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Altona’s much-played colourful piano tinkles offstage
People will on Monday say goodbye to a public piano that has proved a hit at Altona’s Logan Reserve. Hobsons Bay is the only municipality…
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JOY in achieving togetherness for everybody
A Yarraville organisation that supports people with a disability has joined forces with JOY 94.9, Melbourne’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) community radio…
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JOY in achieving togetherness for everybody
A Yarraville organisation that supports people with a disability has joined forces with JOY 94.9, Melbourne’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) community radio…
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Party for painters at Midsumma’s Go West festival
The first rainbow crossing in Melbourne’s west will be painted on the road outside Altona’s Louis Joel centre on January 30. Hobsons Bay council is…
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Pier jumping prompts urgent injury warning
A man broke his ankle after leaping off Altona pier last week, prompting calls for more education as people continue to ignore warnings not to…
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Councils call on government to address issues as priority
Melbourne’s interface councils say the state government’s 40-year vision plan for Melbourne fails to address issues that are already affecting people and businesses in outer…
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Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch resigns to focus on day job
Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch has resigned from the council, saying her new role with Victoria’s Rail, Tram and Bus Union would not enable her…
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Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch resigns to focus on day job
Hobsons Bay councillor Luba Grigorovitch has resigned from the council, saying her new role with Victoria’s Rail, Tram and Bus Union would not enable her…
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Minister washes hands of Maribyrnong Defence site
The future of the Maribyrnong Defence site remains up in the air with the state government threatening to walk away from plans to redevelop the…
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Hobsons Bay outsourcing plan angers parents, risks jobs
Parents and residents say they are “outraged” by Hobsons Bay council’s decision to outsource two childcare centres. As reported by the Weekly, last week’s Hobsons…
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Footscray street art prize goes to the top dog
Street artist Putos has been declared the winner of this year’s Footscray street art prize. Held as part of the Big West Festival and sponsored…
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Williamstown’s Oriental Hotel: OK for demolition angers residents
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) last week approved the demolition of a Williamstown hotel even as the building is being considered for state…
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Cash beckons Toyota to keep Altona plant open
Toyota may become one of the most heavily subsidised car manufacturers since the birth of Holden in 1948 as the Victorian and federal governments enter…
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Asylum seeker service heads back to Footscray
The return of Australia’s largest asylum seeker support service to Footscray will help the growing number of new arrivals living in the west. The Asylum…
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Mechanics an institute in Footscray for a century
There were 100 reasons to celebrate as Footscray Mechanics’ Institute secretary Judith Dwyer and president Keith O’Brien cut a cake to mark the institute’s centenary…
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