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Free footy fest kicks off holiday fun at Highpoint
Kids are getting a kick out of the “footy fest” school holidays program at Highpoint shopping centre, launched on Monday by Western Bulldogs stars Caleb…
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Special forces commander ‘Didds’ honoured at Altona
A memorial dedicated to special forces commander Sergeant Blaine Diddams was unveiled at Altona RSL Club on Saturday. Sergeant Diddams, ‘Didds’ to his mates, was…
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Susan Alberti named the 2018 Victorian of the Year
Businesswoman, philanthropist and women’s football pioneer Susan Alberti has been crowned the 2018 Victorian of the Year. Dr Alberti has helped raise millions of dollars…
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Barbershop by day, bar by night?
From barbershop to a bar? One Williamstown barber certainly hopes that will be the case. The owner of La Bodega Barbershop and Shave Parlour, at 1…
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Ilona Nelson shares Wild Song vision
Yarraville artist Ilona Nelson is inviting art-lovers to join her for a walk on the wild side. Her long-term project This Wild Song is a…
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Footscray flood as water mains erupt
Water has erupted from burst mains beneath the street in Footscray, flooding its way down Parker Street in a murky torrent. A resident who witnessed…
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Westside Derby Dollz ready to roll for come and try day
Flush with recent success and ready to roll out the welcome mat, the Westside Derby Dollz are calling for adventurous souls to take part in…
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Chiptune musician Alex Yabsley game for CHANGES
When Footscray ‘chiptune’ musician Alex Yabsley first began dabbling with the musical potential of the Nintendo Game Boy console, little did he expect a decade-long…
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Wedding hopefuls burned by The Willows’ woes
What should be one of the happiest days of a West Footscray couple’s life has turned into their worst nightmare. Richard Macri and his fiancee…
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My Place: Peta Turnbull
Brooklyn’s Peta Turnbull, affectionately known as the Scrap Queen, chats with Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay? I moved to Brooklyn…
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Seaholme couple celebrates 70th anniversary
Seaholme’s Linda and Len Findlay last week celebrated their 70th anniversary. Mr Findlay, 93, was born in Altona, while Mrs Findlay, 90, moved to the…
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Jack’s a tradie in waiting
Newport’s Jack Lee is Australia’s best schoolboy carpenter – but he hasn’t yet nailed a job. The Bayside P-12 College year 12 student won gold…
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Willy Congs chalk up 125 years
Williamstown Congs Cricket Club is reaching out to past and present members for its 125th anniversary. The club started in 1893 when Reverend H. Jones,…
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DJ puts heat in beats
Altona’s David Stoneman aka DJ Dance Beats is unlike anyone you’ve ever heard. Stoneman was in and out of the Royal Children’s Hospital until age…
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We regret to inform you a truck has struck the Napier Street Bridge
This is another article about another truck driver running into Footscray’s Napier Street bridge. It begins, in typical fashion, with details about a truck striking…
















