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Chemical storage anger
Toxic chemicals are being stored without a permit just 420 metres from Brooklyn homes, causing an outcry from surrounding residents.
A retrospective planning permit application...
Lease glitch over Altona’s new cop shop
Altona's new $18 million police station is due to open this month despite a planning glitch forcing Victoria Police to rent the property it...
Man deported after jail for family violence
A New Zealand citizen will be deported after serving 30 months' jail for family violence, including kidnapping and assaulting his former spouse at Altona.
The...
Williamstown’s marathon man easing COVID-19 strain
A Williamstown business owner, who has witnessed the strain of COVID-19, on Saturday ran an individual marathon to raise funds for mental health in...
School holiday Quarantunes Festival
A ’Quarantunes Festival’, live-streamed concert, songwriting competition and an online hip-hop dance class are some of the entertainment being offered in Hobsons Bay these...
Move to protect Altona wetlands
Moves are underway to protect one of "the most important wetlands on earth" in Altona's backyard.
The sandbar next to Doug Grant Reserve and Apex...
Makeup free for a cause
Miss World Australia state finalist, Altona Meadows’ Lakshana Soopaul, is part of a campaign to go makeup free on July 3 to raise money...
Yoga to unlock stress
An Altona yoga Instructor Shavita Kotak has gained an audience of 3000 by live streaming from her garage during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The former financial...
The Substation’s funding lifeline
The Substation arts venue has secured a record $1.2million in national arts funding during the coronavirus lockdown to ensure its survival.
The Newport-based organisation has...
Pollution checks a win for residents
A $120 million waste-to-energy plant at Laverton North will publish real-time emissions and implement other pollution-monitoring measures under a settlement reached before an appeal...
Western football league cancels season
By Ewen McRae
There will be no senior football played in the Western Region Football League this season, with the board putting a line through...
Concern grows over virus numbers
An infected worker at Grill'd in Highpoint shopping centre was among more than 100 new COVID-19 cases recorded over seven days, as the state...
Petition saves Aleppo tree
A planned roundabout at the western end of the Esplanade in Altona has been redesigned to save an historic Aleppo pine tree.
It follows a...
Days of independence
Robbie Cordier can’t wait for gigs to restart at the Altona Bowling Club, a stone’s throw from the home he can finally call his...
Folk festival goes virtual
Melbourne’s Newport Folk Festival will be live streamed into lounge rooms this month.
Director Michael Stewart said the program had been adapted for the COVID...
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My Place: Karina Sorelli
Karina 'Frenchie' Sorelli is an independent film maker from France who has lived in Melbourne for 15 years. She tells Cade Lucas about her...
