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End for politicians age of ‘entitlement’
State politicians could be forced to pay back wrongly claimed entitlements and second residence allowances could be capped in a bid to stamp out a…
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Western Bulldogs Leadership Project diary
By Brandon Rogers On April 20, I and the other Melton council group in the Leadership Project watched presentations from four different foundations that all represented…
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Council slams state as truck bans split communities
Hobsons Bay council has lashed out at the state government over its West Gate Tunnel project, saying it has pitted residents north and south of…
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Seddon cricket bat factory conversion up for grabs
The owners of a slice of Seddon history knew they were on a good wicket when they made their home in a converted cricket bat factory.…
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Budding Footscray author delves into mystery
Intergalactic adventures and a marvelous mystery await readers of the debut publication of a budding Footscray author. Lucas Nguyen, 10, said he had never been an…
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Stolen plaques replaced and memorial restored for Anzac Day
More than 100 bronze plaques stolen from the Footscray Memorial Garden have been replaced in time for Anzac Day. Thieves stole 111 bronze memorial plaques…
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Industry centre grows new jobs
A new logistics hub at Truganina is gearing up to bring as many as 2000 new jobs to the area. Earlier this month, Industry and Employment…
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Homeless sleeping rough at Altona’s Cherry Lake
It’s an isolated place, inhabited by snakes, but homeless people are pitching tents on the north side of Altona’s Cherry Lake. Last week, a tent…
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Itchy bomb tree bid rejected
Hobsons Bay council last week rejected calls for the removal of 45 “itchy bomb” trees from Williamstown’s Bayview Street and other locations around the municipality.…
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Footscray’s Little Saigon redevelopment gains 12-month extension
Owners of Footscray’s fire-razed Little Saigon market have an extra year to begin redeveloping the site. Fire tore through the iconic Footscray market last December,…
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Search for missing therapy dog Sammy
UPDATE: A West Footscray family has been reunited with their missing therapy dog Sammy. Sammy went missing from Johnson Reserve, West Footscray, about 6pm on the evening of…
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Dog act threatens wildlife
It has been described as a mini Kakadu because of its important biodiversity, but someone with “malicious” intent is repeatedly vandalising the fence to let…
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Happy campers join Western Bulldogs Leadership Project
The Western Bulldogs Leadership Project is officially underway. Now in its fifth year, the program has helped more than 250 young people in Years 9…
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Land rights story told in Coranderrk
It’s a story that was hidden for too long. Coranderrk was a reserve outside present-day Healesville, established in 1863 by dispossessed Kulan clans in what…
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Volunteering opens a new journey for Sahil
The rich rewards of volunteering are not lost on Footscray’s Sahil Puri. Coming to Australia in 2013 as an international student, Mr Puri wanted to…
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