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Oliver’s big idea
Altona North boy Oliver Nguyen has cooked up a generous way to help the Royal Children’s Hospital. Six-year-old Oliver has amassed an entire 30-piece set…
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Stein time in the west
Williamstown will host next month’s Oktoberfest in the West, with a special beer locally brewed for the occasion. Seaworks will be transformed into a Munich-style…
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Councils to outsource home care
Moves to outsource home care for the elderly and younger people with disabilities in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong are being opposed by the Australian Services…
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Sailing into new era
A $3 million upgrade to Seaworks at Williamstown was officially unveiled on Friday. The state government-funded renovation of the former Melbourne Harbour Trust workshop –…
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Medal winning marriage
A Laverton husband and wife have returned from their first Transplant Games of America as a married couple with 19 medals between them – but…
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Prime time for comedy material
There’s nothing like a leadership spill to give a comedian material. Rod Quantock and Hung Le are performing their Rubber Chicken Soup show in the…
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Altona Meadows freeway exit a crash black spot
VicRoads is reviewing safety at a notorious freeway exit at Altona Meadows where two cars slammed into a wall in the space of a fortnight.…
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Rates hike uproar
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay ratepayers are coming forward in droves to say their properties have been wildly over-valued after receiving their council rates notices last…
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Chemical storage fears after West Footscray fire
Concerns have been raised about chemical storage near residential areas in the wake of the West Footscray factory fire which sent toxic smoke over Melbourne’s…
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Stars align for farmers
A massive farmers aid event to raise funds for drought relief will be held in Altona in October. Altona Sports Club is hosting the Springtime…
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Factory fire rages in West Footscray
Dozens of schools and childcare centres have been closed as toxic smoke billows across Melbourne’s western suburbs. Emergency services were called to a factory fire…
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Altona sets hot property pace
A prime corner development site in Altona is being sold by an expression of interest campaign amid a flurry of building activity in the area.…
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Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson
FB: How would you rate your cooking skills? LH: On a scale of one to 10, I’d say a solid seven. I’m not brilliant, but I’m pretty…
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State splashes $20 million on Footscray secondary school upgrades
A new three-storey building will be built at Gilmore College for Girls and Footscray City College will be upgraded with a new science, technology, engineering…
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Nine arrested following burglaries and motor vehicle thefts in northern and western suburbs
Nine people have been arrested as part of an investigation into burglaries and motor vehicle thefts in the northern and western suburbs. The seven alleged…
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