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WRFL: The three-minute wake-up call for Woodsmen

A FIVE-minute hiccup could not derail Spotswood from producing the brand of football that we have become accustomed to from the reigning premier when...

Gellibrand election: Libs’ man wants ‘safest’ ALP seat

LABOR’S stranglehold on the western suburbs is slipping away on the back of voter frustration, according to Gellibrand Liberal candidate David McConnell.Confirming his candidacy...

New West Footscray Bunnings store forges ahead

MARIBYRNONG Council has given home hardware giant Bunnings the green light to redevelop the former Forges site in West Footscray. The $54 million project, on...

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Hit-run conviction Melbourne tradesman Matthew Terrance O’Connor, 28, has...

Port of Melbourne ‘at risk of fire’

Residents and businesses are being put at risk due to inadequate firefighting capabilities at the port of Melbourne, according to an experienced mariner. Captain William...

Mental health service uneven in western suburbs

Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong have twice as many mental health services as nearby Wyndham, new research on the spread of Medicare-supported mental health experts...

Warning on contaminated Newport fuel

A NEWPORT motorist whose Range Rover engine was damaged by contaminated fuel has acted to protect other consumers from landing in the same predicament.Ray...

SCOREBOARD

Men (double header): Altona Gators 89 Warrnambool Seahawks 78; Camberwell Dragons 74 Altona Gators 82Women: Altona Gators 41 Warrandyte Venom 84

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This triple-fronted brick veneer house is being offered for sale for the first time. The property is in a convenient location close to The...

WRFL: Roosters’ big guns fire on Anzac Day

WEST Footscray coach Rohan MacKenzie has given his thumbs-up for future Anzac Day matches in the Western Region Football League.His high-flying Roosters went...

Western Region Health Centre looks at merging

A MAJOR shake-up of health services in Melbourne’s west and north is under way as Western Region Health Centre considers merging with two other...

After Bosnian hell, a haven for Selmir

BOSNIAN-born Selmir Gosto was only 11 when a landmine shattered his leg and claimed his father's life.He spent about four months in a Sarajevo...

London 2012: Day 1: Western suburbs boxer Ibrahim Balla wins countback thriller

WERRIBEE-raised boxer Ibrahim Balla has triumphed in a battle to the death over Moroccan brawler Aboubakr Seddik Lbida in the round of 32 of...

Gellibrand election: ‘Look past’ Sex Party name

THE Australian Sex Party candidate for the federal Gellibrand seat hopes voters will look past the party’s name and look at its range of...

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Playgroup marks the holidays

The Seabrook Community Centre Playgroup will celebrate the end of the year when it holds a holiday festival on Thursday, December 5. Beginning at...