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The Footscray Mail: Bulldog’s 1954 VFL premiership
The Mail heralded the club’s first premiership 62 years ago as a “dazzling pennant win”, dedicating five pages to the Bulldogs’ success. The paper declared…
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Older cars top theft statistics in Maribyrnong
Footscray is the car theft hot-spot of Maribyrnong, new data from the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council reveals. NMVTRC figures reveal there were 295…
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Design students hit runway at fashion awards
Full skirts, florals and millinery dominated the catwalk when emerging designers showed off their creations at this year’s Fashion Awards Australia. Budding designers from around…
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Blacksmith forges love affair with Footscray
The ancient art of blacksmithing lives in on the heart of Footscray, thanks to Matthew St George of Dragon Forge. He speaks with Benjamin Millar.…
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Tee off for youth sporting stars
The Sanctuary Lakes Foundation is calling on residents to take to the green later this month in a fundraiser for its youth scholarship program. The…
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Police issue fines for drivers ‘failing to learn’
A bigger police presence on roads across the western suburbs over the grand final weekend delivered worrying results, according to Victoria Police. Westgate highway patrol,…
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More gain than pain in house sales
The vast majority of houses across the western suburbs are selling for large profits, recent data reveals. The quarterly Pain and Gain report, released by…
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Swing by for golf fun
Kids can try their hand at golf during a free beginners clinic in Sunbury as part of Goonawarra Golf Club’s junior holiday program. Golf instructor…
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Retail therapy helps Greendale wildlife shelter
Naomi Carr has nursed hundreds of animals at the Greendale Wildlife Shelter. But it’s an expensive process and the shelter can’t exist without the support…
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Laverton Scouts open day to help with rebuilding efforts
Nearly four years after its hall was burnt down by an arsonist, the 1st Laverton Scouts Group is still without its own building. The arsonist…
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Financial windfall awaits the Western Bulldogs and the western suburbs
A financial windfall awaits the Western Bulldogs and the western suburbs following the Dogs’ drought-breaking premiership win at the weekend. Just days after the Dogs…
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Williamstown nursing home in limbo because of level crossing removal
A proposed $20 million nursing home project has been left in limbo because of the North Williamstown level crossing removal. The Health and Human Services…
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Celebrate our seniors at Victorian Seniors Festival
When Carole Doyle retired in 2000, she never planned to idly sit around. The 68-year-old says she’s always enjoyed being involved with the community, meeting…
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St Mark’s Anglican Church opens at Spotswood
Seven years in the making, St Mark’s Yarraville Anglican Parish is opening its redeveloped church at Spotswood. The church, at the corner of Melbourne and…
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Gateway Community Services is seeking volunteers for adventures
Gateway Community Services is seeking volunteers to go on adventures with people who have a mild disability. The not-for-profit organisation, based in South Kingsville, supports…
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