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Club Laverton pokies venue hit by armed robbers again
Armed offenders have again struck at a gaming venue in Laverton that was the target of a violent Middle Eastern crime gang last year. Police…
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West Gate Distributor plan launched to push trucks to new link
The state government has opened expressions of interest for a big-ticket road project, the West Gate Distributor, which it says will create 10,000 jobs. The…
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Footscray: Final days for black spot as bike signals are switched on
New bike priority signals will soon be switched on at Footscray’s Parker and Whitehall streets. The installation of the signals was part of the state…
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Altona: Red alert for Mobil crossing on Millers Road
Police are working with Mobil to combat numerous near misses at a pedestrian crossing outside the Altona refinery on Millers Road. Sergeant Jason Van Doren…
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Laverton: Spot police checks cost errant drivers
Fourteen drivers received $440 wake-up calls last Thursday morning after being caught using mobile phones during a police operation at Laverton. Hobsons Bay highway patrol…
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Footscray: Welcome to new Saigon as East meets West
The 2015 East meets West Lunar Festival comes to Footscray on Sunday, February 8, welcoming Chinese New Year 2015 – the year of the goat.…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
High-rise greed [Re: Outcry over high-rise bid, Star Weekly, January 14] Surely in such a dampened jobs market, with unaffordable housing and all the economic…
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Stage set for Hobsons Bay Summer Sounds music series
Altona’s Nikita Azzopardi will sing the national anthem in Logan Reserve on Australia Day before kicking off the Hobsons Bay Summer Sounds music series. The…
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Maribyrnong’s Go West to be part of Midsumma Festival
Maribyrnong’s Go West festival will be part of the annual Midsumma Festival that celebrates gay culture. Running from January 18 to February 8, the festival…
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[Updating…]
New boss for Substation Brad Spolding starts his term as director of The Substation in Newport next month. Executive producer at Ilbijerri Theatre Company since…
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Gay rights activist Daniel Witthaus reads his book at Footscray library
Author and gay rights activist Daniel Witthaus will be at Footscray library next month to read from his new novel. The 38-year-old author of Beyond…
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Princes Freeway gets a fresh face as graffiti is cleaned up
VicRoads’ managers donned overalls and armed themselves with rollers and paintbrushes on Monday to start cleaning graffiti from a 30-kilometre stretch of the Princes Freeway.…
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Maribyrnong kids keep streets clean and green
Local children will be helping to encourage Maribyrnong residents to reduce waste as part of a new recycling trial. The youngsters have volunteered to appear…
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Williamstown pub protesters target buyers
Williamstown residents, angered by the demolition of Australia’s oldest three-storey pub for apartments, tried to deter potential buyers by protesting outside the developer’s sales office…
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Australia Day: Big day for Altona beach boy
Young Damien Parma can’t wait for Australia Day. The six-year-old Altona boy is fascinated with the Australian flag and Altona beach is just about his…
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