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Friends of Sandy celebrate memorial win
A community group campaigning for recognition of one of Maribyrnong’s most beloved war heroes has welcomed a breakthrough in its struggle to create a garden…
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Pop-up bar plan to liven up Footscray
A “hidden gem” in the heart of Footscray could be given a new lease on life with the arrival of a pop-up cafe. Maribyrnong council…
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Dinner a warm welcome to the west
More than 100 newly arrived and more established Australians shared an evening of conversations and food last week as part of the first Welcome Dinner…
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Footscray tech hub the stuff of dreams
Hundreds of jobs are moving to ‘The Dream Factory’ in Footscray as Melbourne’s first major social and tech start-up opens in an iconic former wool…
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Council honours widow’s ashes wish
Hobsons Bay council will now allow cremated remains to be buried on council land – in exceptional circumstances. Mayor Peter Hemphill says the council’s policy…
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VCAT rejects South Kingsville development
A proposal for a 10-storey, 600-dwelling development on the former Caltex terminal in South Kingsville has been knocked back. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal…
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Riding high for the MS Melbourne Cycle
Altona Meadows resident Katharine Gronow is riding in Sunday’s MS Melbourne Cycle to raise funds and awareness about this disease. The ride raises money to…
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Truckie ‘didn’t know he hit bikie’ on bridge
A truck driver has told police he had no idea he had been in a collision with a motorcyclist on the West Gate Bridge on…
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Fishing Village used for sex, drugs and bogan strolls
The Williamstown lessee of a fishing shed on Kororoit Creek has called on Hobsons Bay council to stop people using his land for rubbish dumping,…
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Epping man faces court after Altona Bunnings arrest
A 26-year-old Epping man has appeared in court after a dramatic arrest in the Altona Bunnings carpark last Friday. Shocked shoppers said they witnessed a…
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Walk with the Dogs
Western Bulldogs young guns Easton Wood and Josh Dunkley dropped into Western Hospital last week to get patients back on their feet for the third…
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Mother slams Safe Schools fear mongering
The mother of a transgender child has slammed criticism by politicians of an anti-bullying program as “ill-informed fear mongering”. The Safe Schools program is under…
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Public gets run of The Mill
CBRE Resi Projects Director Nic Cuni (second from left) at the launch of The Mill in Newport, along with Rob Puzzolo, Shawn Luo, Al Bogdani and Emir…
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Dramatic arrest at Altona Bunnings
Shoppers at Bunnings Warehouse in Altona were in shock after witnessing a dramatic police bust about 1pm on Friday. A woman, who asked that her…
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Ray of light after a week of darkness
An Altona North woman has told of her family’s ordeal after her younger brother died, her uncle crashed his car and thieves stole her older…
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