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Shop local to win with Shops on Show
It’s Christmas shopping time, and Hobsons Bay residents need look no further than their own backyard this festive season. And, shoppers supporting local businesses this…
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My Business: Actively offering great service
Altona’s Active Audiology, one of the few remaining independent hearing clinics in Victoria, has gained a reputation for high-level expertise and kindness since owner Cris…
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Brothers follow their gut
They may have had a gut feeling they would win. Two brothers behind Soulfresh’s Lo Bros kombucha cola have been recognised in the Australian Organic…
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Female sports hurdles put in the spotlight
After a player’s father told her she wasn’t fit to coach his children, Lisa Lymbery launched a project to improve inclusion and gender equity in…
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Gifted an opportunity
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Melton – and with Christmas comes opportunities to contribute. Melton Country Club is collecting Christmas donations…
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Wallis kicking goals on and off the field
Mitch Wallis is enjoying a dream week. The Western Bulldogs midfielder will graduate from Victoria University today with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), 28 years after…
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Cooper’s anti-Nazi legacy honoured with anniversary walk
A unique protest against the Nazi regime by indigenous activist William Cooper staged 80 years ago has been honoured with a walk retracing his footsteps…
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Tottenham fire site “a danger to life” with history of safety breaches
The western suburbs warehouse where a massive blaze broke out in August had been identified as “a danger to the life” of residents and occupants,…
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Film night in the frame
Melbourne’s longest-running short-film night is hosting a 10-year reunion and inviting directors previously featured to a special screening in Williamstown. West Side Shorts, presented by…
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My Place: Ben Opie
Acclaimed oboist Ben Opie, the artistic director for The 2019 Peninsula Summer Music Festival, loves the diverse delights and quiet feel of Seddon. He speaks…
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Art a journey of healing for Melissa Pym
Art has been a lifelong passion for Melissa Pym – and she’s hoping her art will help her healing journey. She was diagnosed in 2014…
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Festival for paradise
Williamstown will be swaying to an island harmony when it hosts this weekend’s Polynesian Summerfest. Festival co-organiser Petini McAlpine said it was the first event…
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To the moon and back
A lifelike sculpture of the moon has landed at Scienceworks alongside a lunar virtual reality experience opening next week. Museum of the Moon by UK…
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Maidstone man charged over robberies at gunpoint
A Maidstone man has been arrested and charged following a series of armed robberies involving a firearm in Maribyrnong. Altona North Embona Taskforce detectives arrested…
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Shops on Show: The festivities begin
The Hobsons Bay Council Shops on Show competition has officially launched, with voting now open for the most popular Hobsons Bay Christmas window display. Running…
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