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Rates rise blasted amid coronavirus hardship
Hobsons Bay council has deferred its annual draft budget amid an outcry over a proposed 2 per cent rates rise as households battle coronavirus hardship.…
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Man dies in Princes Freeway crash
A man has died in a multi-vehicle crash on the Princes Freeway at Laverton early Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to the smash, near…
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Heritage levelled for new hospital
A key link to an important phase of Footscray’s past is being razed to make way for the new $1.5 billion hospital. Demolition of a…
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Tennis players caught breaching coronavirus rules
Six people playing tennis on a closed public court in Maribyrnong have been caught by police for breaching coronavirus restrictions. Police issued 52 fines in…
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Meals on wheels kitchen ‘bailed out’ out by state
Altona’s meals-on-wheels kitchen serving more than 20 Victorian councils could be bought out by the state government due to multimillion dollar debt. Community Chef was…
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Sports precinct designs unveiled
New concept designs have been released for a sports precinct to replace West Footscray’s RecWest building. Maribyrnong council has unveiled refined designs under the West…
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Call for online council meetings
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay councils have supported calls to be allowed to meet virtually instead of in-person for council meetings during the coronavirus state of emergency.…
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AA moves online to combat drinking in self isolation
Not once during self isolation has Kate* felt like a drink. Kate, who previously attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the Newport area, said COVID-19 had…
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An expose of life in isolation
Altona photographer Jude van Daalen is documenting people at their homes for her Life in Self-Isolation project as a way of giving back. After moving…
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Lighting up the dawn
Embattled RSL clubs are keeping the Anzac spirit alive amid the coronavirus lockdown, with members of the community urged to ’light up the dawn’ from…
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Clinic on the front line
An Altona North medical practice has become the first GP respiratory clinic testing for coronavirus in Melbourne’s west, as part of the federal government’s roll-out…
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Face-to-face consults in decline
Many doctors have closed the book on new patients and are not providing face-to-face treatment during the COVID-19 crisis, even for unrelated medical issues. It…
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Church keeps doors open to provide food, toilet paper
Williamstown Church of Christ is keeping its doors open to provide food hampers for those in need after its soup kitchen was forced to close…
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‘They will throw a tantrum’: Pharmacists abused over coronavirus meds
An Altona pharmacist is prioritising flu vaccines for high-risk and local patients amid coronavirus panic and abusive customers. The move comes as some Victorian pharmacists…
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Fighting fund set up
Western Health has established a dedicated Respiratory Assessment Clinic at Sunshine Hospital and prepared new wards with extra acute and intensive care capacity for coronavirus.…
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