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Kingsville’s metal kings celebrate 40 years
Enthusiasm, hard work and a can-do attitude have helped keep Able Industries Engineering in business in the west for 40 years, according to its owners.…
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Take a stand against sitting
Inner-west residents are being urged to get on their feet in the wake of research highlighting the ill-effects of prolonged sitting. Professor Stuart Biddle of…
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Council continues odour investigation
Hobsons Bay council will investigate whether a widespread odour reported in January was caused by a treatment outflow pipe and not seaweed, as claimed by…
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Volunteer beach patrol tackles Altona litter
Residents have started a grassroots group to clean up the foreshore at Altona. Altona Beach Patrol 3018 was formed by marine biologist Matt McArthur and…
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Call to fix Altona Loop during crossing works
Altona residents and Hobsons Bay’s deputy mayor are calling for a partial duplication of the Altona Loop while services are shut down for up to…
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Man charged over Newport heritage rail fires
A Metro Rail employee and CFA volunteer charged with derailing a train on the Hurstbridge line and a string of other arson and sabotage crimes…
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Mural marks 25 years of Angliss Children’s Centre
Artists Tom Civil and Kyoko Imazu have been adding a splash of colour to Angliss Children’s Centre in Footscray to mark the centre’s 25th anniversary.…
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Maribyrnong council extends parking waiver
Maribyrnong councillors have voted to keep parking meters switched off in Yarraville village and central Footscray while council staff develop a new parking policy. Tuesday…
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Council rejects planter boxes despite trial success
Maribyrnong council will not allow planter boxes to be used for growing produce on nature strips, despite previously celebrating the success of an urban farming…
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Fans enjoy Bulldogs’ season preview
PICTURE GALLERY: BULLDOGS PRACTICE MATCH/FAMILY DAY Tom Liberatore made a successful return to the playing field in the Western Bulldogs intra-club practice match held during the…
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Thousands flock to Laneway
About 15,000 people turned out to the banks of the Maribyrnong River on Saturday to enjoy a day of musical fun in the sun at…
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Status quo urged on paid parking suspension
A report on parking in Yarraville village and central Footscray recommends paid parking remain suspended until a new policy is developed. The report, due to go before Maribyrnong…
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Williamstown shipyard axes 50 more workers
Williamstown’s shipyard on Thursday announced 50 more jobs would be axed in March. This follows on from 200 jobs cut at BAE Systems before Christmas.…
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Yarraville shopkeeper threatened with scissors
Police are searching for a man who threatened a Yarraville service station worker with a pair of scissors during an armed robbery on Tuesday. Altona…
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Respected Footscray MFB firefighter mourned
Damien Burke was short in stature but cast a long shadow. He was many things: father of nine, perfectionist electrician, keen fisherman, mentor to young…
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