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Planting the seeds of gardening knowledge
Sunbury residents can help revegetate garden beds outside the Sunbury library during a free Live Green workshop this Saturday. Community gardener Ray Redford will show…
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‘Unspeakable crimes’ take toll on MP
Constant exposure to details of “unspeakable crimes and traumatic events” has triggered a three-month leave of absence by police and corrections minister and Williamstown MP…
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Five new bike paths flagged for Whittlesea
Five proposed off-road bike paths in Whittlesea have been flagged as “priority trails”. The planned trails – the Edgars Creek Trail, Merri Creek Trail Link,…
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SES flat out as storms strike
Flash flooding took Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong residents by surprise late Saturday night, leaving some with leaking roofs caused by storm damage. Weather Bureau duty…
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Police express dismay at drink driving
Police are dismayed that motorists are still driving after drinking or taking drugs despite numerous warnings and blitzes. More than 83 offences, including seven involving…
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Councils meet in Community Cricket World Cup
Cross-river rivalries could reach fever pitch this month as Maribyrnong and Moonee Valley councils join forces to host a Community Cricket World Cup. The February…
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Soap stars wanted to save iconic brand
Williamstown’s Kerrie Goodall is on a mission to keep alive Australia’s first brand of pumice soap. Red Star Cleaner was first made in 1908 by…
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CFMEU cops fines over company threats
The construction union’s Victorian branch and its former president have been fined $245,000 for attempting to coerce a scaffolding company operating on a Maribyrnong building…
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Bid for police protest secrets fails
A protester injured in a clash with a police horse at Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre has failed in his bid to force police to reveal…
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Curfews push trucks elsewhere
Footscray residents say truck bans introduced “in someone else’s neighbourhood” are sending hundreds more trucks past their homes day and night. Buckley Street resident Craig…
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Out and proud on the catwalk
Honey Montana has taken out the title of Miss Gay Australia 2016 in a glittering pageant held at The Substation on Saturday night. The 32-year-old…
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Yarraville Festival goes to the dogs
Yarraville will be going to the dogs this Sunday when the village hosts the always- popular Yarraville Festival. A doggie fashion show will be just…
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Plan to revitalise an iconic local sport
An ambitious plan is underway to revive the distinctly inner-west sport of Trugo. The Footscray Trugo club on Buckley Street in Seddon lies in a derelict state…
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‘Crush all hoons’ cars’, says Hume councillor
Anyone caught doing burnouts or engaging in hoon behaviour should have their car impounded and sold for charity or crushed, a Hume councillor believes. Speaking…
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Council distances itself from stink source
Hobsons Bay council says it doesn’t believe seaweed from shoreline it manages caused an odour across Melbourne’s west. The EPA’s pollution hotline received about 400…
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