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Grassfire in Altona North
Peak hour traffic has been affected by a grassfire which has jumped the Princes Freeway at Altona North.
The fire started in the Laverton North Grasslands...
Friends bring bush back
Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek has been recognised by Melbourne Water for its efforts to “bring the bush into the city” at Altona North.
It...
When the Pope came to town
As one headline proclaimed at the time, the west was blessed when Pope John Paul II visited St Leo the Great parish in Altona...
Ten meals for $15 at Altona North cafe
An Altona North cafe is offering 10 meals for $15 under an Australian-first pilot.
UrCommunity co-founder and executive director Peter Malliaros said his cafe, attached...
$10 microchip blitz at Altona North
PETstock is having a microchip blitz at its Altona North store on November 19 and 20, charging a $10 flat fee to microchip cats,...
Police investigate four reports of cats being shot in Altona North
Police are investigating four reports of pet cats being shot in Altona North.
As reported by Star Weekly last week, one cat was put down...
Cops hunt Altona North cat shooter
One pet cat has been put down and another had its leg shattered in two separate shooting incidents at Altona North last week.
Both cats...
Supermarket for old Bunnings site at Altona North
Plans have been lodged for a Woolworths supermarket and seven large retail outlets on the old Bunnings site at Altona North.
Original plans that included...
Youngest candidate in Hobsons Bay election race
An Altona North university student is the youngest person so far to put her hand up for the Hobsons Bay council election.
Hue Man (pronounced...
Retired Altona North man wins $1 million in Lotto draw
A retired Altona North man has won $1 million in Wednesday night’s Lotto draw.
The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, bought his winning System 7...
Geoff Mitchelmore on his passion for the environment
Altona North’s Geoff Mitchelmore is a former industrial chemist who has devoted his life to greening Kororoit Creek.
He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.
What’s your connection...
‘Living well with diabetes’ forum at Williamstown town hall
People in their 20s and 30s are now getting so-called ‘maturity onset diabetes’, an Altona North GP will tell a forum in Williamstown on...
80-year-old kicks off birthday at the gym
Ann Allsopp is 80 years old and celebrated her birthday on Saturday with a morning gym session – her third for the week –...
Lawyer arrested over Altona North murder
A lawyer has been arrested in connection with the 2009 murder of Mohammed Haddara.
Homicide Squad detectives arrested the 67-year-old at a Fairfield home about...
Bowlers aim for jacks, and jills
An “old-school” bowling club hopes to turn falling membership numbers around with a recruitment campaign.
Altona North Bowls Club had more than 100 members in...
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Pelvic pain education and new period products in schools
The state government is offering young people across Victorian government schools’, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, free pelvic pain and menstrual health...
