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Damage no child’s play
It would take a strong person to swing a heavy historic pickaxe even once. Overnight Monday last week, someone broke into Logan Reserve’s Altona Homestead,…
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From diverse lands, cultures unite
Maori group Te Karangatahi will launch Cultural Diversity Week in the western suburbs with a program that aims to showcase its culture to the broader…
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Maribyrnong mayor Catherine Cumming chalks up 20 years
Chalking up 20 years as an elected councillor this week, Maribyrnong mayor Catherine Cumming is adamant she still has unfinished business. The Stony Creek ward…
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Cloud over Williamstown RSL dawn service
The future of the local Anzac Day dawn service is in doubt after Williamstown RSL club was put in to voluntary administration. The club must…
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Grand plans for residential development rejected
Plans to squeeze 11 double-storey townhouses on a Werribee block that is less than an acre in size have been quashed by Wyndham council. The…
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Cyclist killed after being hit by truck in Yarraville
A cyclist in her 30s has died after being hit by a truck in Yarraville. The woman was cycling near Yarraville Gardens at 5.40pm Friday when she was…
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Eight million dollar mental health boost for Footscray Hospital
Mental health services at Footscray Hospital have received an $8 million boost. Western Health has welcomed the state government’s investment of more than $19 million to…
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Teenage boy allegedly sexually assaulted at Footscray train station
A teenage boy was allegedly sexually assaulted while getting off a peak-hour train at Footscray station. Police say the 17-year-old boy was getting off the…
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Dire days as Footscray Lentil as Anything faces closure
A last-ditch effort is being made to save the Footscray branch of Lentil as Anything and stop it closing by the end of this month.…
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Tragic fire deaths highlight social housing need
The deaths of three squatters in Footscray highlights the urgent need for more social housing in Melbourne’s west, according to advocates. Last week’s alleged arson…
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Bradmill developers receive two-year permit extension
The owners of the former Bradmill factory site have been granted two more years to begin the redevelopment of the Yarraville property. Beijing-based development conglomerate…
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Footscray ice addict jailed over revealing photo blackmail
A Footscray “ice” addict who threatened to share revealing photos from a stolen computer as part of a string of offending has been sentenced to…
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Mother and daughter killed in Footscray fire shared ‘enormous’ love
A mother and daughter killed in a fire in Footscray this week had an “enormous” love for each other, according to distraught family. Tanya and…
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All walks heed respect: Walk With Her
Sarah Cafferkey was a beautiful, bright, bubbly young lady until her life was cruelly cut short. The 22-year-old was murdered in a Bacchus Marsh unit…
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Coen Ashton does it for donors
Coen Ashton, who at 13 became the youngest person to jet-ski the 2000-kilometre length of the Murray River before getting a double lung transplant,…
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