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Ride raises hunger awareness
A nine-day ride across the state has helped raise more than $10,000 and highlighted the plight of the thousands of Victorians going hungry every day.…
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Knitters provide warm-hearted relief
Footscray’s close-knit community is making a warm-hearted donation to some of the area’s newest arrivals. Participants in the weekly Wednesday knitting sessions at Footscray library…
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Philanthropists wanted for gentlemen’s car club
A Spotswood man is looking to establish a group for like-minded car enthusiasts and philanthropists to help prepare his Mercedes for salt lake racing and…
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Laverton pupils remember unity on Anzac Day
Schoolchildren at Laverton P-12 College decorated their school fence with poppies in honour of Anzac Day as they remembered the sacrifice of Diggers and strength…
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Plan to sell Altona Gate Primary site
Plans are afoot for a former Altona North school site to be sold for a residential development of up to four storeys. The Department of…
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Vintage MFB trucks on display at Newport
The Fire Services Museum of Victoria will mark the 125th anniversary of the MFB by opening the doors of its Newport workshop museum next month.…
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Seaholme couple to travel 3500km in ‘shitbox’
It seems crazy to drive from Queensland to Tasmania in a “shitbox” worth $1000, but a Seaholme couple will try to do exactly that. Lee…
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State Budget: No surprises for inner west
Health, roads and education in the inner-west have received a boost with the handing down of the 2016-17 State Budget. Treasurer Tim Pallas on Wednesday…
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Bridge limit means more trucks for inner west
Transport operators have lashed out at the handling of restrictions on heavy trucks using the West Gate Bridge, claiming the move forces them to use…
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Councillors ditch ‘vague’ parking policy
Efforts to end Maribyrnong Council’s long-running paid parking saga have been dealt a blow with councillors rejecting a new parking policy. The decision means it…
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Online thieves steal toddler’s cancer funds
Thieves have used a stolen identity to empty an online fundraising account for a Williamstown North boy with a brain tumour. Two-year-old Rhett has a…
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Free mammograms vital to early cancer detection
Just a few minutes of your time every two years could save your life, according to a Maribyrnong cancer survivor. A regular breast appointment screen…
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Water quality down at Hobson Bay beaches
Williamstown beach has dropped from second to 14th in Port Phillip Bay water quality rankings, according to new data released last week. And Altona fell…
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Skate park now rolling in Maribyrnong
Maribyrnong’s latest skate park has been unveiled as the centrepiece of a new “youth plaza”. The site at Robert Barrett Reserve, outside the Maribyrnong Aquatic…
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Newport schoolchildren plant Anzac history
Newport Lakes Primary schoolchildren have planted one of 500 “Gallipoli oak trees” creating a living Anzac memorial. The school was among 500 primary schools to…
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