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Second track to improve Altona loop services
Trains will be able to pass one another on the Altona loop when the state government duplicates 800 metres of track as part of the…
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Struggle Street makers look to Braybrook
UPDATE: Plans to film the second series of reality television program Struggle Street in Braybrook have been quashed after Maribyrnong Council rejected the producer’s application to…
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Council wants low-density housing on school sites
Hobsons Bay council is opposing the state government’s proposal to rezone the former Altona Gate Primary School at Altona North to allow four-storey residential development,…
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Toll workers honour workmate with Biggest Morning Tea
Toll Global Logistics of Laverton took part in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea last Thursday in honour of a much-loved workmate who lost his battle with…
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Take a winter dip at Altona beach
Winter is here and Tom Wasiek couldn’t be more chilled about it. The personal trainer is hosting The Winter Dip, a public event at which people…
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Footscray in the frame for blue photo contest
Casual snappers and professional photographers alike can share prizes valued at $2000 as part of a contest celebrating the centenary of Victoria University. Picturing BluScray…
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Jail follows appeal over home invasion sentence
An ice addict who originally avoided jail despite pointing a gun at a child during a terrifying home invasion in Maribyrnong has been sentenced to…
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Greens say Williamstown ED was never under threat
The Greens have accused Labor of scare mongering to score political points by falsely claiming Williamstown Hospital emergency department was in danger of closing. Greens…
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Historic Williamstown water fountain restored
Descendants of the esteemed Reverend George Wilkinson visited Melbourne’s earliest known memorial fountain at Williamstown on Monday, paying homage to a temperance advocate who lived…
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Kinder caps off national storytime
Children at a Maidstone kindergarten joined half a million Aussie kids last Wednesday to celebrate all things ‘hat’. Dobson Kindergarten took part in National Simultaneous…
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Council installs extra bike racks Seaholme station
Hobsons Bay council has been forced to install bike-parking hoops at Seaholme railway station because the state government is not keeping up with demand. Cr…
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Middle of the road for new park
Surplus space in the middle of a suburban street has been rebadged as Footscray’s newest park. A $300,000 transformation of a central median strip in…
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Fight to save Footscray wharf
Campaigners are stepping up the fight to save an iconic wharf on the Maribyrnong River. Henderson House Landing, behind the Footscray Community Arts Centre, has…
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Drug crime shifts away from CCTV view
CCTV cameras installed in 2011 have failed to reduce the sale or use of injecting drugs on Footscray streets, research has found. The study by…
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Time for toys at Maidstone
Families are delving into a new treasure trove of toys at Maidstone Child and Family Centre. Program officer Bec Gelsi said the toy library, officially…
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