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State election | Williamstown: Labor’s Wade Noonan set for big win
A five per cent swing to Labor was emerging in the seat of Williamstown on Saturday night after votes were counted at 13 out of…
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Prayer makes way for a multicultural statement
Hobsons Bay council will no longer open its meetings with a prayer to God, dropping it for an opening statement that reflects the city’s multicultural,…
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Altona Meadows, Altona North childcare plan in limbo
Parents opposed to the outsourcing of Altona Meadows and Altona North childcare centres have been given four weeks’ grace after Hobsons Bay council postponed adopting…
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Napier Street Bridge: Mayor calls for action to prevent crashes
Maribyrnong mayor Nam Quach has called for VicRoads to take action to prevent more trucks and their loads being wedged under the Napier Street Bridge…
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Williamstown North: Development plan for caravan park
Hobsons Bay council has expressed concern about the likely closure of a Williamstown North caravan park situated on land slated for rezoning from industrial to…
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Footscray: Victoria University experiments in family fun
Victoria University is hosting a free family science show at its Footscray Park campus next Wednesday. The show will be broken up into two parts,…
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Paid parking: Maribyrnong mayor’s status quo woe
Maribyrnong mayor Nam Quach has apologised for comparing opposition to paid parking in Yarraville and Footscray to the genocide of Aboriginal Australians. During last week’s…
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Point Cook crash: Freed Footscray driver dies in hospital
A Footscray man rescued after being trapped in his car for more than three hours following a horrendous five-vehicle collision on the Princes Freeway at…
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Yarraville: Son, 49, charged with murdering father
UPDATE: An overweight man charged with murdering his father could be vulnerable in custody because of his appearance, a court has been told. George Pedevski, 49,…
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Williamstown: Macedonians set to show their colours
Williamstown will this month host the inaugural Macedonian Cultural Festival. Festival committee member Angelo Veljanoski says it will feature Macedonian dance troupes, including Ilinden dance…
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Altona Bay: 3 fishermen saved by Water Police
Three fishermen have been plucked from Altona Bay after their boat collided with a commercial fishing vessel on Friday morning. The three were thrown overboard…
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Footscray: Napier Street bridge a ‘time bomb’, says mayor | Photos
UPDATE: Two trucks have struck the railway bridge over Napier Street, Footscray, in the past week, causing traffic chaos and disrupting train services. A truck crashed…
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Maribyrnong: Rezoning plan ‘a surprise’ for residents
Maribyrnong residents are unhappy with the state government’s plan to establish the area as a residential growth zone. The zone would allow apartments and buildings…
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Hobsons Bay Community Fund: Grass roots groups get their share
Hobsons Bay Community Fund last week held its ninth annual grants night at Altona’s Kooringal Golf Club, with 11 organisations sharing $30,678 in the fund’s…
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Williamstown: HMAS Castlemaine memories come sailing back
The last living crew members of the historic WW2 corvette HMAS Castlemaine visited their old ship in Williamstown last week with a cargo full of…
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