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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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Maribyrnong Detention Centre: Police hunt for two escapees
Police are searching for two men who escaped from the Maribyrnong Detention Centre just after 1am on Wednesday. Leonard Gjeka, a South Australian bikie gang…
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Altona North: Greek Orthodox church to open on Sunday
The biggest Greek Orthodox church in Melbourne’s west will open its doors on Sunday. Australian Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis will lead an opening ceremony from 11.30am…
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Planning approvals: Matthew Guy holds his cards close
A shroud of secrecy remains over ministerial planning approvals in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, despite moves towards transparency elsewhere. The state government fronts this month’s…
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Youth need to be heard, says Victoria University academic
Youth policies are necessary to ensure young Australians are not radicalised, a Victoria University youth work academic has claimed. Professor Robyn Broadbent says targeted government…
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State election: Catherine Cumming in Footscray poll bid
Maribyrnong councillor Catherine Cumming will run as an independent candidate in the forthcoming state election. Cr Cumming, a councillor for 17 years, said she hoped…
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Altona: Irish firm Kerry Group’s jobs go, return
About 120 jobs will be created in Altona by Irish multinational the Kerry Group after a financial boost from the state government for a “centre…
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State election: Greens target western suburbs
The Greens have blitzed the west in a quest to keep their sole western suburbs MP in the upper house after the November 29 election.…
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Hobsons Bay new mayor: Colleen Gates makes history
UPDATE: Colleen Gates was elected unopposed as Hobsons Bay mayor on Friday night, earning praise from former premier Joan Kirner for making history as the municipality’s…
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Oriental Hotel: Williamstown pub to be demolished
Australia’s oldest three-storey pub is to be demolished after a government department declared it held no heritage significance at state level. The 19th-century Oriental Hotel…
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