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Suburbs in lockdown
Stage three COVID-19 restrictions will be reintroduced in Brooklyn, High Point City, Kingsville, Maribyrnong, Maidstone, Tottenham and West Footscray from 11.59pm on Wednesday. Residents can…
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Coronavirus second wave sweeps into schools
Schools in Maribyrnong, Footscray and Altona are among a number across Melbourne to have been hit by an upswing in coronavirus cases sweeping the state,…
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Chemical storage anger
Toxic chemicals are being stored without a permit just 420 metres from Brooklyn homes, causing an outcry from surrounding residents. A retrospective planning permit application…
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Lease glitch over Altona’s new cop shop
Altona’s new $18 million police station is due to open this month despite a planning glitch forcing Victoria Police to rent the property it planned…
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Man deported after jail for family violence
A New Zealand citizen will be deported after serving 30 months’ jail for family violence, including kidnapping and assaulting his former spouse at Altona. The…
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Williamstown’s marathon man easing COVID-19 strain
A Williamstown business owner, who has witnessed the strain of COVID-19, on Saturday ran an individual marathon to raise funds for mental health in the…
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School holiday Quarantunes Festival
A ’Quarantunes Festival’, live-streamed concert, songwriting competition and an online hip-hop dance class are some of the entertainment being offered in Hobsons Bay these school…
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Move to protect Altona wetlands
Moves are underway to protect one of “the most important wetlands on earth” in Altona’s backyard. The sandbar next to Doug Grant Reserve and Apex…
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Makeup free for a cause
Miss World Australia state finalist, Altona Meadows’ Lakshana Soopaul, is part of a campaign to go makeup free on July 3 to raise money for…
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Yoga to unlock stress
An Altona yoga Instructor Shavita Kotak has gained an audience of 3000 by live streaming from her garage during the COVID-19 lockdown. The former financial…
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The Substation’s funding lifeline
The Substation arts venue has secured a record $1.2million in national arts funding during the coronavirus lockdown to ensure its survival. The Newport-based organisation has…
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Pollution checks a win for residents
A $120 million waste-to-energy plant at Laverton North will publish real-time emissions and implement other pollution-monitoring measures under a settlement reached before an appeal to…
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Western football league cancels season
By Ewen McRae There will be no senior football played in the Western Region Football League this season, with the board putting a line through…
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Concern grows over virus numbers
An infected worker at Grill’d in Highpoint shopping centre was among more than 100 new COVID-19 cases recorded over seven days, as the state government…
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Petition saves Aleppo tree
A planned roundabout at the western end of the Esplanade in Altona has been redesigned to save an historic Aleppo pine tree. It follows a…
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