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Maribyrnong food truck park on the horizon
Plans are cooking for Maribyrnong’s first permanent food truck park. A permit application has been lodged for a site on Williamson Road in Maribyrnong to…
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Sky’s the limit as Homemaker Centre hits the market
A prime redevelopment site in Maribyrnong is on the market. The Highpoint Homemaker Centre is up for sale, drawing expectations that it could sell for…
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Leg broken in dog attack
A Yarraville woman says she is devastated after being hospitalised with a broken leg as a result of a dog attack. Christina Hickie said she…
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Dog dies from snake bite
A Seabrook man is urging pet owners to be aware of snakes after his dog was fatally bitten by a tiger snake last week. Steve…
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Taking epilepsy in her stride
Laverton’s Rozzini Kotsakis had her first epileptic seizure seven years ago during the birth of her son. “I had my very first seizure in the…
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Petrol price review call
As petrol prices rose to a historic high of almost $1.70 a litre last week, a peak motoring lobby group is urging people to shop…
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Prison for violent crime spree
A Noble Park man has been sentenced to five years and two months jail for an armed robbery spree, including at McDonald’s restaurants in Altona…
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Council push for court support
Hobsons Bay council is urging ratepayers to join its push for the state government to contribute $9 million for the Altona Sports Centre expansion as…
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Altona house is a wonderland of quirky
From its unassuming clinker-brick facade, there is little to suggest what lies behind the door of one of Altona’s quirkiest houses. The Temple of Mood…
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West Footscray bike park windfall after Pick My Project vote
A $200,000 bike park will be built in West Footscray after attracting the most community votes from the area in the state government’s Pick My…
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Dedication is the target
Neil Stewart saw an advertisement for the Melton Pistol Club at a shopfront more than three decades ago. He decided to give it a go…
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Man jailed over violent robbery
By Ewen McRae A man involved in an armed robbery in Sunshine last year has been sentenced in the County Court to five years…
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Man arrested in Werribee
Police arrested a man in Werribee yesterday, following a series of burglaries and carjackings in Melbourne’s west and northwest in a 24-hour period. Police allege…
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Blessing for all creatures great and small
Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Williamstown will bless dogs, cats and all other of God’s creatures at its annual St Francis of Assisi Day service.…
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Police patrols ramp up over Grand Final weekend
Westgate Highway Patrol has mapped out its game plan and will hit the west’s roads en masse over the grand final long weekend to tackle…
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