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Hit and run in Laverton North
Police are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage following a hit and run in Laverton North last night. Investigators have been told a motorcycle rider…
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Taste the best of Melbourne’s West in March
The culture and culinary diversity of Melbourne’s west will be on show this month when Eat Drink Westside (EDW) kicks off in style with 25…
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Seddon cafe chalkboard sparks social media storm
A social media storm has erupted over a chalkboard message placed outside a Seddon cafe run by Maribyrnong’s 2019 Citizen of the Year. Seddon Deadly…
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Entries sought nationwide for Footscray Art Prize
Entries are open for the second running of The Footscray Art Prize, with $17,500 of prizes on offer. More than 800 entries were received in…
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Maribyrnong Council to wipe out single use plastic
Single use plastics could be wiped out of use at Maribyrnong council venues and events within three years. The council aims to phase out using…
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Victory soccer academy closer to kicking off
Melbourne Victory’s new $18 million soccer academy is closer to kicking off after being included in Maribyrnong council’s updated Footscray Park master plan. The champion…
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Residents want action on recycling
Hobsons Bay residents have expressed anger at all their waste going to landfill as the ban on SKM Services accepting recyclables at two facilities enters…
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Transport hub holds key to Footscray facelift
Footscray railway station will become a dedicated transport hub and Paisley Street transformed for pedestrians and cyclists under an ambitious $9 million plan to revitalise…
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Share your experience
People are being invited to provide feedback on Hobsons Bay council’s strategy to promote tourism, an industry generating $294 million annually into the local economy.…
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New user-pays hard rubbish collection
Hobsons Bay residents will soon be able to pay for a second annual hard rubbish collection as the council battles illegally dumped rubbish that’s costing…
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Drug trafficker loses appeal bid
Former Australian kickboxing champion Dragan ‘Machine Gun Charlie’ Arnautovic has lost his bid to appeal a 10-year jail term for drug trafficking. The 56-year-old was…
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Friends of Williamstown RSL call for reinforcements
Diggers are regrouping after the disbanding of Williamstown RSL, with veterans and residents being urged to attend weekly meetings started up at a local yacht…
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Uniting AgeWell takes over home care
Uniting AgeWell has been awarded the contract to deliver in-home care for the aged and people under 65 with disabilities in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong.…
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Former NAB boss’ chief of staff arrested over alleged fraud
A former senior executive at the National Australia Bank has been arrested after travelling from Melbourne to Sydney to be interviewed by police over an…
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Rising costs spell end for iconic Dancing Dog Café
Soaring rents and development pressure have claimed another Footscray live venue scalp – culture and cafe trailblazer the Dancing Dog Café. After 17 years of…
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