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Emergency services relay their respect for fallen colleague
Emergency services members enjoyed a warm welcome in Footscray on Friday after running from Mildura to raise money and awareness for mental health. The MFB,…
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My Place: Pamela Mulready
A stalwart of the Seddon community, Pamela Mulready loves where she lives but would like to see greater awareness of the area’s rich history. She…
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Cars showered with wet concrete from Footscray apartment site
A driver whose car was sprayed with wet concrete from a Footscray building site is calling for stricter compliance with construction regulations. Catherine McDonald was…
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A sad day for senior citizen
A Wyndham woman has called for improved treatment for senior citizens who have a mental illness, after her own experience with the health system. Norma…
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Groomer jailed over fatal dog beating bailed on appeal
A pet groomer has been convicted over the fatal beating of a dog with a hairdryer at a Maribyrnong salon. Paul Rogers faced the Sunshine…
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Archer aims for the top
Pint-sized archer Amelie Cheung will be showing off her bow and arrow prowess on Channel Seven’s Little Big Shots this Sunday. The nine-year-old Seaholme girl…
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Going in to bat for kids
Altona North Cricket Club is crowdfunding to raise $30,000 so its programs and facilities can be enjoyed by a growing population. The club, established in…
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Ethiopian New Year festivities for Footscray
Enjoy a feast for all of the senses when Ethiopian New Year festivities light up Footscray this Saturday. Local celebrations of the new year, known…
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Breakthrough technology bosts fight against cancer
Care for seriously ill patients has stepped up a notch at Footscray Hospital via new technology, the first of its kind in Victoria. The new…
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Maidstone residents take fight to VCAT
Maidstone residents are taking their fight against a townhouse project to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, arguing the proposal is an overdevelopment of the…
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Tradie aims to be next Channing Tatum
An Altona North tradie is aiming to become Australia’s answer to Channing Tatum after winning a scholarship with the world’s biggest hip-hop company in Los…
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Altona Primary a buyer magnet
People moving into the Altona Primary School zone are helping to drive house prices up by about $120,000, new Real Estate Institute of Victoria data…
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Pups on patrol for vets
Melton pound pups could get their second chance at life working as therapy dogs for veterans in the west thanks to the Young Diggers program.…
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Tasty times in Eynesbury
Lovers of the finer things in life are being invited to feast on the west’s best produce at Eynesbury Homestead later this month. The historic…
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Fatal tragedy casts spotlight on policing pressures
A good samaritan who coaxed a suicidal woman off a West Footscray road an hour before she was fatally run over by a semi-trailer is…
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