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When the secret is out
Altona Meadows’ Sam Young has been living with a secret he is finally sharing. “I never opened up about this to my friends and people…
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Nightclub arrest in Werribee
A 20-year-old Hoppers Crossing man who allegedly jumped the fence of a nightclub in Watton Street, Werribee on Sunday morning has been charged with a…
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Fire burns out of control on Maribyrnong Defence site
Fire crews are battling an out of control blaze at the former Maribyrnong Defence Site. Dozens of firefighters are working to contain a factory fire in a disused building…
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Stan Fox celebrates his 100th birthday
A Footscray boy who went on to enjoy a stellar career at the Williamstown shipyards has celebrated his 100th birthday. Born in Albert Street on…
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Head of Gymnastics Victoria leaps at chance to visit RecWest
The head of Gymnastics Victoria has leapt back to his roots during a visit to RecWest in Braybrook. Jamie Parsons, who grew up just around…
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My Place: Poppy Papadoupoulos
Yarraville’s Penelope “Poppy” Papadoupoulos is a proud gardener and renowned cook who has lived in the inner west for more than five decades. She speaks…
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Plenty of wit as bombshells are dropped
One of the west’s favourite theatre groups is starting 2018 with a bang. wit incorporated’s first scheduled performance is Bombshells, a play by celebrated Melbourne…
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Push for audio recording of Maribyrnong Council meetings
Maribyrnong council meetings could be recorded and shared online as part of a drive for greater transparency. Cr Mia McGregor used last week’s council meeting…
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Seddon Festival chalks up 20 years of celebrating
The sounds of the Seddon Festival will spill through the streets this Saturday as the popular event celebrates its 20th year. Charles and Victoria streets…
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Community calendar
Market day The Altona Lions Cherry Lake market is on the first Sunday of the month. The next one, on March 4, will have stalls,…
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Maribyrnong Council delivers alcohol and drug strategy
By Benjamin Millar A crackdown on bottleshops, stronger partnerships with health services and consideration of a supervised injecting trial are recommended in Maribyrnong council’s…
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Maribyrnong Defence Site to be sold on open market
The Maribyrnong Defence Site will be sold on the open market after the Department of Defence failed to find a suitable buyer by tender. The…
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WYNnovation: Here’s to great ideas
The first WYNnovation festival will be held next month. Wyndham’s future focused economy portfolio holder Cr Walter Villagonzalo said the six-day festival would include a…
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Police investigate neo-Nazi material at VU Footscray campus
Police are examining CCTV footage showing neo-Nazi stickers and posters being plastered over Victoria University’s Footscray Park campus. Homophobic material and “Nazi Youth” stickers with…
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Clarke to edit Growing Up African in Australia anthology
What does it mean to grow up African in Australia? In 2016, Yarraville writer Maxine Beneba Clarke had a social media conversation with fellow writer…
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