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Heavenly week for Green Gully

Green Gully capped a great week with a 3-2 win over Avondale in a National Premier League Victoria thriller at Knights Stadium on Saturday. Liam...

Learning opportunity for Footscray City

Footscray City Gymnastics Club is not seeking fame and glory at this weekend’s Victorian Gymnastics Championships. If their five representatives happen to get on the...

Strikers just the icing on Altona Magic cake

Goal-hungry Altona Magic striker Adamson Ajayi has continued his devastating form. Ajayi hit the back of the net for the ninth time in 10 games...

Williamstown do it for milestone men

Williamstown’s ability to blow opposition teams away in the blink of an eye was on show in a 72-point pummelling of Footscray in a...

Aldridge puts Lady Gators back on the map

Starting from scratch – that is the difficult task that has faced Amanda Aldridge as she works on putting the Altona Lady Gators back...

Season of adjustment for Devils import

Werribee Devils import Bex Van Kuyk will finally get a chance to take a deep breath, with the Queen’s birthday long weekend break in...

In-form Altona gate-crashes top five

An indifferent start to the season for the respective clubs made Saturday a critical juncture for Altona and Sunshine Kangaroos in division 1 of...

Late rush gets Spotswood home

Spotswood trailed at every break before storming home to beat Albion by two points in a thrilling Western Region Football League division 1 finish...

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Footscray primed for ultimate test

Footscray is building up a head of steam in the Victorian Football League. After a spluttering opening month, the Bulldogs have reeled off three consecutive...

Lacrosse feast in the west

The west is about to take centre stage for an eight-day lacrosse extravaganza. The men’s and women’s national championships, along with a rare three-Test women’s...

Six straight as North Footscray sends a message

North Footscray is on a roll in division 2 of the Western Region Football League but there is no chest-beating at Hansen Reserve. The Devils...

Bulldogs blue, not beat

Footscray dropped the game it could ill afford to lose on the weekend. The Bulldogs were sucked to second bottom after a 4-2 loss to...

Recruit scores on debut for Altona Magic

It was a goal feast in state league 1 of the Football Federation Victoria at the weekend, with an average of 4.5 goals a...

Tonga call-up lifts skipper’s hope

Footscray captain Martin Naufahu grew up dreaming of a professional rugby career. The inside centre even let his mind wander to thoughts of playing international...

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Councils want say in housing activity centres

The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has welcomed the state government’s latest housing policy, but warned council’s must have a say in order for...