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CWA Footscray branch is no half-baked idea
It’s not just about the scones … Louise Taylor has been cooking up plans for a new Footscray branch of the Country Women’s Association, and…
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Sexual offence reports rise in Hobsons Bay
Sexual offences reported to Hobsons Bay police rose from 94 to 162 last financial year, new Crime Statistics Agency figures reveal. Police and counselling organisations…
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Stats show crime falling across inner west
Inner-west crime-fighting tactics appear to be working, with reported crimes dropping three per cent in Hobsons Bay and nine per cent in Maribyrnong in a…
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Toys bring smiles for refugee children
Leeza Darsmase was overjoyed last week as she played with new toys donated through the Footscray office of AMES Australia. The four-year-old arrived in Australia…
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Brabham’s 1966 victory was born in Maidstone
When Sir Jack Brabham claimed his third and final Formula One drivers’ championship in 1966, there was an extra loud cheer in Maidstone. The V8…
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Landmark Footscray development stalled
A “landmark” development promised to rejuvenate the heart of Footscray is languishing, five years after it was announced. The ‘State Trustees’ office building at 1…
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Japanese beer giant buys Laverton craft brewer
Japanese beer giant Asahi has bought Laverton- based boutique brewer Mountain Goat. Cam Hines and David Bonighton founded Mountain Goat in 1997 after “cranking out”…
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Judge dismisses appeal for ‘outrageous’ crimes
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application to review the sentence of a 26-year-old man, describing his crime spree as “outrageous”. But Justice Phillip…
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Driver left gushing in Altona Meadows
A driver received a spray after losing control of his car in Altona Meadows tonight. Passers by captured the crash about 6.30pm at the corner…
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Dozens more jobs lost at Williamstown shipyard
Seventy more job cuts have been announced at BAE Systems naval shipyard in Willliamstown. It follows the axing of 125 jobs in August and signals…
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Football clubs clash over Langshaw Reserve
Newport and Williamstown junior football clubs are embroiled in a stoush over the use of Langshaw Reserve in Altona North. Newport is accusing Williamstown of…
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Seagulls take over The Rocks lease
Williamstown Football Club has leased the function centre previously known as The Rocks from Hobsons Bay council. Seagulls president Trevor Monti said the Morris Street…
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Footscray Lions launch monthly Retro Market
Footscray Lions Club is going back to the future, launching a new monthly Retro Market in Footscray. The market will be open on Irving Street,…
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Hobsons Bay to host top open-water swim event
In a first for Melbourne’s west, Victoria’s peak open-water swimming event will be held at Williamstown beach in December. Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club,…
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Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay car theft hot spots
Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong and Laverton’s Railway Avenue were the worst streets for car theft in the municipalities of Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, data from the…
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