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Seaworks revamp looking good
Work is under way on a $3 million upgrade to Williamstown’s Seaworks maritime precinct. Seaworks, Hobsons Bay’s second-biggest visitor attraction after Scienceworks, draws more than…
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Finding love in Altona
Married at First Sight romantic fever is catching on in Hobsons Bay as an Altona restaurant introduces its first Singles Mingle night in May. The…
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Parking fine mess cleared up
An Altona Meadows resident has successfully contested a $95 fine for parking within three metres of a dividing line outside the Altona Senior Citizens’ Centre.…
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Duty calls in quake city’s rubble
Seven years after the devastation of the Christchurch earthquake, Sergeant Victor Velthuis can still vividly recall the “massive” extent of the damage. Sergeant Velthuis, from…
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Altona North chainsaw massacre
Police and Hobsons Bay council are investigating after about 20 trees were this month chopped down in Altona North by men who appeared to be…
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Laverton’s Aviation Road rail bridge revealed
Plans for a road bridge to replace the Aviation Road level crossing at Laverton were this week revealed by the state government, despite community concerns…
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Brooklyn tip audit call
A state government MP is calling for an investigation into a Brooklyn tip operator given a $500,000 taxpayer-funded cheque to improve its waste processing. The…
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Mental health care is a rewarding career
For Rory Dalton, working as an emergency mental health clinician at Werribee Mercy Hospital means he gets an opportunity to help vulnerable people every day.…
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State government chips in $6 million to offset West Gate Tunnel river impact
The state government has agreed to stump up just under half of the $12.5 million sought by Maribyrnong council to offset the impact of the…
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Peak hour protest to shut down busy Yarraville intersections
Residents protesting against a forecast rise in truck traffic fuelled by the West Gate Tunnel project will stage a peak-hour shutdown of one of Yarraville’s…
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Epic ‘Boundless Plains’ run finishes in Footscray
The final few steps of an epic fundraiser fell in Footscray on Friday when Cassie Cohen and Jackson Bursill crossed the finish line of their…
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Push to lift funding for Neighbourhood Houses
Maribyrnong council has thrown its support behind a campaign to push the state government to fulfil its election promise to boost Neighbourhood House funding. Maribyrnong’s…
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Questions over handling of Maribyrnong munitions factory fire
Residents are accusing authorities of being ill-prepared for emergencies at the badly contaminated Maribyrnong Defence Site, in the aftermath of a fire that tore through…
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Dishing up neighbourly spirit at Harmony Feast
The west’s vibrant multicultural community will be dishing up good times and neighbourly spirit when the annual Harmony Feast is held in Maidstone this month.…
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Spotswood firefighter reunited with with trench survivor
Spotswood firefighter Damian Christy was this month reunited with a plumber he rescued after a trench wall collapsed last November. Whittlesea’s Brandon Grech, who has…
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