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Altona Vikings are on the hunt
As Altona Football Club celebrates its centenary, the Vikings are sounding the siren for players. Altona Junior Football Club president Vito Rubino said the club,…
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Altona North truckie loses sentencing appeal
An Altona North truck driver has lost a bid to reduce his minimum two-year jail term for a head-on collision that left an 18-year-old woman…
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Altona’s great mouse race
Betting is bound to be fierce on which creature will win by a whisker during a mouse-racing day to raise money for Altona City Soccer…
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Purr-fect way to be feline fine
Discounted cat desexing with free microchipping is being offered to Hobsons Bay pensioners and health care card holders. PETstock Vet Altona North and Altona Vet…
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Altona mobility scooter theft a low blow
Burglars have stolen a mobility scooter in a seemingly targeted theft from an Altona woman’s house. Wren Street resident Kate Douglas, pictured, said intruders forced…
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Disability training dares to make a difference
A new program designed to shift perceptions of disability is being rolled out across the west. Footscray-based employment service WCIG last week launched DARE (Disability…
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New stretch of trail a blessing for cyclists
Cyclists are counting their blessings following the completion of a key stretch of the long-promised Temple to Temple trail. A 1.2-kilometre section of cycle trail…
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Simple steps to better mental wellbeing
Simple steps such as taking a stroll at lunchtime can help workers cut stress and anxiety as effectively as prescription medication, according to new research…
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Skunk Control light up White Night
The boffins behind Victoria University’s Skunk Control collective will light up White Night celebrations this Saturday when their installation, Altar to the Future, comes to…
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Footscray childhood flavours literary award winner
Growing up in Footscray, Demet Divaroren was an avid bookworm. Yet there was one story she never came across – her own upbringing as a…
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Newport man dies after Thai bar brawl
An Australian man who died after a bar brawl in Thailand has been identified by local media as Newport resident Benjamin Robb. Mr Robb, 42,…
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Queen’s baton relay makes its way through the inner-west
A slice of the Commonwealth Games will come to the inner-west this Saturday as the Queen’s Baton Relay arrives in style. The baton has been…
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Hunt for armed bandits over West Footscray milk bar robbery
Police are searching for two armed men who stole a cash register from a West Footscray milk bar. The two men, armed with a knife…
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Citizen’s arrest in Sanctuary Lakes
A man made a citizen’s arrest in Sanctuary Lakes this morning, following an alleged road rage incident. Police were called to a shopping centre on Point…
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Fake cash, tomahawk seized from sleeping driver
A man asleep in a car in Williamstown North has been allegedly caught with counterfeit money, a tomahawk, flick knife and potentially dangerous tools. Police…
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