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Maribyrnong: Detention centre sackings follow abuse

Government-contracted security officers have been investigated over a string of attacks on detainees inside Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre, with two guards recently sacked for...

Champion swimmer Chloe McCardel won’t be stopped by stings

World champion swimmer Chloe McCardel is still covered in grey scars. It’s nearly four months since she was repeatedly stung by scores of jellyfish while...

Champion swimmer Chloe McCardel won’t be stopped by stings

World champion swimmer Chloe McCardel is still covered in grey scars. It’s nearly four months since she was repeatedly stung by scores of jellyfish while...

Champion swimmer Chloe McCardel won’t be stopped by stings

World champion swimmer Chloe McCardel is still covered in grey scars. It’s nearly four months since she was repeatedly stung by scores of jellyfish while...

Altona City Soccer Club’s fireworks bid a fizzer

One of the oldest soccer clubs in the west is angered after Hobsons Bay council refused it permission to hold a five-minute fireworks display...

Altona City Soccer Club’s fireworks bid a fizzer

One of the oldest soccer clubs in the west is angered after Hobsons Bay council refused it permission to hold a five-minute fireworks display...

Altona City Soccer Club’s fireworks bid a fizzer

One of the oldest soccer clubs in the west is angered after Hobsons Bay council refused it permission to hold a five-minute fireworks display...

Whitten Project call to young leaders

Most teenagers spend their high school years trying to fit in. That’s not the case for Tahlya Cutajar, who’s comfortable that her leadership skills...

Whitten Project call to young leaders

Most teenagers spend their high school years trying to fit in. That’s not the case for Tahlya Cutajar, who’s comfortable that her leadership skills...

Altona: Woman indecently assaulted at railway station

UPDATE: Police have released security footage of a man they want to speak to after a woman was indecently assaulted at Altona railway station. A man...

Altona: Woman indecently assaulted at railway station

UPDATE: Police have released security footage of a man they want to speak to after a woman was indecently assaulted at Altona railway station. A man...

Hobsons Bay childcare row goes on as parents query costs

Parents are continuing to fight moves to outsource Altona North and Altona Meadows childcare centres after Hobsons Bay council this week released its revised...

West Gate Distributor: Truck plan angers sports clubs

Anger is boiling over among local sports clubs that may be moved or merged to make way for the West Gate road distributor. Speculation abounds...

Footscray: Whitehall-Parker streets intersection gets bike lights

Maribyrnong’s most dangerous intersection should be safer now with new bike priority lights switched on at Footscray’s Whitehall and Parker streets. About 1100 cyclists pass...

Footscray: Whitehall-Parker streets intersection gets bike lights

Maribyrnong’s most dangerous intersection should be safer now with new bike priority lights switched on at Footscray’s Whitehall and Parker streets. About 1100 cyclists pass...

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United bolsters defence

Western United has fortified its young defensive core ahead of the A-League women’s season with the signings of Bulleen Lions stars Isabel Dehakiz and...

Crusaders go again