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Bulldogs get behind Red Shield Appeal
Bulldogs players Zaine Cordy and Nathan Hrovat are urging footy fans and anyone else who can to get behind The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal.…
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Petition demands Footscray Hospital funding
Footscray Hospital supporters are demanding a reversal to the federal government’s multi-billion dollar cuts to public hospitals and health services. An online petition started by…
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Refugee advocates vow to vote against Labor
Western suburbs asylum seeker advocacy groups and sympathetic churches are banding together to send Labor a message ahead of July’s federal election. Williamstown’s Dorothy Page,…
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Thanks paid to MS volunteers
Volunteers who lend support to Multiple Sclerosis Limited have been recognised with a special morning tea as part of National Volunteer Week. The morning tea…
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Councils slam lack of Distributor detail
A $5.5 billion tollway linking Melbourne’s west with the city is being rushed through without adequate detail or consultation, according to Hobsons Bay’s mayor. Cr…
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Footscray’s transition in focus
A five-year photographic project charting the changing face of Footscray is coming to a close. The ‘f5: Footscray in Transition’ project has involved five photographers…
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Williamstown banks sell for $11.35m
Two adjoining Williamstown properties leased to three banks have sold to an investor at auction for $11.34 million. The single-storey properties at 48-50 and 52-56…
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State gives $650,000 for Kororoit Creek Trail
The state government on Friday announced it would contribute $650,000 towards a 3.2 kilometre section of the Kororoit Creek Trail, which will eventually link the…
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Williamstown mum shares son’s drug fight
Almost two years ago, a Williamstown couple faced one of the biggest crises of their lives when their son had a severe psychotic episode as…
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Wade Noonan tells how trauma took its toll
All the goodness in former police minister Wade Noonan’s life had been drained; he could no longer find enjoyment in anything. So the Williamstown MP…
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Driver hits back at ‘Mad Max’ tag
The driver of a truck criticised for driving through Footscray with spiked wheel nut covers has hit back at claims he poses any danger on…
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$20m upgrade for Altona Mobil refinery
ExxonMobil on Thursday announced a $20million investment in its Altona refinery to expand fuel production by nearly 13 per cent. The refinery processes up to…
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Outcry over ‘Mad Max’ truck spikes
The sighting of a ‘Mad Max’-style truck in Footscray has prompted warnings that drivers face serious penalties if caught with dangerous modifications. The truck, bearing…
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Gospel Mission Church celebrates 100 years
A century of service locally and around the world will be celebrated by Williamstown Gospel Mission Church at a thanksgiving service this Sunday. The small…
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Online space for girls to be girls
A desire to create a space for “girls to be girls” has sparked an online project. The Girls Will Be Girls website, co-created by Tennessee…
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