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Laverton worker in push to help west youth
A Laverton youth worker will push a car 42 kilometres in 15 hours to raise money for programs benefiting young people in Melbourne’s west. No…
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Yarraville mother to conquer 27 levels of fears for a cause
The thought of plunging 27 storeys from the top of a city skyscraper terrifies Lisel Thomas yet that’s exactly what she intends to do later…
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Williamstown North boy the subject of snake bite study
A Williamstown North boy has become the subject of a nationwide study after being bitten by a tiger snake. Snakes rarely release venom when they…
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Discrimination law change ‘a megaphone’, says race panel chief
Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner is calling on the government to scrap its proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act. Attorney-General George Brandis and the federal…
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Footscray Rotary honours ‘silent achievers’ with John H. Kerr award
Western suburbs’ ‘shining lights’, also dubbed ‘‘the silent achievers’’ and ‘‘the tireless workers’’, were awarded Rotary Club of Footscray’s highest honour at a ceremony on…
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Killer of Men’s Shed founder jailed for seven years
The man who killed one of the co-founders of the Men’s Shed organisation as he sat in a friend’s front yard in Williamstown has been…
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A Footscray car park, no … green space, yes
A rare slice of green open space could be created near the Western Hospital in Footscray if a plan put to Maribyrnong council by residents…
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Altona exhibition: Refugee plight captured by Eritrea’s top artist
When a boat carrying 500 asylum seekers sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, it moved Michael Adonai to create the works featured in his…
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Footscray’s new home adds to hope and humanity for asylum seekers
After a whirlwind few months involving thousands of hours of volunteer help, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s new Home of Hope is opening its doors…
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Brooklyn industrial land in line for east-west link
Industrial land in Brooklyn could be acquired by the state government as it commits to building the western section of the east-west link. The federal…
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Scones, stories at Altona Meadows school open day
Award-winning children’s author Jackie Kerin (pictured) will be among guests at an open day for the old Laverton School in Altona Meadows. One of Melbourne’s…
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Work experience scheme for students at budget risk
A program that helps western suburbs students gain work experience at petrochemical companies like Mobil and Cummins is set to be slashed under the federal…
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Journey to freedom finds an artistic destination
After fleeing Iran and surviving a perilous boat journey to Australia, Hanieh Khamisi has found a new freedom: expressing herself in art. The 14-year-old asylum…
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Maribyrnong council seeks replacement for its CEO
Maribyrnong council is hunting for a new chief executive after Vince Haining announced he will step down in July. After four years of leading the…
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Hobsons Bay residents in for average 5 per cent rate hike
Residents of South Kingsville and Spotswood would be hit with the biggest rates increases under Hobsons Bay’s draft 2014-15 budget. Rates are based on new…
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