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Kate finally flying home after passport granted
A Maidstone girl stranded in Vietnam for almost a month after her father disappeared with the family’s passports will return to Melbourne tomorrow. Star Weekly…
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Footscray residents losing hope over new park
Residents campaigning for a community park in Footscray fear the two-stage project may languish uncompleted. A neighbourhood group has been pushing for a small space…
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More trains bypassing Altona loop
The number of Metro trains bypassing the Altona loop has climbed for the fifth consecutive quarter. Public Transport Victoria data released last week shows there…
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Disability pensioner fights eviction
An Altona disability pensioner is fighting her eviction from a public housing unit. The tenant, who asked to go by the name Louise, said she…
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Raising awareness of dementia
Ellen Warren turns to her mother, seated next to her on the bed, and says, “I’m your daughter”. Her mother, Beryl, breaks down in tears…
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Yarraville parking meter security cameras stolen
Maribyrnong Council has suffered another blow in its fight to protect its Yarraville parking meters from vandalism following the Saturday night theft of cameras installed…
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Hobsons Bay councillors oppose rooster permit
Rooster owners in Hobsons Bay will not need a permit to keep their feathered friends if local laws are revised as proposed. At Tuesday night’s…
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EJ Holden for EJ Whitten Foundation
A Williamstown North business is restoring an EJ Holden for the EJ Whitten Foundation to raise awareness of men’s health during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.…
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Port privitisation puts bid to cut trucks in peril
A project that could take thousands of trucks off inner-west streets has been left languishing while the state government pursues its privatisation of Melbourne’s port.…
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Altona IGA owner rips out parking machine
The new owners of Altona’s IGA have ripped out the parking machine from their Pier Street supermarket. The store was taken over by Metcash last…
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Conservation walk and talk in Newport
Friends of Greenwich Bay will celebrate Bushcare’s Major Day Out on Sunday with an event looking at wildlife and conservation practices around the world. There…
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Third attack on Yarraville parking meters
Vandals have caused thousands of dollars of damage in the third major attack on Yarraville’s parking meters in a fortnight. A number of machines in…
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Blackbird captain is master of the Maribyrnong
Nobody knows the Maribyrnong River like Peter Somerville. Cruising the Blackbird up and down the river four days a week for the past 36 years…
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‘Scary’ Altona North carpark poses risk
While most park-and-ride carparks in Hobsons Bay are overflowing, one in Altona North is so desolate and neglected it has been described as scary. Cr…
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Minister steps in to fast track Kate’s passport
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has agreed to issue a new passport to 11-year-old Maidstone girl Kate Vo, who was left stranded in…
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