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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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Police hunt armed bandit over Maribyrnong robbery spree
Police are hunting for a man they believe has held up at least four stores at gunpoint in Maribyrnong and Braybrook. In the latest incident…
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Moves to protect The Reverence after closure
Footscray MP Katie Hall has vowed to fight for the heritage protection of The Reverence Hotel after the Footscray live music venue’s operators announced they…
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Maribyrnong councillor Catherine Cumming set to enter state upper house
Maribyrnong councillor Catherine Cumming is on track to enter state parliament as the fifth and final upper house representative for Melbourne’s western suburbs. Star Weekly…
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Meet Williamstown MP Melissa Horne
Labor’s Melissa Horne has headed straight into cabinet after being elected to the seat of Williamstown, following Saturday’s state election. Premier Daniel Andrews on Tuesday…
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A mind over matter
Kathy Lang is the name to remember. The Altona woman smashed a 12-year record at the Australian Open Memory Championships held in Melbourne last weekend.…
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