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Training institution closes over alleged rorts
A Footscray training institution has been shut down and its owner charged with a string of offences over an alleged multi-million dollar student visa rorting…
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80 jobs to go at Footscray garment factory
Eighty workers at a West Footscray uniform factory face will lose their jobs when the company closes its doors at the end of next month.…
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Deja vu as fire destroys historic rail carriages
Fire has again struck the Newport rail yards, with two historic rail carriages destroyed in a suspicious blaze which ripped through a shed early this morning.…
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Driver killed in three-car crash in Maribyrnong
A man has died following a head-on car crash in Maribyrnong on Saturday night. Police at the scene of the fatal collision believe a car travelling…
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Man killed after driving wrong way on freeway
Police were unable to prevent a fatal head-on collision after a man was spotted driving on the wrong side of the Princes Freeway on Friday morning.…
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Climate change under the microscope
What can we do about climate change … and why should we care? These and many more such questions go under the microscope of science…
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Truck curfew information session this Saturday
VicRoads may have a tough sell on its hands its second of two community information session in Footscray this week on the effectiveness of truck…
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Win for police brutality claimant
An Ethiopian man who alleges he was a victim of police brutality and racism six years ago in Williamstown has won an appeal to have…
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Nelson Place free-parking trial begins
A trial offering three months of free parking at Nelson Place, Williamstown, started this week. The Hobsons Bay Council trial is aimed at helping struggling…
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Teachers get the good oil on maths and science
Two western suburbs teachers have returned from Texas after receiving specialist training in how to get students interested in maths and science. Rob Evans, principal…
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Pay catch-up for Myer cleaners
Cleaners at several Myer stores will take home more in their weekly pay after the Fair Work Ombudsman found they had been collectively short-changed $6300…
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Maribyrnong artist inducted into honour roll
Ngardarb Francine Riches credits her Aboriginal upbringing, a love of community, her faith and her grandfather for the woman she has become. Ms Riches, of Maribyrnong,…
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Council budgets for childcare redundancies
Hobsons Bay council has budgeted $1million for redundancies as it outsources the management of Altona Meadows and Altona North early- learning centres to a Perth-based…
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Pokies venue hit by armed robbers again
Masked bandits threatened staff and patrons with a firearm during a robbery at Club Laverton on Saturday night. The pokies venue was also robbed in…
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Life and death coming to a Footscray cafe
A cup of tea and a chat about death are coming to a riverside Footscray cafe. Writer Peta Murray is organising a ‘Death Cafe’ at…
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