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Footscray’s Night Heron closes
Much-loved Footscray bar The Night Heron has closed despite being one of the live music venues the state government deemed worth saving. The business was…
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Willy Beer Fest one out of the box
People can still grin and beer it despite the annual Williamstown Heritage Beer and Cider Festival being postponed until next year. Organisers didn’t want people to have…
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Maribyrnong councillor Jorge Jorquera makes history
Newly elected Maribyrnong councillor Jorge Jorquera has made history as the first member of the Victorian Socialist party elected to local government in Victoria. The…
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Third stint as Maribyrnong mayor for Michael Clarke
Maribyrnong’s new mayor Michael Clarke has vowed to redouble the council’s efforts and to hold a rates summit as the municipality emerges from the COVID…
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Art and industry sewn together
You could call it a see-through dress … well, it’s made from X-rays. The visionary design is among the highlights of the Art and Industry…
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PFAS found at wetlands
The Department of Defence has confirmed off-site contamination from chemicals found in firefighting foams used on the RAAF Base Williams at Laverton, including in groundwater,…
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Case cracked on ‘rotten egg’ smell in Altona and Brooklyn
Goya Dmytryshchak A rotten egg smell in Brooklyn and Altona has been traced to a leak in a Veolia waste management plant. The Environment Protection…
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Rare wallaby sighting in Newport
A student has sighted a wallaby never before seen in urban areas at Newport, which may be attributed to the COVID lockdowns. Newport’s Mel Sheedy,…
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Support saves Footscray’s Pride
Footscray has saved its pride – literally. Last week, the Pride of our Footscray community bar, owned by 200 part-owners who in 2017 bought $500 shares…
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Titanic resurfaces as public bar
Williamstown’s iconic Titanic Theatre Restaurant has resurfaced from the COVID-19 crisis as a seven-day a week public bar. New owner Louis Do, who took over…
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State prepared for third wave: GP
A leading doctor says a third wave of COVID-19 could eventuate in Victoria as restrictions ease but he is confident the state’s health system is…
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Special order a piece of cake
A Christmas lockdown wish has come true. When UK citizen Colin Evans couldn’t see his daughter in Williamstown due to COVID-19, he reached out to…
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Sacrifices remembered
Australia’s most elite troops say this Remembrance Day the COVID-19 global pandemic has shone a different light on the meaning of sacrifice. Recently retired SAS…
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Williamstown’s Old Royal Hotel for sale
One of Williamstown’s most colourful and majestic buildings is on the market in what has been described as “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity“. The Old Royal Hotel,…
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Pigeon club to fly off the block
It will be race to win at auction. The 94-year-old home of Yarraville Racing Pigeon Club, at 23 Regent Street, is being advertised for sale…
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