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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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Brimbank’s Most Wanted: May 8, 2018
Let’s help Brimbank Police. If you have any information in relation to these people, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or contact your local…
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Further charges following armed robberies
Police have charged two more people following a series of armed robberies across the western suburbs. Altona North Embona Armed Robbery Taskforce investigators arrested a…
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Live City project underway on former Kinnears factory site
The first stage of the 1450-apartment redevelopment of the former Kinnears rope factory site in Footscray is officially under way. Stage one of the $750…
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Budget win for ‘forgotten’ Dinjerra Primary School
The revamp of Dinjerra Primary School will finally get under way following a $7.4 million allocation in the state government’s 2018-19 budget. More than 500…
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Author all lit up for festival
Best-selling children’s author Jacqueline Harvey, known for her Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series, has been confirmed for next month’s 15th Williamstown Literary Festival. Festival favourites…
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Cheers for vegan beers
Everyone knows there’s a worm in tequila, but the owner of Australia’s first vegan bottle shop says many wouldn’t know about other creatures used in…
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Work suspended at Brooklyn tip
A Brooklyn tip operator has had its licence to accept waste at its landfill suspended by the Environment Protection Authority. Western Land Reclamation, operated by…
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Family violence, brain injury link
Ground-breaking research launched in Melbourne on Tuesday shows two in five Victorians hospitalised for family violence has sustained a brain injury. The Australian-first research, led…
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