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Yarraville: Adam Hills back for a rare stand-up show
Comedian Adam Hills will return to the stage in Yarraville this month for a rare stand-up show. The Yarraville resident has performed far and wide…
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Williamstown Hospital op shop keeps the wards working
It’s grown from a modest six-bed hospital in 1894 to an elective surgery centre with four theatres and more than 90 beds, but Williamstown Hospital’s…
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Altona, Newport teachers’ ways refined with training in Houston
Two teachers from Altona and Newport last week departed for a week of intensive maths and science training at the Mickelson Teachers Academy in Houston,…
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CRAFT: Off-cuts suit Kingsville eco-artist Leslie Keating
Not a skerrick or a scrap goes to waste in the screen-printing work of Leslie Keating. The Kingsville resident has turned her love of craft…
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FFV: Altona East Phoenix drives title bid with defensive zeal
With just one win separating first through to fifth on the Football Federation of Victoria’s state league 1 north-west ladder, the championship race is wide…
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Mobil protest against Hobsons Bay council’s ‘rate burden’
ExxonMobil says it has been lumped with a “significant rate burden” in the Hobsons Bay council’s 2014-15 budget. Consultant Hamish McKnight, acting for ExxonMobil, said…
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Altona, Altona Meadows women step up for Peter Mac
Four women from Altona and Altona Meadows are almost halfway towards a $10,000 target as they seek to help the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre tackle…
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Altona North, Footscray hotspots as thieves target old cars
Altona North and Footscray are the two worst car theft hotspots in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong. New data released by the National Motor Vehicle Theft…
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Michael Adonai: Chance to draw on artist’s experience
An artist whose work highlights the plight of refugees worldwide is sharing his talents as part of the current Refugee Week. Michael Adonai will lead…
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World Cup spin-off may be Williamstown juniors’ joy
While the “wrong” team won, it didn’t dampen the spirits of hundreds of people who flocked to the Barnstoneworth United Junior Football Club in Williamstown…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Parking policy misguided How crazy our council is to prevent us from parking in front of our own driveways (‘Ghost town fee uproar’, Star Weekly,…
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Drink-driver shuns warning
A Werribee man crashed his car into a traffic light after allegedly driving with a blood alcohol reading of almost five times the legal limit.…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Western suburbs
How does your garden grow? Learn how to care for your garden roses at Altona Memorial Park on June 22. Starts 10am at 2 Dohertys…
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■ In recent months there has been an avalanche of rubbish saying I have it in for Deer Park – that I am against the…
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Pair clash over Altona East car park extension bid
Anger boiled over at last week’s Hobsons Bay council meeting as dozens of members of the Maltese Association Hobsons Bay vented frustration at missing out…
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