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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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Altona festival calls it a day
The Australia Day festival in Altona has been cancelled. The annual event has been run by the Altona Village Traders Association for the past 11…
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Climbing wall bridges activity gap in Footscray
A Footscray project has residents of all ages climbing the walls. A four-metre climbing wall and exercise equipment are part of a new plaza that…
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Marian’s tree of life
For Marian Osborn’s loved ones, it was a poetic way to honour the lifeblood of the family. For the first time in Melbourne’s west, a…
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Seddon bus depot redevelopment revealed
Developers have lodged plans for a multi-storey apartment project to house almost 1000 people on the former Transdev bus depot in Seddon. The rezoned 1.4-hectare…
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Prison term for Merrimu raid
A man who planned and carried out a burglary at a rural property, where items valued at $57,000 was stolen, has been sentenced to more…
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Coroner probing cause of Tottenham warehouse fire
A coronial investigation is underway into a massive inferno that blazed for days in Melbourne’s inner-west. Coroner Darren Bracken has instructed Victoria Police to compile…
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Melissa Horne and Jill Hennessy in new cabinet
Altona MP Jill Hennessy has been appointed as Labor’s first female Attorney-General, while rookie Williamstown member Melissa Horne has been elevated straight to the frontbench.…
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