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Positives drawn from Broadmeadows summit
Broadmeadows will finally get its northern city gateway – a tree boulevard and improved road interchanges along its Pascoe Vale Road town entrance. The oft-neglected…
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Manufacturing workers thrown lifeline
La Trobe University is offering retrenched manufacturing workers a jobs lifeline. The university has tailored a 17-week free program for staff made redundant by Ford,…
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Emergency service members to donate blood
As if they don’t do enough to save lives, Melton’s emergency services workers are now rolling up their sleeves to donate blood. Melton police senior constable…
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Breast Cancer screening rates ‘too low’
Half the women aged between 50 and 69 who live in the Werribee, Tarneit and Altona electorates are not taking part in regular breast cancer…
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Court orders Newport transport boss to pay up
A Newport transport tycoon whose employees were allegedly cheated out of more than $200,000 in wages and entitlements has lost his bid to make a…
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Wear no pants and save the planet
Natalie Alkire’s idea for an eco-friendly underwear business has earned her this year’s Young Business Hustler award. The 25-year-old Seddon entrepreneur shared the title earlier…
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Councils fight back against $100m pokies losses
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay councils are fighting back against $100 million in local losses to gaming machines each year. Both councils are joining the Alliance for…
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Gellibrand MP Tim Watts spells out future choices
Gellibrand MP Tim Watts understands that voters are being turned off by politics. The Labor MP says he feels the same frustration at the scandals,…
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Calls to tighten screws on petrol drive offs
Car dealerships should fit number plates with one-way screws to prevent petrol theft, a parliamentary inquiry into petrol drive-offs has heard. The state Law Reform,…
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Multi-storey car-park proposal for Yarraville railway station
A multi-storey carpark at Yarraville railway station could be built to help solve both parking and safety concerns under a plan put forward by Maribyrnong…
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Rock throwers target buses in Seabrook
Rocks have been thrown at four buses in Seabrook in the past two weeks, prompting calls for community support to help catch the offenders. The…
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CCTV catches alleged arson in West Footscray
Police are appealing for public information after an arsonist attacked a residential care home in West Footscray earlier this month. Emergency services were called to…
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Bulldogs pull out of Edgewater development
The Western Bulldogs has pulled the plug on its much vaunted Club Edgewater development. The trouble-plagued $30 million hospitality and gaming development has endured a…
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Illegal steel trap blamed for pet cat’s death
A West Footscray family is in shock after their pet cat was killed after allegedly becoming caught in an illegal steel jaw trap. Nick Azidis…
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17 cars damaged in Maribyrnong street
Police are appealing for public help after 17 cars were damaged in a Maribyrnong street this morning. Investigators believe a metal object was used to smash…
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