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Walk in honour of baby Theo
After the heartbreaking loss of their baby boy, Theo, an Altona Meadows’ couple is walking 20 kilometres to raise funds for cuddle cots to help…
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Food drive for asylum seekers
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre at Footscray is this month hosting its annual festive food drive to feed more than 1500 people over the holiday…
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VU team close to COVID drug trial
In a modest laboratory at Victoria University, an elite biomedical research team led by Vasso Apostolopoulos has spent most of the year working on repurposing and designing…
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Altona Pier design revealed
EXCLUSIVE The design of the new $10 million Altona Pier has been chosen by Parks Victoria following feedback from the community. The new pier will…
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Help surviving Christmas
A virtual counselling group workshop on ‘Surviving Christmas 2020’ will be hosted by Joseph’s Corner next week. The free workshop, funded by Hobsons Bay council,…
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Galapagos puppets set to delight
One of Melbourne’s first post-lockdown theatre shows is set to delight with giant illuminated puppets based on Galapagos Islands animals and Graeme Base’s classic children’s…
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Altona Loop timetable change welcomed
Commuters using the Altona Loop section of the Werribee line have cautiously welcomed the increased frequency of trains to every 20 minutes, shaving two minutes…
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‘King of Melbourne’ made in Williamstown
A large-scale inflatable sculpture of iconic chimpanzee David Greybeard was last week transported by its creators at Williamstown to be installed outside Hamer Hall. The…
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Meals help tackle food insecurity
Five neighbourhood houses across Maribyrnong and Brimbank have launched the ’Nourish’ pilot project, distributing free meals to combat food insecurity. Yarraville Community Centre, West Footscray…
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Maribyrnong heart health poor
The city of Maribyrnong has the highest rate of deaths from coronary heart disease in metropolitan Melbourne and ranks seventh in the state, new figures…
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Tribute to Kinnears history
The second stage of the landmark $880 million Kinnears Ropeworks residential development is expected to be launched early next year, with former workers’ stories being…
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Male allies standing up with women
The photo of AFLW star Tayla Harris’s famous airborne kick, at first attracting trolls and now immortalised with a bronze statue, is a prime example…
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North Williamstown station design revealed
Final designs for the North Williamstown level crossing removal at Ferguson Street have been released by the Level Crossing Removal Project. The project will see…
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My Place: Rob Richardson
Altona’s Rob Richardson last week celebrated his 80th birthday and reflected on a lifetime of community involvement with Goya Dmytryshchak. What’s your connection to Hobsons…
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Altona student a national history champion
An Altona student has won a national history contest for her research into Australian prisoners of war taken captive by the Japanese and Germans in…
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