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Noise complaints drive rooster ban
It’s nothing to crow about for roosters in Hobsons Bay. Roosters will be banned under a proposed shake-up of community local laws. However, Hobsons Bay…
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Funding boost for sexual assault services
Sexual assault services are celebrating a $375,000 windfall to help more children and adults in the west access counselling and support. State Minister for Families…
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Real Madrid striker to join Yarraville soccer clinic
Legendary Real Madrid striker Emilio ‘The Vulture’ Butragueño will share tips with the state’s best and brightest young soccer players at Yarraville this Sunday. In…
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Heartfelt tribute to Billy Broadway
The memory of a Kingsville boy who drowned 75 years ago this month lives on in a prominent local artwork. William “Billy” Broadway left his…
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Altona seniors mourn veteran pilot
Altona Senior Citizens Club is in shock after a former president died in a light plane crash last week. Ron Stares, 85, of Altona North,…
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George Calombaris delays restaurant opening
The opening of George Calombaris’s Hellenic Republic restaurant in Williamstown has been delayed. The MasterChef star had hoped to open in December on the site…
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Nelson Place free parking trial gets the nod
Hobsons Bay Council has voted to trial free parking in part of Williamstown’s main dining strip for four days a week from next month. From August 1-November…
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Abusive Catholic brother to remain in clergy
A Catholic brother who sexually abused two girls and a boy while he was a teacher at Altona North will remain a member of the…
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Seddon barber vows to keep on cutting
Seddon barber Doug Howie has vowed to keep working, despite his iconic Seddon barbershop being set for the chop. Mr Howie last week discovered that…
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African filmmaker accuses police of harassment
An African-Australian filmmaker has accused police of victimising him in a string of racially motivated attacks – a claim that police deny. Representing himself at…
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Epping lecturer wins wine conference gong
When the thermostat plummets, winemaker and viticulture teacher Alastair Reed heads to his local liquor store for a bottle of shiraz. And he’s not alone.…
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Williamstown residents plan evacuation drill
Residents lobbying against high-rise development on the Port Phillip Woollen Mill site launched a Williamstown safety committee on Monday and will prepare for an emergency…
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Fury over paid parking
Yarraville residents and traders are furious that Maribyrnong council will roll out parking meters next month without promised community consultation. The council has invited 13…
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Councillors react to explicit messages
Sexually explicit and threatening text messages sent to Maribyrnong’s two women councillors have prompted calls for a rethink on the public availability of councillors’ mobile…
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Yarraville boom gates under fire
A western suburbs MP is backing community calls for a pedestrian overpass or underpass at Yarraville railway station in the wake of another boom…
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