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Mooncake the cat’s great train rescue
A much-loved Yarraville cat, Mooncake, has been rescued by Metro train workers after wandering from his home. Mooncake was spotted injured near Seddon train station.…
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Altona and West Footscray new million dollar suburbs
Altona and West Footscray have joined the million dollar club, with the median house price cracking $1 million. The May median house value for Altona…
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Feedback sought on outdoor dining
Maribyrnong council is seeking community feedback on plans to extend and expand outdoor dining established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council is looking…
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Crime rates drop
Breaches of family violence orders remains one of the most frequent crimes in Hobsons Bay. Overall, crimes recorded for the year to March dropped 3.3…
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Budget focus on COVID recovery
Maribyrnong council has adopted its 2021-22 budget and revenue and rating plan, which includes an average 1.5 per cent rate rise and more than $56…
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Social housing refusal appealed
Unison Housing has appealed to the state’s planning tribunal to overturn Maribyrnong council’s refusal to allow affordable/social housing at a Seddon site. It has lodged…
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Finland’s midsummer celebration in Altona
People are being invited to Finland’s biggest summer celebration being held in Altona this month. Midsummer or Juhannus, which is held under varying names in…
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Tragedy inspires novel
A Williamstown author has told of the tragic inspiration behind his debut fictional book. Campbell Mattinson spent more than 20 years writing We Were Not…
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Beer for bitcoin in Melbourne’s west
A community-owned bar in Footscray is attracting notice for accepting bitcoin, as cryptocurrency becomes more mainstream. Even the Western Bulldogs’ current AFL guernsey features the…
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Footscray icon Franco Cozzo stars in Melbourne International Film Festival
A documentary about Footscray icon Franco Cozzo is likely to be screened in Yarraville as part of the 69th Melbourne International Film Festival in August.…
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Toddler dies after being hit by car in Altona
A toddler has been struck and killed by a car in Altona this morning. Police believe the 19-month-old boy was riding a scooter along the…
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Rate rise ‘lacks empathy’
Hobsons Bay council’s draft 2021-22 budget has been described as lacking empathy towards ratepayers because of a proposed rate rise of “3.5 per cent in…
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Yarraville an insta-worthy neighbourhood
Yarraville has been named the 19th most Instagrammable neighbourhood in the world. An analysis carried out by the UK-based stokemont surveying practice has revealed the number of hashtags the world’s…
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Less than half rates waivers granted
Less than half the Hobsons Bay ratepayers who applied for a rates waiver have received one this financial year to date. Ninety eight ratepayers have applied for…
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Queen’s Birthday Honours: Newport Cambodian NGO founder Katrina Gliddon
Newport’s Katrina Gliddon has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the international community of Cambodia. In 2010, she founded…
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