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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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Altona house for sale for $1
A house in Altona is being advertised for sale for the bargain price of $1. However, there’s a catch. The house, at 67 Blyth Street, is…
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Overhaul for new West Footscray station
West Footscray railway station will undergo a dramatic overhaul to accommodate the Melbourne Metro rail project. The station, rebuilt less than three years ago, requires…
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Hundreds pay respects at local Anzac services
Hundreds paid their respects to Australia’s service personnel past and present by turning out for Anzac Day marches and services across Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong.…
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Landmark 501 Receptions site back on market
Footscray’s iconic 501 Receptions site is back on the market just weeks after a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision paving the way for a…
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Maribyrnong council releases draft budget
A 2.5 per cent rates rise for Maribyrnong ratepayers will help fund the $138 million budget proposed for 2016-17. Maribyrnong Council on Tuesday night endorsed…
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