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Construction company fined for muddying waters
A chance discovery by Environment Protection Authority (EPA) officers driving past a West Footscray creek has resulted in a $6000 fine for a construction contractor.…
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Clotheslined to clobber Footscray
Inner-west punters should prepare to get well and truly cleaned-up and checked for concussion when five of Melbourne’s toughest and hardest bands take over Footscray…
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Hobsons Bay E-Bike action
Hobsons Bay police have announced a crackdown on illegal E-Bikes in the area. Highway Patrol officers will now seize dangerous and illegal E-Bikes which will…
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Second monitor to oversee council
A second municipal monitor has been appointed to oversee Hobsons Bay council, while the term of the existing monitor has been extended due to ongoing…
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Two charged following SOG arrests
An Altona man is one of two men charged following their arrests by the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Melton West on Tuesday 13 January.…
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Steep ramps a station safety hazard
A woman who fell and injured herself at Newport Station late last year claims its platform ramps are too steep and don’t comply with disability…
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Community Calendar
Free walking basketball Love basketball, but not the running? Join the Westgate Basketball Association’s walking basketball program. Walking basketball is ideal for those returning from…
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Resource centre provides heat respite
Footscray’s Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is used to helping people in need, but on Friday 9 January that assistance looked slightly different than usual. With…
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Big Switch timetable released
The new timetable for the train networks ‘Big Switch’ has been released, with the state government saying it will deliver more than one thousand extra…
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Community members wanted for council committees
Maribyrnong council is seeking expressions of interest from members of the public to join three of its advisory committees. Those interested in joining council’s active…
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Spotswood rallies with raffle for Frances
When David Toeng died suddenly in August last year, it not only devastated his wife Frances and their three children, but also the Spotswood community…
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Passionate and positive: Kenny Weir remembered
Passionate, positive, focused and friendly are just some of the adjectives used to describe former Star Weekly sub-editor and renowned food blogger, Kenny Weir, who…
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Ceremony to mark student milestone
With school starting soon, new year 7 students are preparing to move from primary to secondary school. It’s a big transition, but one that is…
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102 not out
Apart from his birthday being on New Year’s Day, the word new isn’t often associated with Tra Dang anymore. Thursday 1 January marked the 102nd…
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Hobsons Bay a heatwave haven
With the mercury topping 40 degrees on Friday 9 January as part of the strongest heatwave to hit Melbourne in years, Hobsons Bay’s beaches proved…
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