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Apprentice lauded
A young Williamstown carpentry apprentice has been recognised as the 2021 Metropolitan Apprentice of the Year. Jack Blokkerus was announced as the winner at the…
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Peek behind the kitchen doors
An online foodie magazine is giving Hobsons Bay locals and the wider community a peek behind the scenes of the area’s most popular restaurants and…
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Plan to boost transport connections
Hobsons Bay residents will soon get better walking and cycling connections as part of the council’s draft Local Area Movement Plan (LAMP). The LAMP follows…
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Call out for volunteers
A charity that helps to create safe homes for women and children who flee family violence is calling for volunteers in the northern and western…
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Childhood inspires first book
Seddon local and retired special education teacher Ena Vasudevan is about to publish her first book. “There’s a foxhole in my bed” is described as…
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Learners test moves online
Wyndham teenager Indi is among the thousands of young Victorians who will soon be able to sit for a learner driving permit at home, rather…
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Much-loved festival set for return
Williamstown Literary Festival is returning live to the Heritage Town Hall after a year of being online. The 2021 Willy Lit Fest has modelled this…
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Pole a sign of peace
A peace pole has been placed at Newport Lakes Primary School by the Earlyact club. Earlyact is a community service club for kids, sponsored by…
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Nine cases linked to Arcare
Three new COVID-19 cases have been recorded at the Arcare Maidstone Residential Aged Care facility, bringing the total number of cases linked to the nursing home to…
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Two new cases linked to Arcare
Two new COVID-19 cases linked to the Arcare Maidstone Residential Aged Care facility will be added to Monday’s official figures. Arcare chief executive Colin Singh…
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Get the popcorn, cinema opening in Altona North
Reading Cinemas has confirmed it plans to open its doors at Altona North on June 17 – as long as Melbourne isn’t in lockdown. The…
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Restaurateur pleads for help
A Seddon restaurateur said he “was on his knees begging” Maribyrnong council for help after two of its officers threatened to call police over a…
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Altona North GP-led clinic first to give Pfizer
An Altona North clinic on Thursday became the first GP practice in Melbourne’s west to administer the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine. The Altona North Respiratory Clinic was…
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Train lines, post office tier 2 sites
The Werribee and Sunbury train lines and Williamstown Post Office have been listed as tier 2 sites as the list of COVID-19 exposure sites statewide grows…
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Maidstone nursing home locked down, bus routes tier 1 sites
A Maidstone aged care facility remains in lockdown after a resident and two workers tested positive to COVID-19. Arcare chief executive Colin Singh said the…
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