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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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More services needed for premature babies
A Werribee South mother has called for Wyndham’s maternity services to be expanded to cater for babies born between 24 and 32 weeks’ gestation. Jody…
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Williamstown RSL vows to hold service
Williamstown RSL will hold an Anzac Day dawn service despite being “in no man’s land” without a club. The sub-branch dissolved after its club, at…
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Ashton Rawstron sails into history
At just nine years old, Williamstown’s Ashton Rawstron will be one of the youngest sailors competing in the Cadet World Championship in Germany this year.…
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Williamstown’s Shenandoah house set to sale
Williamstown’s history-packed “Shenandoah house” is being offered for sale for the first time in 42 years. Bus loads of tourists visit the double-storey house at…
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Boxer Barry Michael beaten by Kokoda
Williamstown former world champion boxer Barry Michael was flown to hospital last week after becoming injured on the Kokoda Trail. Michael, 62, had left Australia…
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Hoops hopes on the rise
If determination and work ethic have anything to do with it, Alieu Chol will be taking his Melton-honed basketball talent to the world. The 19-year-old…
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Williamstown Botanic Gardens plan unveiled
A draft master plan for Williamstown Botanic Gardens has been released by Hobsons Bay council for community feedback. The heritage-listed gardens were laid out between…
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Man faces deportation after Newport carjacking, home invasion
An ice-affected man involved in a home invasion and carjacking at Newport is likely to be deported to Iraq after serving his sentence. Mazin Putrus,…
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