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COMMENT – Speak up to save beach
Williamstown’s beloved beach is about to change forever – and for the worse – unless residents, ratepayers, and everyone else who loves Williamstown speak up…
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Techno Park triumph
Just over two years after it tried to evict them, Hobsons Bay council has decided to allow some of the residents at Williamstown’s Techno Park…
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Voices for change
The prevention of family and domestic violence was the subject of a community forum in Footscray on Friday. Organised by family violence response service Safe…
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Replacement bus assault investigated
Detectives are appealing to the public to help them investigate an unlawful assault on a bus in May. Investigators have been told the victim, a…
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Legally Blonde returns to the stage
As Elle Woods says in the cult film Legally Blonde, ’Believing in yourself never goes out of style“. That sentiment has been fully embraced by…
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ACCC backs need for local journalism
Country Press Australia has welcomed the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s final report from its Digital Platform Services Inquiry, describing it as…
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The trip of a lifetime awaits
One lucky reader has the chance to win the ultimate travel experience – an 8-day Viking “Rhine Getaway” river cruise for two, including return flights,…
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Enter the ghost sign realm
Published last year, ’Melbourne Ghost Signs’ – created by cultural archaeologist and former Seddon resident Sean Reynolds – presents images of old and often hand-painted…
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Community Calendar
Heritage Walks Enjoy a leisurely 90 minute walk around historic Williamstown and nearby suburbs with guide John Becroft. Walks start at 9-20 am each Tuesday…
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John gets his medals
Like many Australian men their age, John Hogg and his twin brother George were both conscripted into the army during the Vietnam War. Along with…
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Voices for change
The prevention of family and domestic violence was the subject of a community forum in Footscray on Friday. Organised by family violence response service Safe…
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Postman Greg approaches last letterbox
Williamstown postie Greg Morgan has been a familiar sight along local footpaths for more than a quarter of a century. But after countless letters, parcels…
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Twentyman gets meeting room honour
The Les Twentyman Foundation has welcomed Maribyrnong council’s decision to name a meeting room at Footscray Town Hall after the late youth worker. Meeting Room…
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Telethon raises $1.3 million
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) hosted its 10th annual World Refugee Telethon on Friday, June 20. The ASRC is Australia’s largest independent organisation supporting…
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Melissa’s marathon fundraising effort
For many people, completing a marathon is a once in a lifetime achievement, but for Yarraville grandmother Melissa Elphinstone, it will soon be once a…
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