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Community groups divided over new air quality reference group
Inner-west community groups are divided over a new state government reference group tasked with tackling the area’s poor air quality. Melbourne’s inner-west suburbs have some…
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Pokies losses top $102m
Gamblers in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong lost more than $102 million on the pokies in the past financial year, figures released on Friday show. Statewide,…
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Open day for bub hub
The first tours and drop-in information sessions are being held at the $7.7 million Altona Early Years Hub opening next year. The state government has…
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Dance like a boss
From a hall in Laverton to the television screen, youth workers Junior, Alex, Chuck, Te and Jese are bringing their best dance moves to a…
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Ambo figures healthy
Ambulance response times for life-threatening emergencies have dropped across Hobsons Bay, Wyndham and Maribyrnong, June quarter figures released yesterday show. Ambulance Services Minister Jill Hennessy…
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Bulldogs legend Bob Murphy bares his leather soul in memoir
Bob Murphy was never one to flinch on the footy field. But here he is, visibly thrown by the suggestion he has entered the echelons…
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Art project takes root
India-born artist Anuradha Patel will lead a two-week community art project at Altona’s Joel Gallery which looks at the trees that bind us. Members of…
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Business Matters: Finding the right hearing aid…… is only half the solution
Marina Opacak, an audiologist who works with Cris Ivanidis, owner of Active Audiology, says hearing loss is a difficult condition to treat as many sufferers…
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Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson
JANET CLAYTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR: CHEESELINKS AT LARA FB: How would you rate your cooking skills? JC: I like to use fresh ingredients when I cook –…
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Mixed bag for property prices
Braybrook’s median unit price soared 21.2 per cent in the past financial year, according to data from the peak body for real estate professionals. But…
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Open House Melbourne: Take a glimpse behind the door
The heritage-listed Spotswood Pumping Station is among a dozen buildings across Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong that will welcome the public for the 11th annual Open…
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Motorcyclist dies in Laverton North
A man has died following a multi-vehicle collision in Laverton North overnight. Police said the collision, involving a motorbike, a truck and a Honda CR-V…
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Car crash scam ends in jail
A Truganina man has been sentenced to two years and four months jail for staging car crashes in Laverton and other suburbs for insurance money.…
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Australia’s oldest computer at Scienceworks
Australia’s oldest computer and the world’s fourth-oldest is back on display at Scienceworks. The 2500-kilogram computer known as CSIRAC (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation…
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IN FOCUS: Altona club bowls ’em over
Altona Bowling Club has come a long way since its beginnings in 1958 when its home was an army hut.
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