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Haddara crime syndicate member has jail term cut on appeal
An ice trafficker involved in a crime syndicate headed by Fadi Haddara at Williamstown North has had his jail sentence cut on appeal. Mohammed El…
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New train contract for Newport brings 1300 jobs
More than 1300 jobs will be created after the state government announced a $2 billion package to build 65 new Metro trains at Newport. The Evolution…
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Art and Industry Festival launched
Sparks literally flew at Friday’s program launch for the first Art and Industry Festival in Melbourne’s west. The brainchild of Newport’s Donna Jackson, who heads…
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Multicultural grants sew seeds of belonging
A multicultural community garden, a social sewing group and a project highlighting moderate Islam have all been given a boost by a new round of…
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Cops hunt Altona North cat shooter
One pet cat has been put down and another had its leg shattered in two separate shooting incidents at Altona North last week. Both cats…
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Phillip Micallef’s stolen car dumped
A car belonging to a disabled Altona man has been found dumped at Hoppers Crossing. As reported exclusively by Star Weekly last week, Phillip Micallef’s…
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Melton telehealth trial reduces hospitalisations
Melton and Moorabool residents suffering from chronic health conditions have taken part in an Australian-first trial to monitor their health remotely. The telehealth trial, which…
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Makerspace to inspire new business in the west
Cutting-edge technology will be accessible to members of the public in Footscray, thanks to a $650,000 grant for a new ‘makerspace’. The Fab9 makerspace, or ‘hackerspace’, at…
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Lantern Festival to light up Footscray
Footscray will shine brightly in a celebration of Vietnamese settlement in Australia when the Lantern Festival lights up Leeds Street from noon-7pm on September 17.…
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Doctors to join schools in push for student welfare
Students will soon have access to doctors in a handful of inner-west high schools as part of a new state government program. Footscray City College,…
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Tanna scores Academy Award endorsement for Bentley Dean
A West Footscray filmmaker, who helped create the first feature film made in Vanuatu, is one step closer to landing an Oscar. Bentley Dean’s Tanna,…
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Car thieves steal disabled Altona man’s Holden, the lowest blow
An Altona man who was born without legs says he was in shock after his customised car was stolen from a local mechanics’ workshop on…
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Olympic village flagged for Maribyrnong defence site
An Olympic Games village has been flagged as a possibly linchpin in the redevelopment of the derelict Maribyrnong Defence site. The site has been earmarked…
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Fringe Festival fires up in Footscray
Night walks, paste-up art, dance, music and a ‘secular mass for the ageing’ come to Footscray with this month’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. Footscray Community Arts…
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Williamstown High $3m theatre on track
Williamstown High School’s $3 million theatre is on track, with Building Engineering Pty Ltd appointed to complete the project. Williamstown MP Wade Noonan announced the…
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