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Altona wins battle of the west to reach grand final

Altona has ripped up the form guide to advance to its first Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association grand final since 2008-09. The A’s turned it on...

Damage no child’s play

It would take a strong person to swing a heavy historic pickaxe even once. Overnight Monday last week, someone broke into Logan Reserve’s Altona Homestead,...

Altona does the double over western rivals

Altona has swept western rival Yarraville Footscray in their two-game Bowls Victoria premier division series. After beating the Bulldogs by a single shot first time...

Altona collapse late to lose to rivals Werribee

Any time Altona loses to arch-rival Werribee in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association, it hurts. As far as losses go in the grand scheme of...

Dogs attacked, owners warned

After a spate of dog attacks, owners are being warned to be vigilant and keep their animals on a leash if they are not...

Former Altona IGA owner accused of underpaying workers

Legal action is being taken against the former owner of Altona IGA for allegedly underpaying workers at two supermarkets. Said “Sam” Haddad, who is current...

Altona mesmerise Mount Waverley with spin

Altona successfully turned to spin in defending a tiny total against Mount Waverley on the road at Mount Waverley Reserve in Victorian Sub-District Cricket...

Three-storey plans to change Altona streetscape

A developer has lodged plans to transform an Altona street by replacing 10 single-storey villa units with 14 predominantly three-storey townhouses. Bardin Planning Co-ordination has...

Toyota finale signals jobs gloom

More companies will start cutting jobs after Toyota last week announced it would shut its Altona plant on October 3. Toyota said about 2600 workers...

Toyota names date for Altona closure

More than 2500 of Australia's last remaining car manufacturing workers will lose their jobs this year, after Toyota announced it will shut down its...

Holden on to good times

It seems everywhere you go in Australia, someone has a Holden story. So novelist Paddy O’Reilly collected them and put them in a book...

Walking with pride for Midsumma in Altona

People are invited to join in Hobsons Bay’s first ever pride walk and ‘Marching Together’ exhibition at Altona as part of GOWEST Midsumma Festival...

Australia Day in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay

Australia Day in Altona starts off with a bang as Altona Village Traders Association celebrates a special 10-year anniversary. President Kim Walsh said this year’s...

Next gig: Opera de Lyon

Williamstown opera singer Brenton Spiteri will depart for France this week to work with Opera de Lyon, the nation’s second-largest opera company. The 28-year-old tenor...

Altona slumps to third straight loss

Altona will get a chance to apply the brakes on its downturn in form in sub-district cricket. The A’s are looking forward to a much-needed...

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