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Firefighters battle Yarraville house blaze
A barking dog and quick-thinking young girl have helped save a family of six from a ferocious house fire in Yarraville. A thick plume of…
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Newport art project awarded $120k
A Newport art company has been awarded a $120,000 grant to create a light-box installation focusing on the West Gate Bridge as part of the…
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Hobsons Bay enviro group bags Coles
A Hobsons Bay environmental group that makes reusable cloth bags has criticised Coles supermarket for its plastic bag stance. Hobsons Bay Boomerang Bags has moved…
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Williamstown lifesavers in world championships
Williamstown lifesavers are taking on the world. Seven Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club lifesavers have been selected for the eight-athlete inflatable rescue boat racing…
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Birds of prey dying from rat poison
Hobsons Bay wildlife rescuers and vets are urging people to use alternatives to rat bait after seeing barn owls and other birds of prey become…
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My Place: Rob Mancini
Newport artist Rob Mancini is presenting an exhibition about shorebirds that rely on the fragile coastal and wetland habitats. He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak. …
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Flags flutter as Footscray icons take pole position
A Footscray real estate agency is proudly flying the flag for the suburb’s history of colourful characters. The late Bulldogs legend Ted Whitten and restaurateur…
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Truck route rules back on track after B-doubles blunder
A blunder by VicRoads has been blamed for a surge in heavy trucks rat-running along a busy Yarraville road. Drivers of B-double trucks who want…
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Warning over fake cash
A Laverton clothing retailer is warning other traders to be wary after being given six counterfeit $50 banknotes. Double C Jeanery retail assistant Ben Sydenham…
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New spin on the wizard
Musical theatre lovers will follow the yellow brick road to Braybrook this weekend when a new production of The Wiz kicks off. Caroline Chisholm Catholic…
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‘Disgusted’: Altona statues stolen
The theft of two statues from Altona Pier has shocked the local community. They were part of a set of five bronze statues by sculptor…
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Mayor guides tour of Newport Lakes
People can discover one of Hobsons Bay’s hidden gems on a guided walk which takes in the native flora and fauna of Newport Lakes. The…
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Newport RSL closes in ‘financial difficulty’
The Newport RSL Club ceased trading at the weekend as Victorian RSL examines the sub branch’s financial position. Victorian RSL chief executive Mike Annett said…
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Woman sentenced for Williamstown stabbing death
A Wyndham Vale woman has been sentenced to nine years’ jail for the manslaughter of a man at a Williamstown boarding house. Daniel “Danny” O’Brien,…
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Cash boost for social housing at Laverton
The first social housing project on council-owned land in Hobsons Bay is under way at the former Laverton Primary School site. The council has been…
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