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Newport Lakes school upgrade upsets residents
A $3million upgrade to Newport Lakes Primary School will leave neighbouring properties staring at a high wall just metres from their balconies, a Chalmers Lane…
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GOWEST for Midsumma
Drag performers Rex Spandex and Jesse Dean will host a Rainbow Storytime celebrating diverse families at Newport on Friday, as part of GOWEST Midsumma Festival…
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Altona toxic site to open
A contaminated waste facility 950 metres from Altona homes is expected to start operating as early as March. Enviropacific Services will operate the Solve plant…
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Car crashes into pole at Newport bus stop
A car smashed into a pole at a bus stop narrowly missing three women in Newport on Monday. Chris Pinsent witnessed the crash, which happened…
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Tunnel damage compensation promise for Yarraville homes
Hundreds of Yarraville residents living directly above the planned route of the West Gate Tunnel have been promised compensation for any damage caused by tunnel…
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Community groups share $170,000 from Maribyrnong Council
Community groups, artists and sporting clubs are among the winners sharing in $170,000 of grants from Maribyrnong council. The council’s community grants program will fund…
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East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival to light up Footscray
The inner-west’s multicultural spirit will be celebrated this Sunday when the East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival takes over Footscray. Launched more than two…
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Footscray Trugo Club back in action
The Footscray Trugo Club is back. Almost a decade after being forced to shut up shop due to dwindling membership, the revitalised club will hold…
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Woman punched in head over Highpoint parking spot
Police are searching for a woman alleged to have punched another woman during a dispute over a parking spot at Highpoint shopping centre in Maribyrnong.…
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Arson attack on Altona playground
Part of a children’s playground at Altona’s Logan Reserve has been destroyed in an apparent arson attack. A climbing frame was burned down about 4am…
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Man charged with bottle shop robbery
A man has been charged with an attempted armed robbery at an Altona North bottle shop on Wednesday. The 48-year-old man of no fixed address…
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Op shop good deed cops a fine
A woman has been fined for parking in a loading zone while donating goods to the Williamstown Hospital Opportunity Shop. Williamstown resident Carol Glavich said…
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Gang tag link to trashed Altona house
Police have confirmed Menace To Society tags were sprayed inside an Altona holiday rental trashed last month and there were “commonalities” with an out-of-control party…
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Police seek Maribyrnong credit card thief
Police are searching for a man who allegedly withdrew cash using stolen credit cards in Maribyrnong. The man is alleged to have stolen a wallet…
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Nick Barker to headline Stony Creek Music Festival
Australian rock royalty will hit the stage this Australia Day when the Stony Creek Music Festival lights up Yarraville. Oz rock stalwart Nick Barker will…
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