Tag: Altona Meadows
Coles quiet for a cause
Parents of children with autism have welcomed the weekly ‘Quiet Hour’ at Coles supermarket at Altona Meadows.
Coles worked with Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) to...
Tree hacking a ‘disgraceful’ act
Tree vandalism and graffiti around Skeleton Creek at Altona Meadows has prompted calls for CCTV in the area.
Two Carinza Reserve trees were hacked with...
Footy dream ‘on the up’ for Altona Meadows’ Shae-Lee Murphy
Altona Meadows’ Shae-Lee Murphy is part of an elite women’s football squad headed for the US next month as she edges closer to her...
A cot for the last cuddle
An Altona Meadows mother is raising funds for a cuddle cot to help parents grieving the loss of their baby.
Victoria Reynolds lost her baby...
My Place: Debbie Vella
Altona Meadows resident and local maternal and child health nurse, Debbie Vella, has seen thousands of children grow. She speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection...
Altona Meadows’ school latches on to novel idea
An Altona Meadows school has opened Hobsons Bay’s smallest library.
Queen of Peace Parish Primary School has joined a growing movement, installing a ‘street library’...
Elderly cancer patient fights to stay at Altona Meadows’ home
An elderly Altona Meadows woman who is in the advanced stages of cancer is in danger of losing her rental home.
Roma Prosser, 89, is...
Man interviewed over Laverton sexual assault
An Altona Meadows man is expected to be charged in relation to a sexual assault near Laverton train station.
A 22-year-old woman was followed and attacked...
Robber chooses church over ‘ice’
An “ice-addicted robber” has been praised for turning his life around by becoming part of a church ministry and signing up for residential drug...
Police hunt Altona Meadows Aldi robber
Police are searching for a man who robbed an Aldi supermarket in Altona Meadows on Wednesday.
Investigators say a man entered the store at Central Square shopping centre...
True grit brings out best
The Laverton Youth Boxing Gym is changing lives – boxer Anthony Buttigieg started training there 13 years ago; this month he won the Commonwealth...
‘Rogue’ bikies beat the cop test
Police admit they are frustrated by noisy ‘rogue’ motorcyclists in Hobsons Bay, who residents say are turning the area into scenes from The Fast...
Duo jailed for Central Square robberies
Two men have been sentenced for armed robberies committed at Central Square shopping centre in Altona Meadows last year.
Geoffrey Paul Dale, 47, and Daniel...
Altona Meadows concert shut down by wasps
A swarm of wasps has taken up residence in Altona Meadows Community Park, causing the cancellation of a public concert and family picnic.
The hairy...
Altona Meadows blitz nets $129K
More than 70 motorists owing $129,000 in unpaid fines were caught in a Sheriff’s blitz at Altona Meadows last week.
Western region police and Sheriff...
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Give better this Christmas
It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
