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Women’s Honour Roll inductee carries torch for west
A Newport resident inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women will champion opportunities for western suburbs young people. Dr Maria Dudycz, who is of…
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Sneakerheads put best foot forward
Footscray hip hop group Sneakerheads is lacing up for the gig of a lifetime this week as the support act for California hip hop pioneers…
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My Place: Nick Ciancio
Nick Ciancio, a two-time Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medallist who has been repairing sewing machines for more than five decades, says Footscray has always been…
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Altona Meadows man hit with heavy wage theft fine
An Altona Meadows man and his medical first aid company have been fined $300,000 for falsifying pay records and routinely underpaying workers. Paul Tempany and…
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Footscray man nabbed for bottle shop liquor thefts
A Footscray man has been charged with a series of thefts on liquor outlets across Melbourne. The 36-year old was arrested around 9am Wednesday morning…
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Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson
AMY CATTERALL, WILLIAMSTOWN VFLW COACH FB: How would you rate your cooking skills? AC: Professionally average. FB: What is your signature dish? AC: At the moment I would…
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Spotswood food festival with a catch
It’s one festival you have to catch. The Slow Fish Festival is coming to Spotswood, hosted by Slow Food Melbourne – part of an eco-gastronomy…
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CCTV to nab Altona Meadows arsonist
Security cameras will be installed at an Altona Meadows reserve to stop a series of deliberate fires at the site of a giant flower sculpture.…
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Ladybugs shine for girls with autism
Rose, age 9, wants to be an author when she grows up. An avid reader, she has finished all but one of the Treehouse books…
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Local heroes treasured in Altona military exhibition
On Valentine’s Day in 1917, a shell exploded in front of Sergeant Albert Hyde and a locket from his fiancee probably saved his life. His…
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Cat fight over strays
The founder of a volunteer cat rescue group has been threatened with legal action by Hobsons Bay council if he takes an animal to The…
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Generating affection
Once a month, children from Altona Kindergarten visit their local aged-care facility, where they are fast forming friendships with residents. About 30 children catch the…
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Blooming good idea
Children at Brookfield Kindergarten have taken their first seedlings home to plant and grow. Melton council’s Kindergarten Plant Program provides every child enrolled in four-year-old…
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RSPCA investigates dumped cat
A cat that was locked in a bird cage bound with rope and then dumped in a Kurunjang park is now in safe hands and…
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West Footscray warehouse plan scaled back
The developer behind a major warehouse development in West Footscray has reached a compromise on the project with residents. Star Weekly last year reported that…
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