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Footscray parking meter return delayed
Footscray parking meters will remain switched off indefinitely after a fierce public backlash to Maribyrnong council’s decision to reactivate the machines. Star Weekly last week…
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Yoga stretch for Williamstown land
A private business is asking Hobsons Bay council to let it build a $1.3 million yoga and wellness centre on public land in Williamstown in…
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Toxic waste dumpers face 10 years in jail under new laws
Rogue operators who flout dangerous goods laws will face up to 10 years in jail under beefed up legislation to be introduced in the wake…
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Brawl stops soccer match
Authorities are investigating after an ugly brawl erupted among spectators at the Altona Magic and Dandenong Thunder soccer match in Altona North on Saturday night.…
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Ali Chaouk jailed for 24 years for murder of rival crime family member
Crime family figure Ali Chaouk has been jailed for 24 years for murdering a member of the rival Haddara clan almost a decade after the…
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A $2 coin changes girls’ and women’s lives
A $2 donation is all that’s needed to get together with a group of mothers, daughters, sisters and friends to see ‘Embrace’, a documentary promoting…
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Dancers descend on Footscray station for Due West sneak peek
More than 20 young performers will dance up a storm when they take over Footscray station later this month. Western suburbs crew L2R Dance will…
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Footscray winner picks up $950,000 TattsLotto windfall
A mystery Footscray winner has walked away with a windfall worth more than $950,000 after jointly picking up the division one TattsLotto prize. The secretive…
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Yooralla Catering offers plenty of food for thought
A Footscray-based social enterprise is giving anyone who is seeking catering plenty of food for thought. Yooralla Catering has been providing catering for government, corporate…
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Tamara puts on the Ritz
Tamara Eden has sung and danced her way around the world – but for her latest gig, Puttin’ On the Ritz, she’s coming home to Melbourne. Eden,…
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My Place: Elena Turner
Elena Turner will join Radio Melbourne’s Jacinta Parsons and three of Australia’s best-selling young adult authors to debate sci-fi versus fantasy at this weekend’s Williamtown…
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School crossing safety blitz
A crackdown is under way around 50 school crossings in Hobsons Bay, including one where a schoolgirl was struck by a car in Altona. Hobsons…
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Mangroves to fight coastal erosion in world first at Altona
A mangrove project that will fight coastal erosion is taking root in Altona. In the world-first trial, mangroves are being grown in protective pods at…
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Fight to overturn ferry ban
Pressure is mounting on Parks Victoria to review its decision to deny a pioneering Williamstown ferry business access to the Southgate berth it had used…
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Eid a celebration for all
The Australian Islamic Society at Newport is inviting everyone to join the Muslim community for the Eid celebration at Seaworks in Williamstown this month. An…
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