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Driver jailed for fatal Ring Road crash
A truck driver who caused a six-car pile-up that resulted in a woman dying 12 days later has been sentenced to a minimum two-and-a-half…
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My Place: John McMahon
John McMahon is doing everything he can to keep the inner-west’s very own sport of trugo alive in Yarraville, his home of more than 80…
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Hard lesson for speeding drivers
As children returned to school last week, Williamstown police were out in force targeting speeding drivers as part of Operation Fluro. Police nabbed 13 drivers…
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Williamstown football clubs at bursting point
Williamstown football clubs say they will have to start turning away players because they don’t have the facilities to cope with growing numbers, including females…
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Mayor answers claims about $1 land deal
Hobsons Bay’s mayor has defended the council’s decision not to buy a large parcel of Mobil land for a sports centre, saying it would have…
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Trail dream realised for National Tree Day
A $2.5-million shared path and artwork trail will be officially opened at Altona North on National Tree Day. Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek are…
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Andy Griffiths says love your bookshop
Best-selling children’s author and Williamstown resident Andy Griffiths is urging people to show a lot of love for their local bookshops. Griffiths, who is an…
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Over 50 cats removed from Williamstown house
Fifty-five cats have been removed from a house in Williamstown that has been described as “unfit for human habitation”. Nathan Miles, the founder of Western…
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Deadline looms on Sims Supermarket sale
The fate of 160 Sims IGA Plus Liquor supermarket staff could be known within a fortnight as administrators prepare the Footscray and Werribee stores for…
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Footscray identity Ron Palmer passes away
Beloved Footscray identity Ron Palmer, 92, has died. Ronald John Palmer, widely known as “Mr Footscray”, passed away peacefully last Tuesday. The lifelong resident dedicated…
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Yarraville film the focus of festival awards
A video project focusing on a popular cooking program at a Yarraville school has been shortlisted for a national film award. Yarraville Special Developmental School…
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Dig in to help out on National Tree Day
Residents of all ages are invited to roll up their sleeves this Sunday as part of National Tree Day. Maribyrnong council is looking for volunteers…
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Catholic Brother Bernard Hartman released from jail
A Catholic Brother who sexually abused children in the Altona area in the 1970s and ’80s was released from jail on Sunday to return to…
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IN FOCUS: Day care for the VIPs in your family
VIP Family Day Care is run by mother-and-daughter team Gail Sinopoli and Angela Buttigieg, who wanted to offer more families with children aged six weeks…
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Costs keep creeping on Church Street childcare redevelopment
The cost of redeveloping a demolished West Footscray childcare centre has blown out to almost $6 million – close to three times the initial project…
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