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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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Senior Mongol accused of intimidating witness
UPDATE A senior member of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang is in custody, along with his fiancee and brother, all accused of trying to intimidate…
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Attempted abduction in Laverton
A man has reportedly tried to abduct a young girl off the street near Laverton P-12 College. Police have been told a 12-year-old girl was…
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Hit-run driver snaps power pole at Laverton
Police are hunting the driver of a stolen car who downed a power pole in Melbourne’s west, knocking out power to more than 2000 homes…
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Roger Bertocci’s killer jailed for 21 years
The family of Roger Bertocci – a beloved Altona North family man murdered after he tried to help a pregnant woman being assaulted by her…
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