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Hobsons bay, Maribyrnong residents slam lost-dog culls
Calls have been made for Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong councils to stop sending lost cats and dogs to Melbourne’s Lost Dogs’ Home amid growing community…
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Williamstown Community Singers lose key man as Hugh Vallance, 96, retires
Senior citizens in two community singing groups are in dire need after the retirement of their 96-year-old pianist. Hugh Vallance, who started playing piano for Williamstown…
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Maribyrnong’s citizen of the year is Roy Alexander
An Aboriginal elder who has dedicated his life to helping others has been honoured as Maribyrnong’s citizen of the year. Maribyrnong council presented Roy Alexander…
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Australia Day: Builder John Belani awarded OAM
When 23-year-old John Belani arrived on the docks of Melbourne’s Station Pier as a Slovakian refugee in 1959, he couldn’t have imagined he would one…
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Australia Day: Altona Meadows’ Egilberto Martin receives OAM
Altona Meadows’ Egilberto Martin has been honoured with an Order of the Medal of Australia for service to Victoria’s Italian community. Mr Martin became honorary…
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Australia Day: Williamstown economist Adrian Pagan honoured
Previously described as a “renegade economist”, Williamstown’s Adrian Pagan has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. Professor Pagan was recognised for distinguished…
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Australia Day: Mildred Andrew awarded OAM on her 100th birthday
Mildred “Milly” Andrew received a special 100th birthday present on Monday when her name was added to the Australia Day honour roll. Born and raised…
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Maribyrnong unlicensed car trader fined
A Maribyrnong man was fined $12,000 after being charged with 13 counts of “false representations” and one count of unlicensed trading. Yuting Wang, 24, appeared…
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Coalition MP warns residents of council rate increases
A state coalition MP has warned ratepayers will be hit with substantial rate rises next financial year as councils seek to cash in before rates…
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Seaworks Maritime Festival offers deep insights | Photos
He looks like he’s just stepped back in time. Jeff Maynard, of the Historical Diving Society, is one of five deep-sea divers who will take…
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Maribyrnong women’s refuge on notice after violence complaints
The owner of a Maribyrnong property leased as a women’s refuge says she may stop renting her house to the state government because of continued…
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Sub-standard portables taking over western suburbs schools
Thousands of western suburbs students are learning in a growing number of sub-standard portable classrooms, new figures have revealed. In some schools, more than half…
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South Kingsville: Residents’ outcry over high-rise development
Residents are fighting plans for a 600-dwelling, 10-storey development on the former Caltex site in South Kingsville. Tract Consultants has appealed to the Victorian and…
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Altona: Julia Gillard’s former Medford Street home now a shrine
EXCLUSIVE Julia Gillard’s former Altona home looks surprisingly similar to the way she left it just over a year ago. The buyers of the former…
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State election | Footscray: Labor’s Marsha Thomson headed to victory
Labor’s Marsha Thomson is headed to victory in the safe Labor seat of Footscray, securing 46.87 per cent of votes by 9pm. Liberals’ Vu Kim…
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