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Call for purrfect foster carers
If you’re feline inclined, cat foster carers are needed by Hobsons Bay council. Altona North’s Anne-Marie Thorsen has had five foster kittens in four months…
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Altona North has Victorian Family Photographer of the Year
Photographer Nancy Flammea has created award-winning modern masterpieces with her camera in the garage of her Altona North home. She has been named Victorian Family…
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Williamstown marina battle ramps up
A major row has erupted over a proposal for a four-level marina with dry stack boat storage in Williamstown. Plans for the site known as…
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Damning report puts heat on State Trustees
A woman in her 70s with bipolar and dementia had her life possessions sent to the tip and more than $2000 was taken from the…
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Do you have a business in Hobsons Bay?
Nominations for the 2019 Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards are now open until Friday 19 July.
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Find your holiday voice
Award-winning Altona singer/songwriter Nikita Azzopardi will be teaching young people how to find their voice as part of Hobsons Bay UP’s school holiday program in…
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Footscray author debuts with murder mystery
A body has been found. Tippy’s moment has arrived. Tippy Chan, 11, is growing up in a quiet town in New Zealand’s south, obsessed with…
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Megan Evans takes out 2019 Footscray Art Prize
An exploration of colonisation’s impact on identity has collected top honours in the 2019 Footscray Art Prize. Melbourne artist Megan Evans was awarded the $10,000…
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Smiles all round at Yarraville Special Developmental School
Yarraville Special Developmental School is hoping to have plenty of reasons to smile when the winners of a national short film competition are announced. The…
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Due West waterway arts project goes with the flow
When toxic run-off from last year’s Tottenham warehouse fire flooded nearby Stony Creek, it quickly flowed out to the bay, destroying virtually all life in…
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Anti-toxic waste alliance calls for end to waste danger
The waste crisis threatening the liveability of Melbourne’s suburbs has a determined new foe – the Anti-Toxic Waste Alliance. Chaired by Yarraville campaigner Sue Vittori,…
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Flu vaccine supply under strain
Vaccines are running out in some parts of Melbourne’s west as the number of Victorians diagnosed with the flu tops 18,600 – nine times more…
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Green light for garden site
Four years in the making, a site for the Altona Community Gardens has finally been found. A 340 square metre community garden will be created…
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A-mazing Pac-Man experience
A giant Pac-Man maze for adults and children is coming to Williamstown for its only Victorian appearance in August. Based on the arcade game released…
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Marina criticism swells
Plans for a four-level marina with dry stack boat storage in Williamstown have met with opposition from neighbouring yacht clubs. Williamstown Marine Centre’s plans for…
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