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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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My Place: Steven Zammit
Williamstown’s Steven Zammit gained fame at a young age. He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay? I was born…
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Refined literary offering
Author Helen Gildfind will this month launch her first book The Worry Front, a short-story collection with references to the west’s refineries and the old…
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Excellent learning curve
A Laverton school has been recognised by the federal government for delivering one of Australia’s biggest improvements in NAPLAN results. The improvement in performance between…
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African-Australian Leadership Challenge seeks Young Endeavour sailors
A search is under way for two young people to join a 10-day voyage on the Young Endeavour tall ship as part of the African-Australian…
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Bright new look for Tweddle thanks to grant
A Footscray organisation helping parents through the tricky early years is about to receive a welcome facelift. Tweddle Child and Family Health service has received…
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Silent Anzac project heads for distant shores
The Footscray-Yarraville City Band is drumming up support for a major tour marking 100 years since the end of World War I. The Silent Anzac…
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Transport push targets western suburbs pollies
The dire state of public transport in Melbourne’s west is being put in the spotlight in a campaign pushing for more investment ahead of the…
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