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My Place: Kevin Enright
Altona resident and Altona Primary School principal Kevin Enright has retired after two decades at the helm. He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your…
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Police probe hate stickers
Neo-nazi hate stickers plastered around Williamstown this month are being investigated by police. Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dvir Abramovich said members of the public had reported…
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The little club that could
Williamstown lifesavers are ending the year as champions of the world. Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club’s inflatable rescue boat squad won gold at the…
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Fresh look at residential zones
Hobsons Bay council is redrafting residential zones enabling development of more than four storeys in some neighbourhoods after receiving 57 submissions. As reported by Star…
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New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Footscray Park
NYE celebrations in Footscray Park: Monday, December 31 6.30-10.30pm
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Footscray Primary School scraps west’s only bilingual program
UPDATED: The west’s only bilingual school program may be back next year despite being scrapped by the school. Footscray Primary School last week wrote to…
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Police station coming to Altona
Plans to build a 24-hour police station at Altona have been welcomed by residents and traders. Victoria Police has lodged a planning permit application with…
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Beach boxes ticked
A touch of Brighton is coming to Altona, with colourful beach boxes being installed on the foreshore as part of a trial road closure starting…
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Peter Norman’s Olympic stand honoured at home
Fifty years after standing in solidarity with athletes giving the black power salute, Williamstown sprinter Peter Norman will have the Newport athletics track renamed in…
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Local identities tell their stories in A Patchwork of Memories
Forty Hobsons Bay local identities, ranging from Australia’s first female prime minister to a young scientist trying to stop space junk collisions, have been interviewed…
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Swim king in open water
Swim king Sam Sheppard is among the big names confirmed for Victoria’s peak open-water swimming event in Williamstown this month. Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving…
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Stay at home travel
Children at St Mary’s Parish Primary School in Williamstown walked like an Egyptian and stood still like a Queen’s Guard for a mock travel expo.…
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Cancer drug fund bonus
An Altona Meadows mother is among those who may benefit from a medication to treat a rare cancer newly subsidised by the federal government. Mother…
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Fund shortfall leaves Little Saigon future in limbo
Redevelopment plans for Footscray’s Little Saigon remain in limbo two years after fire destroyed the iconic market building. A fault in an electrical switchboard triggered…
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Seal rests in the sun at Altona beach
A seal has been spotted resting at Altona beach on Wednesday. The Australian fur seal appeared to be sunning itself in shallow water Altona resident Gary…
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