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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: August 28-September 3
Parking push about money [Re: Trader anger over paid parking intensifies, Star Weekly, August 27]: Also note that Maribyrnong council recently changed the amount of…
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Williamstown Nippers new state champions with win over Jan Juc
Nippers from Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club are the new state champions after winning Sunday’s Victorian junior pool lifesaving championships at Greensborough. Williamstown scored…
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Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay crime up with surge in ice, grog use
Ice and alcohol are driving crime – particularly assaults – across the inner west, police say. Maribyrnong’s 6 per cent hike in crime in the…
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WRFL: West Footscray Roosters strut stuff to secure grand final berth
West Footscray is peaking at the right time to give Parkside a run for its money in the Western Region Football League division 2 grand…
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NBN: ‘Up front’ call on rollout in western suburbs
Residents in Melbourne’s west remain in the dark over the rollout of the national broadband network, according to Labor MPs. Federal opposition communications spokesman Jason…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Western suburbs
Amazing Grace Grace Barbe, from the Seychelles, will perform island reggae and Creole rhythms, singing in Creole, English and French, at Newport’s Substation on September…
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Footscray poetic prodigy a winner with an asylum seeker’s tale
A touching poem about the uncertainties of life for a young asylum seeker has landed a Footscray pupil a national poetry prize. Maryam Sathat Sobhani,…
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VAFA: Williamstown CYMS make history, through to grand final
Williamstown CYMS has broken new ground with promotion to the Victorian Amateur Football Association’s premier divisions for the first time in club history. The CYs…
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Hockey Victoria: Altona A’s into finals after dramatic draw
The long and at times painful 11-year wait is over for Altona in the Hockey Victoria premier league. The A’s are headed to the top-flight…
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Stolen jewellery, family heirlooms found: Police seek owners
Police are seeking the owners of numerous pieces of jewellery and family heirlooms after arresting two suspected thieves with a bag full of allegedly stolen…
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Lalor boy charged after high-speed police pursuit
A Lalor teenager has been arrested following an alleged high-speed police pursuit from Altona North to Lara. Police say that the 17-year-old boy, a 13-year-old…
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ESSENDON: Life ban for EDFL player
UPDATE: A teenager who was seriously injured after a brawl in an Essendon District Football League game is in a neck brace but on the road…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Western suburbs
Dog agility Get some exercise and have fun with your dog. The Agility Dog Club of Victoria trains on Friday nights under lights at WLJ…
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Hobsons Bay: Overall crime falls but family violence remains a worry
Overall crime in Hobsons Bay fell by 0.2 per cent last financial year, but crimes against the person rose 6.6 per cent from 797 to…
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Newport: Sexual assaults on women ‘escalate’
Two or more sexual predators may be operating in the Altona North-Newport area, police say, with 14 women assaulted since April 29. Most of the…
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