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Best headed to the west for Melbourne jazz fest
Expect the unexpected when the Melbourne International Jazz Festival (June 1-10) brings some of the best emerging musical talent to the west. DJ, radio presenter…
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TAFE partnership to train workers for West Gate Tunnel project
Victoria University’s TAFE arm will reopen its Werribee East campus as a ‘Technology Precinct’ to train hundreds of workers to work on the West Gate…
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Ravenhall tip fight far from over
Brimbank council will appear before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal next month to continue its opposition to the expansion of the Ravenhall tip. The…
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Boxer jailed over Kingsville armed robbery and shooting
A heavyweight boxer has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of shooting a man with a shotgun after robbing a Kingsville bottleshop.…
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Williamstown Cemetery tour reveals secrets
A guided tour of “God’s half acre” will wind past the unmarked grave of the man who informed police Ned Kelly was making body armour.…
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ATM found on the back of ute in Werribee
Police are investigating after an ATM was located on the back of a ute in Werribee this morning. Officers discovered the machine after pulling over…
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Truganina man arrested
Police have arrested a Truganina man after a vehicle was driven erratically through Laverton North this morning. About 1.45am, a white Mercedes Benz was seen travelling…
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Footscray schools hit out at funding shortfall
Students and parents at Footscray’s secondary schools have hit out at a lack of funding for urgent works in the latest state budget. While the…
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Police to review responses after Footscray party house trashed
Police have conceded they need to change their approach to dealing with out-of-control parties after they were unable to stop a Footscray house being trashed.…
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Public help for pensioners stung by Maribyrnong Council parking fines
A knight in shining armour has come to the aid of two aged pensioners stung by Maribyrnong council’s “inflexible” infringement system, stepping in to anonymously…
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Rising to the recycling challenge
Hobsons Bay residents are leading a charge to avoid single-use plastic and rubbish creation amid the Chinese recycling crisis. Altona marine ecologist Matthew McArthur said…
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Hobsons Bay council bumps up waste charges
Hobsons Bay residents will be hit with waste collection fee hikes of 17 per cent due to the China recycling crisis. The draft budget for…
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Pet projects for Altona Beach Film Festival
Organisers of Altona Beach Film Festival, now in its fourth year, are hoping to attract a record number of entries with this year’s theme of…
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New housing for Altona strip
An architect’s image of a five-storey, 19-dwelling apartment block proposed for Altona’s shopping strip has been revealed. Metropol Planning Solutions has applied to Hobsons Bay…
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Warning over illegal steel-jaw traps
A Newport woman is urging people to report anyone with an illegal steel jaw trap after her cat’s leg had to be amputated. Angela Tait’s…
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