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Number plate theft spike spurs anti-theft screws
Another spike in thefts of car number plates has prompted police to push for drivers to get anti-theft screws in place. Footscray police leading senior…
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Hunger crisis hitting charities in Melbourne’s west
Charities in Melbourne’s west, and country-wide, are being forced to turn away tens of thousands of hungry people, a new report on hunger in Australia…
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Victoria University students turning green
Victoria University students have rolled up their sleeves to help green the west and spread the climate change message. Diploma of community development students recently…
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Confident Communication for Women workshop in Williamstown
Women of the west are being offered the chance to become more confident communicators at an upcoming workshop. Professional development expert Carol Fox is keynote…
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Phoenix Youth Hub rises with a special event
Young people of the west are being urged to raise the roof when the Phoenix Youth Hub rises next week. After months of being closed…
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Push to revitalise West Footscray
West Footscray residents are banding together to help revitalise Barkly Village. A new piazza, more greenery, CCTV security coverage, small grants for business and a…
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Brew crew celebrates
The duo behind Australia’s first beer brewing company owned and operated by women is inviting residents to raise a glass to five years in…
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Therese McKenney calls Hobsons Bay home
Former Sydneysider Therese McKenney has found her place after moving to Hobsons Bay. She tells Goya Dmytryshchak how she made the big move as a…
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Bowlers aim for jacks, and jills
An “old-school” bowling club hopes to turn falling membership numbers around with a recruitment campaign. Altona North Bowls Club had more than 100 members…
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Man arrested for western suburbs crime spree
An Altona Meadows man has been charged with 55 offences following a series of crimes involving vehicles across the western suburbs. Investigations began on May…
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Work begins to untangle Shepherd Bridge
Work has started on a dramatic revamp of a notorious traffic bottleneck and cycling blackspot in Footscray. The $40 million first stage of the state government’s…
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Another string to their bow
Young musicians will learn from well known conductor Simon Harvey in his new role at the head of the High School’s String Orchestra. Students aged…
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Extras sought for zombie apocalypse
The casting call is sounding for 500 zombies, needed by filmmaker Leigh Ormsby for his latest horror The Last Hope. Ormsby needs extras for one…
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Four injured as ute hits wall in Altona
A driver and three passengers were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in crashed into a wall at the Altona Sports Centre…
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Two injured in Brooklyn crash
Two people have been injured, one critically, after a car lost control and hit a tree in Brooklyn on Friday morning. A dark red Holden…
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