An “old-school” bowling club hopes to turn falling membership numbers around with a recruitment campaign. Altona North Bowls Club had more than 100 members in...

Man arrested for western suburbs crime spree

An Altona Meadows man has been charged with 55 offences following a series of crimes involving vehicles across the western suburbs. Investigations began on May...

Work begins to untangle Shepherd Bridge

Work has started on a dramatic revamp of a notorious traffic bottleneck and cycling blackspot in Footscray. The $40 million first stage of the state government’s...

Another string to their bow

Young musicians will learn from well known conductor Simon Harvey in his new role at the head of the High School’s String Orchestra. Students aged...

Extras sought for zombie apocalypse

The casting call is sounding for 500 zombies, needed by filmmaker Leigh Ormsby for his latest horror The Last Hope. Ormsby needs extras for one...

Four injured as ute hits wall in Altona

A driver and three passengers were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in crashed into a wall at the Altona Sports...

Two injured in Brooklyn crash

Two people have been injured, one critically, after a car lost control and hit a tree in Brooklyn on Friday morning. A dark red Holden...

Tough guys read tough books

The first rule of Tough Guy Book Club is you are quite free to talk about Tough Guy Book Club. The second rule is it's...

Lakeside laughter club will crack you up

They say laughter is the best medicine and now people can get their weekly dose in Altona. Altona’s Carolyn Nicholson has started the Cherry Laughter...

Williamstown residents fight to keep crossing

Williamstown residents have started a Facebook group to unite against the state government’s plan to remove the level crossing at Williamstown North railway station. Vivienne...

Australian Ballet performs at Spotswood school

The Australian Ballet went to Spotswood Primary School last week to give youngsters an idea of what it takes to work in the arts. Children...

Footscray artist joins QVM public art lab

The multi-layered history of an iconic Melbourne marketplace is proving valuable fodder for the imagination of a Footscray artist. Steven Rhall is one of 13...

$100k appeal to buy Shenandoah diary

The State Library has launched a public appeal to raise $100,000 to buy the diary of an officer aboard the CCS Shenandoah, a Confederate...

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DCS Uniforms manufactures and supplies quality apparel

DCS Uniforms is a locally owned and operated uniform supplier that has grown significantly through its ability to manufacture and supply quality apparel, namely...