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New plans lodged for Club Edgewater site
A multi-storey hotel and apartment complex flagged for the site of the half-built Club Edgewater project could be “called in” for a decision by Maribyrnong…
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Huong Truong sets sights on Parliament
A daughter of Vietnamese boat people hopes to raise the voice of the unheard in Victoria’s Parliament if elected to the upper house at the…
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Williamstown MP Wade Noonan retiring from politics
Melbourne’s inner-west faces a complete changing of the guard in state politics with Wade Noonan joining Marsha Thomson in announcing his retirement. The Williamstown MP…
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Green days for development site
A new community garden will be established on an $8.5million Footscray development site before townhouses are built next year. The land at 130-186 Buckley Street…
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My Place: Larissa MacFarlane
From snapshots of Seddon to paste-up posters of her handstands, artist Larissa MacFarlane has left her mark on her suburb and beyond. She speaks with…
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Sick cat scam warning
A western suburbs animal rescue group is warning the community to be wary of scammers selling domestic kittens as special breeds, with many of the…
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Square art hit by vandal
A vandal who may have a grudge against green energy has “systematically ruined” an Altona political art installation about brown coal mining. Wild Books Collective…
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Bar takes pride of place
Footscray’s first community-owned LGBTIQ-friendly bar has secured a venue. Pride of our Footscray, co-owned by nearly 200 shareholders who chipped in a minimum of $500,…
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Arts boss keen to get started
Turning the Footscray Community Arts Centre into a home for everybody would be the cherry on the cake of an already great organisation, according to…
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Suburbs safer as crime on the decline
Crime rates have dropped in Hobsons Bay and the city of Maribyrnong, latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency show. Hobsons Bay’s recorded offences fell…
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Spring brings snake sightings
Melbourne might be in the grip of Tiger mania, but there’s a different type of tiger people are being warned to be wary of. Hobsons…
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Stuff it, squeeze it and take it home with love
A teddy bear can become a life-long treasure, and that is exactly what Brimbank Shopping Centre is hoping to create this week. The centre will…
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Chef Bridget Bottcher takes culinary gold
Footscray chef Bridget Bottcher has scored a sizzling course win in Australia’s longest-running culinary competition. Ms Bottcher, 22, took home gold for her entrée and…
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Intaj Khan to appeal closure
The operator of a Maidstone training institute says he will appeal against the forced closure of the campus. Intaj Khan, founder of the Western Institute…
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A ruby in Altona’s crown
Spotswood’s Jude Hanson, whose grandfather Thomas Miller once owned Millers Road, will help unveil a plaque on the 40th anniversary of Altona Gate Shopping Centre.…
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