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Katie Hall and Melissa Horne enter state election race
Labor’s Katie Hall and Melissa Horne have entered the box seat to become the new state members of Parliament for the safe seats of Footscray…
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Smart city message goes global
Wyndham council’s WynLens project is in the running for a smart city global award. City economy, innovation and liveability director Kate Roffey, WynLens creator Adam…
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Inner-west residents back same-sex marriage
A majority of inner-west residents have thrown their support behind allowing same-sex couples to marry, joining a national push for change to the legal definition…
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Vic Uni management defends redundancy process
Victoria University management is standing firm behind its rejection of claims that key union officials are being deliberately sacked ahead of new staff bargaining. A…
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Fight to save giant oak tree from the axe
Footscray residents are staging a last-ditch battle to stop the destruction and removal of an enormous oak tree they say harbours abundant wildlife. Cowper Street…
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Police: Boy found in car at Newport was hiding
A boy who was found unresponsive in a car in Newport on Monday had been hiding in the rear, police have revealed. The eight-year-old boy remains…
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Ambulance response times falling
The city of Maribyrnong has recorded the quickest ambulance response time out of eight north-western municipalities, latest figures show. Figures for July 1 to…
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Footscray North Primary School shows true art
Footscray North Primary School pupils have put their artistic flair to work in creating a colourful array of pieces for the school’s popular bi-annual Art…
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Wembley Primary School marks Remembrance Day
Pupils at Wembley Primary School in Yarraville came together on Friday to stage a Remembrance Day ceremony in the school’s Anzac Garden. Pupils led the…
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Paws with the Claus
Cats can get their photo taken with Santa Claus for a good cause in the lead-up to Christmas. Cat Napping Cat Suburban Retreat at Spotswood…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks to light up Footscray Park
The banks of the Maribyrnong will be the picturesque backdrop for celebrations to round out 2017 when New Year’s Eve lights up Footscray Park on…
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Setting Sun Film Festival calling for entries
The largest short film festival in Melbourne’s west will return in 2018, taking the plunge into feature length screenings for the first time. The fifth…
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Blitz finds majority of trucks pose risk
Cowboy truck drivers and rogue transport companies are on notice after a blitz found the majority of trucks on inner-west roads pose a safety risk.…
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Residents evacuated as firefighters tackle Maidstone blaze
Firefighters evacuated a number of residents in Montgomery Street in Maidstone after a suspicious blaze broke out on Monday night. A number of callers to…
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Wild scenes in Altona after Tonga beats NZ in rugby
Wild scenes erupted in Altona on Monday after Tonga created Rugby League World Cup history with a 28-22 victory over New Zealand on Saturday. Fans…
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