Williamstown
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Iconic Williamstown beach venue for lease
An iconic Williamstown restaurant setting is available for 21-year lease in what has been advertised as a “once in a generation opportunity”. Hobsons Bay council…
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Pen pistols, ice, land man in jail
A man has been sentenced to 12 months’ jail for manufacturing pen pistols and trafficking heroin and methamphetamine or ice. Nghia Lam, 37, who was…
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One-goal second half leaves Williamstown outside the eight
Williamstown was overrun in the second half by a fast finishing Box Hill Hawks to lose by 28 points in the Victorian Football League at…
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Baillieu brings WWI stories to Williamstown
Former premier and chair of the ANZAC Centenary Committee, is among speakers visiting Williamstown this month, as a touring exhibition recounting personal stories from WWI…
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New Aitken Street bid rejected
Hobsons Bay council has rejected plans for a four-storey, 27-dwelling apartment block at 27 Aitken Street in Williamstown. Aitken Properties Pty Ltd had applied to…
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Here comes the bride, and another …
Cherished memories will be on display in an exhibition of wedding dresses at Williamstown’s Holy Trinity Anglican Church for Mother’s Day. Organiser, Williamstown’s Barbara Phoenix,…
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Dawn service
Hundreds turned out to pay their respects at the Anzac Day dawn service of the embattled Williamstown RSL. From the tiniest members of the 4th…
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Itchy bomb tree bid rejected
Hobsons Bay council last week rejected calls for the removal of 45 “itchy bomb” trees from Williamstown’s Bayview Street and other locations around the municipality.…
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Yana Alana descends on Williamstown
Award-winning cabaret performer Yana Alana is coming to Williamstown to perform her latest show, Yana Alana Covered. Yana Alana is the alter ego of Melburnian…
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Story of the Navy in WWI comes home
A travelling exhibition that looks at the role of the Royal Australian Navy in WWI has arrived in Williamstown. The exhibition by the Australian National…
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Obituary: Douglas Lindsay
Former Williamstown mayor and Rotarian Douglas Lindsay has been remembered as a gregarious community-minded man who drew people to him. A service for Mr Lindsay,…
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Frankly, Scarlett, I do give a damn
A cat has been covered in pink spray paint in a bewildering animal cruelty case in Williamstown on Thursday. Owner Phil Burgoine said he was puzzled by…
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Report calls for more power to WorkSafe
It’s too late to turn back the clock on residential developments already approved close to dangerous petrochemical plants, but a report commissioned by the state…
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Altona wins battle of the west to reach grand final
Altona has ripped up the form guide to advance to its first Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association grand final since 2008-09. The A’s turned it on…
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Strength in numbers at Williamstown
You’d hate to be an opposition captain attempting to plot the downfall of Williamstown in this season’s Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association finals. With no glaring…
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