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COVID spurs council tilt
The COVID-19 crisis has spurred a young community leader to leap into the race to serve on Maribyrnong council. Mohamed Semra, 21, said the way…
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Jetty collapse prompts closures
A pier and two jetties at Williamstown have been closed amid fears for public safety after a section of Boyd Jetty collapsed, leaving the not-for-profit…
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Polluting vehicle ban bid
Polluting vehicles should be banned from entering an inner-west “low emission zone” for three hours a day to protect children, a report to the state…
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Maribyrnong Council ‘aghast’ at disturbing puzzle
Maribyrnong Council has been forced to issue a public apology after distributing a word puzzle embedded with a highly disturbing phrase to thousands of residents.…
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Community heart beats
Williamstown’s yacht clubs and businesses have thrown a lifeline to Santorini Greek restaurant after its chimney caught fire. Restaurant owners Craig and Claire Turton say…
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Williamstown’s anti-whaling history retold on Father’s Day
Williamstown’s anti-whaling history, recent and past, will be highlighted when Sea Shepherd’s Captain Paul Watson gives a Father’s Day reading from his book. The War…
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Experiences of the pandemic
Four Hobsons Bay residents share their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and their hopes and fears in their own words as told to Goya Dmytryshchak.…
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Harnessing the sun
Hobsons Bay could become the first Australian council to provide cheaper green electricity to the community by mid-2021, as it begins to roll out a…
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‘Selfish and pathetic’: Second giant sculpture vandalised
A second giant sculpture along a popular western suburbs’ trail has been cut at its base in act of “selfish and pathetic” vandalism. The kangaroo…
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Toxic chemicals to be removed from Brooklyn site
Toxic chemicals stored just 420 metres from Brooklyn homes will be removed after Brimbank council refused to grant a private company a retrospective permit for…
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Traders rates win
Hobsons Bay traders have had a win with commercial rates set to drop by an average of 1.91 per cent under the council’s 2020-21 budget…
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Call for lockdown ‘buddy’ system
An Altona North family-owned-and-operated psychology clinic inundated with clients says Victorians could benefit from New Zealand’s buddy system during lockdown. Hobsons Bay Psychology owner and…
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Snake sightings tipped to rise
Snake season is just around the corner and this year’s will be a little different due to COVID-19. Stewart Gatt aka Stewy the Snake Catcher…
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The truth is out there
People are being invited to film their reaction to a UFO sighting for a movie being made during Victoria’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Toxic Alien Zombie Babes…
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Submissions object to rates rise
Hobsons Bay council has received 66 submissions in response to this year’s draft budget, with more than two-thirds objecting to proposed rates increases. Under the…
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