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Pram-pushing couple steal purse at Highpoint shopping centre
Police are searching for a couple alleged to have stolen a purse from a woman at Highpoint shopping centre in Maribyrnong. The couple were pushing…
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Pram-pushing couple steal purse at Highpoint shopping centre
Police are searching for a couple alleged to have stolen a purse from a woman at Highpoint shopping centre in Maribyrnong. The couple were pushing…
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CFMEU heavily fined for “arrogant” Footscray industrial action
A union and two of its chief agitators have been slapped with almost $250,000 in fines for “arrogant” industrial action on a Footscray worksite. The…
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Hobsons Bay set to sizzle
Hobsons Bay will be filled with colour this summer with a series of free music events and outdoor movies over January and February. Inspired by…
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Williamstown theatre night for women in Uganda
A theatre fundraiser in Williamstown next month will raise money for a tourist shop to help women in Uganda become self sufficient. Five years ago,…
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Reptiles on parade
Slithering snakes and creepy crawlies will be making an appearance at Hobsons Bay’s libraries this month. Former zookeeper Andrew Wegener, of Australian Wildlife Lectures, will…
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Minister responds to review of homes near hazards
Hobsons Bay residents and the council have welcomed Planning Minister Richard Wynne’s decision to accept major recommendations from an independent review of residential development near…
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Maribyrnong Council to bolster tree protection
Maribyrnong council will strengthen its tree protection rules following the destruction of a significant oak tree on a Footscray property. The tree, understood to be…
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Hobsons Bay drownings sorrow
When Altona’s Derek Wilson heard two people had drowned in Hobsons Bay on Saturday, he was heartbroken for the families. Twenty years ago on Monday,…
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More sand for Altona beach a shore thing
Altona beach will get 32,000 tons of sand under a $1.5million foreshore renourishment plan announced last week. Hobsons Bay council has appointed Hoare Bros to…
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Dome adorned with Greek grandeur
The biggest Greek Orthodox church in Melbourne’s west will unveil a new painting by a world-renowned iconographer at Christmas. Athens-based George Kordis has spent 10…
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Victoria University’s trailblazing first year model
Students entering Victoria University from next month will be taking part in one of the biggest teaching shake-ups in the university’s history. VU will be…
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Melton courts a new stadium
A new stadium with five indoor basketball courts has been earmarked for Toolern, while Caroline Springs Stadium will be expanded from three courts to six…
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Turf time as grant helps Craigieburn Cricket Club
Craigieburn’s VI Foster Reserve will be brought back to match condition with the help of a grant from McEwen MP Rob Mitchell. The grant, which…
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Maribyrnong couple Victoria’s first same-sex couple to marry
Maribyrnong couple Amy and Elise McDonald have made history as the first same-sex couple to marry in Victoria. The newlyweds were married at Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens on…
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