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Days of independence
Robbie Cordier can’t wait for gigs to restart at the Altona Bowling Club, a stone’s throw from the home he can finally call his own.…
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Folk festival goes virtual
Melbourne’s Newport Folk Festival will be live streamed into lounge rooms this month. Director Michael Stewart said the program had been adapted for the COVID…
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Bollards to stop Seabrook rat run
By Goya Dmytryshchak Seabrook residents fighting to stop motorists using local streets as a rat run to dodge Point Cook Road traffic are celebrating a…
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Urban forest plan for Hobsons Bay
Hobsons Bay’s tree coverage will be increased to 30 per cent by 2040 to meet the definition of an urban forest. The draft Hobsons Bay…
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Driver licence testing resumes
Driver licence testing resumed on Monday with more than 200 staff employed to meet the coronavirus backlog. Tests were suspended on March 25, putting on…
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Nature strip garden gongs
Two Hobsons Bay residents are runners up in a competition to find Victoria’s best nature strip garden. Open Gardens Victoria named Susanna Starr of North…
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Community win for Ferguson Street crossing removal
Fears of a sky rail at North Williamstown station have been quashed, with the state government on Friday announcing the rail line will be lowered…
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Tree vandal attack ‘despicable’
Vandals have destroyed multiple elm trees in the Williamstown Botanic Gardens in what has been labelled a “despicable and senseless act“. Friends of Williamstown Botanic…
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Hellenic Hotel returns to pub roots
George Calombaris’ former Hellenic Hotel in Williamstown is set to “return to its Australian pub roots” after the signing of a new lease. Rustica Sourdough founder…
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Parents group returns
Face-to-face maternal and child health consultations in Hobsons Bay resumed this week as the municipality comes to life after COVID-19 lockdown. In-person consults are available…
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Sport funds open up as clubs emerge from lockdown
It’s “more than the sport”. As grassroots sporting clubs last week became eligible to apply for state government funding, Williamstown Women’s Lacrosse Club spoke of the toll…
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Altona Hockey Club’s legacy for police officers
Altona Hockey Club has been using its time in lockdown to raise money for Victoria Police Legacy in honour of four officers killed earlier this…
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Tributes flow for referee
A rugby union-loving firefighter who died from cancer is now in heaven refereeing the game, his loved ones say. Altona North’s Brett Waterford, 47, was…
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Amazing Grace
You could call her ’Amazing Grace’. Altona Meadows’ Grazia ’Grace’ Gammaldi on Monday received an OAM for service to the community, including volunteering as part…
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Top honour for community service
The head of a co-op who helped keep the former Altona hospital site in community hands has received an OAM for service to the community…
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