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VFL grand final: Youth powers Footscray to flag
First quarter: The feeling out process lasted all of six minutes before Box Hill’s Liston Trophy winner Alex Woodward broke through for the first goal.…
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Williamstown: Widow’s will in $2m court scrap
Two members of a widow’s extended family are contesting her will after she left most of her $2 million estate to the Williamstown Hospital and Cancer…
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Williamstown Wine and Cheese Fest’s wine stomp comp: Entrants sought
Entrants are being sought for the Williamstown Wine and Cheese Fest’s wine stomp comp, with the goal to produce as much grape juice as possible…
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Melbourne Fringe Festival: Yarraville’s Jessie Deane puts west in stitches
The decaying streetscapes and urban facades of Melbourne’s west have been recreated stitch-by-stitch by a Yarraville artist for the 2014 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Jessie Deane’s…
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Footscray: Disposable Camera Project works in the frame
A creative photography project capturing a day in the life of Melbourne will be unveiled in Footscray next week. All photos submitted for the third…
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Williamstown: Landcare delegates check out Hobsons Bay
Pupils from St Mary’s Primary School in Williamstown last week met delegates attending the National Landcare Conference in Melbourne. They were taken on field trips…
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FFV: Altona East Phoenix goes under in relegation battle
Altona East Phoenix spent the second half of the State League 1 north-west soccer season trying to keep its head above water. On Saturday, it…
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Dental clinic a step closer Tenders are being accepted for the construction of a four-storey public dental services clinic in Footscray. Health Minister David Davis…
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West Gate Freeway baby in a hurry
A man performed an express delivery beside the West Gate Freeway near Altona North after his partner couldn’t make it to hospital in time to…
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Brooklyn: Car fridge thieves cause barbie snag
Plans for a tree-planting and barbecue to celebrate the opening of a new walking and bike trail in Melbourne’s west have been wrecked, with thieves…
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Women’s lacrosse grand final: Newport wins over Footscray
Newport has risen from the ashes to claim its 23rd Lacrosse Victoria women’s state league title in controversial fashion. The Porters came back from three…
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Footscray Plaza: Coles unveils new supermarket in refurbished building
Coles will have 110 team members when it unveils its brand new flagship supermarket in the newly refurbished Footscray Plaza building. Officially being opened on…
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Newport: Tom Bevan’s vision for blind footballers
Newport’s Tom Bevan will run a half-marathon blindfolded in a bid to raise $10,000 for programs for blind footballers. The fund-raising effort is a partnership…
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Melbourne Fringe Festival: Chinese Whispers at Footscray Bluestone Church
Rani Pramesti’s interactive theatre production Chinese Whispers will be at Footscray Bluestone Church until Sunday as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Enter into a…
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Geared for grunt in a big country
By Ewan Kennedy The Toyota Camry four-cylinder and Toyota Aurion six-cylinder are currently being built by Toyota in Melbourne, though they will be imported from…













