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Police officers punched, kicked at Newport
Two police officers were taken to hospital after being assaulted at Newport early Wednesday morning. Sergeant Cameron Scott said the night-shift van was called to…
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Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson
FB: How would you rate your cooking skills? WM: I do cook quite a lot. It’s much like my cricket career … me in the kitchen, it’s…
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Disability in spotlight as fringe festival heads westside
Rachel Edmonds had heard it all – helpful suggestions, unsolicited advice, hopes for a cure. The non-binary theatremaker, performer and producer with a disability is…
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Health blow to the west in wake of toxic West Footscray fire
Children have been hospitalised suffering migraines, nose bleeds, sore throats and breathing difficulties in the wake of the West Footscray factory fire. People from West…
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Airbnb warning after Williamstown arrests
A new police taskforce in Melbourne’s west is urging owners of short-term rentals to meet prospective guests face-to-face in the wake of two arrests in…
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Pet dog rescued from Footscray bonsai nursery fire
A pet German Shepherd has had a lucky escape from a fire that tore through the Sweet Grass Bonsai Nursery Cafe in Footscray on Monday…
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Groups mourn for Stony Creek over fire’s chemical cocktail
The West Footscray fire has been catastrophic for Stony Creek and Cruickshank Park, according to groups who have worked for years to rehabilitate the popular…
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Soccer plan kicks off
Salesian College has been proposed as a site for a major regional soccer facility for the Hume and Macedon Ranges areas, according to the sport’s…
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Toddler injured in Laverton hit-run
A learner driver has been charged with a hit-run at Laverton that left a toddler fighting for life on Sunday night. Two-year-old Damon Michell had…
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Dangerous goods at West Footscray fire site evaded detection
Communities living near Melbourne’s industrial areas could be sitting on a ticking time bomb, with authorities conceding the business at the centre of West Footscray’s…
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Community backlash at West Footscray fire fallout
Inner-west residents have accused authorities of dragging their feet in responding to the health impacts of last week’s toxic West Footscray fire. Emotions ran high…
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WorkSafe blitz pings risky businesses in wake of West Footscray fire
A blitz on industrial sites in the West Footscray area in the wake of last week’s fiery inferno has identified almost 70 dangerous goods breaches.…
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$1m for historic Footscray wharf
Work is set to begin on an iconic Footscray wharf that has lain in disrepair since collapsing two and a half years ago. Henderson House…
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Wyndham teens arrested
Police have arrested two teenagers from Wyndham, in relation to property damage which occurred in Williamstown on the weekend. Police said they believed a short…
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Team to tackle youth crime
A $1.7 million pilot program designed to cut youth crime will team youth workers and police in Wyndham, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong for the next…
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