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Oak tree destruction sparks protection call
The unsuccessful fight to save a giant oak tree from destruction in Footscray has become a rallying point for the protection of significant trees in…
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RSPCA raid house in suspected pet scam
A Geelong house has been raided in relation to an alleged pet-selling racket with links to Hobsons Bay. Star Weekly reported in October that scammers…
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Altona North’s Jarryd Byrne stars in The Unbelievables
Altona North’s Jarryd Byrne is appearing in what has been dubbed “summer’s biggest show”. The Unbelievables, is running at Hamer Hall from January 3-13. Byrne,…
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Yule be delighted
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in Hobsons Bay. Children are invited to wear their pyjamas for a special Christmas bedtime storytime at…
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Footscray secondary school picture takes shape
The inner-west’s biggest educational shake-up in decades is looming after the state government revealed details of its plans for a new Footscray Learning Precinct. Education…
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Tough Guy Book Club opens Williamstown chapter
When the going gets tough, the tough get reading. A chapter of the Tough Guy Book Club has opened in Williamstown and founder Steve Bruce…
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Hearts set on marriage
A Williamtown couple hopes marriage equality legislation will enable them to marry before one of them “leaves this lifetime”. Cas Willow, who has been with her…
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MacFarlane devastated by loss of Disability Pride artwork
A Seddon artist has been left devastated by the sudden removal of a Footscray artwork created by a team of people and artists living with…
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Dream Factory eatery deemed too attractive to patrons
A proposed Footscray eatery has been forced to take steps to be “less attractive” to visitors. Maribyrnong Council earlier this year approved plans for a…
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‘I think I’m sick’: Altona holiday rental trashed
A beachfront holiday rental in Altona was completely trashed at the weekend, with walls ripped out, windows broken and fittings smashed. The double-storey house on the…
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Maserati wrecked in notorious Footscray flood spot
Motorists are being warned to take care on the road and avoid driving into floodwaters after a luxury sports car became stranded in a flooded underpass…
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Maribyrnong Council censors Donald Trump street art
Maribyrnong Council has become involved in another street art censorship controversy, this time involving an image of Donald Trump. BiGfiSh design and fabrication studio in…
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Coode Island Terminals workers walk off job over safety
Workers have walked off the job at the Coode Island Terminals, citing safety concerns for Yarraville, Footscray and Newport residents. A series of 24-hour stoppages…
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Inner-west braces for heavy rain and flooding
Inner-west residents are bracing for severe weather and widespread flooding as once-in-a-generation rain rain bears down on Melbourne and Victoria. A flood warning has been…
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300 kilograms of cocaine seized in Altona
Two Mexican men have been charged after about 300 kilograms of cocaine packed in pallets of cocoa powder was seized in Altona. The men, aged 33…
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