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Scienceworks shines new light on art
Scienceworks is inviting people to challenge their sense of reality at a new exhibition merging science with art. LightTime features works by 11 experimental artists,…
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Finns hot and not bothered
Altona is now home to one of the best places to escape the wintry chill with the opening of Melbourne’s first public Finnish sauna. The…
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Call for truck ban in Millers Road at Brooklyn, Altona North
Residents surrounding Melbourne’s most polluted suburb have welcomed Hobsons Bay council’s decision to push for a truck ban on Millers Road. It its submission to…
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Residents rally against West Footscray development
A major new development of an industrial West Footscray site has attracted more than 80 objections from neighbouring residents. The $26 million development of a…
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My Place: Noga Nicholson
Noga Nicholson loves her peaceful pocket of South Kingsville. She speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your connection to Hobsons Bay? I’ve lived in…
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French celebration marks end of term
It was a sea of baguettes and berets at Wembley Primary School on Friday as a celebration of all things French was held to mark…
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Budget passed but hub could spell end for kinders
Hobsons Bay council has adopted its annual budget, despite concern that allocating $4.59million to build an Altona early years hub will seal the fate of…
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Faith in a galaxy far, far away
A Williamstown church minister who uses Star Wars to preach redemption believes people haven’t lost their religion – but simply that they were “just more…
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Census snapshot: Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong
HOBSONS BAY •Hobsons Bay’s population of 88,778 is made up of 50.9 per cent females and 49.1 per cent males, with a median age of…
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Footy season going to the dogs
While your favourite footy team’s year may be going to the dogs, a Yarraville photographer is looking to give the season back some bark. Belinda…
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Counterfeit notes used at Yarraville bakeries
Police are searching for a man who passed off counterfeit bank notes at two Yarraville bakeries last month. The man entered Bakers Delight on Anderson…
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Gisborne’s water-only school
St Brigid’s Primary School in Gisborne is streaming ahead as the region’s first water-only school. Choosing tap water as the No.1 option for hydration is…
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Laundering lawyer John Anile sentenced to three years jail
A lawyer convicted of laundering money allegedly given to him by a man accused of the notorious Richmond road gang robbery will spend at least…
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Woman killed by truck in West Footscray
A woman has been killed after being hit by a truck in West Footscray. It is believed the woman, who is yet to be identified,…
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My Place: Debbie Vella
Altona Meadows resident and local maternal and child health nurse, Debbie Vella, has seen thousands of children grow. She speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your connection…
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