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Tunnel work leaves ‘death trap’
A Brooklyn mother has labelled Millers Road “an emerging pedestrian death trap” due to West Gate Tunnel works. Alexia Boland Herrick said she feared pedestrians…
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Steve Bracks named as next Victoria University Chancellor
Former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has been named as the next Chancellor of Victoria University. Current Chancellor George Pappas will step down from the role…
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Victoria University twins on double degree journey
Victoria University’s latest intake includes students giving a whole new meaning to a double degree. Twins Mia and Ava Duggan-Sorbara have both enrolled in a…
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Newport residents’ fury over multi-storey plans
Newport residents are up in arms over council plans to allow four-storey development and a multi-storey carpark overlooking residential backyards. As reported by Star Weekly…
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Point Cook shooting arrests
Homicide Squad detectives have arrested two men following a shooting at Point Cook last week that left a man with life-threatening injuries. Mark Dixon, 30,…
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Teenager charged in relation to sexual assaults in Point Cook, Laverton
A teenager has been charged in relation to two alleged sexual assaults, which occurred in Point Cook and Laverton earlier this week. Westgate Sexual Offences…
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Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson
ROB QUINEY, FORMER VICTORIAN AND AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER
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Maribyrnong Council set to switch rating system
Maribyrnong council is poised to make sweeping changes to its property rating system despite fears the move could drive up already skyrocketing rates bills. Councillors…
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Maribyrnong groups invited to pitch for funding
Maribyrnong community groups and clubs are being urged to hone their ‘pitch’ to score valuable funding. The annual Seddon Community Bank “Community Pitch” invites Maribyrnong…
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My Place: Matt Bodiam
After almost seven years bringing live music to Footscray, Matt Bodiam and his wife Melanie are closing the doors of The Reverence Hotel and have…
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A festival with a catch
The Slow Fish Festival is coming to Spotswood, hosted by Slow Food Melbourne. There’ll be cooking demonstrations by some of Australia’s best-loved chefs, stalls with…
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A new twist to ancient stage story of Medea
A reworked telling of an ancient stage classic is about to make its world premiere in Footscray. Performer Deborah Leiser-Moore will deliver Medea: Kaddish for…
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Mystery shrouds cause of Tottenham blaze
Six months on from the largest industrial fire in Victoria in decades, mystery still shrouds the cause of the toxic Tottenham blaze. The August 30…
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Residents hit by recycling mess
Hobsons Bay residents are being urged to hold onto their recycling to stop it going to landfill during the closure of two SKM Services recycling…
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Councils outsource home care
By Goya Dmytryshchak and Benjamin Millar Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay councils have voted to outsource services for some of the west’s most vulnerable residents, despite…
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