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VTCA: Altona North tail wags against Footscray United
ALTONA North has a fighting chance in its all-west clash with Footscray United after a late rally from its tail-enders on day one at Crofts…
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Sarah Harris: Our dog’s 3000km wandering eye
MY folks are the only people I know who bought a dog and got their house free. The deal was clinched when the then-owners announced…
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On average, we’re a bit above our neighbours
HOW do you compare with your Hobsons Bay neighbours? The 2011 census data, released last week, shows that of the municipality’s 83,863 residents, 61 per…
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Altona Beach Festival: Tradition tugs at its heart
OPINION is divided about whether to keep the Altona Beach Festival in the suburb’s “heart” or move it back to what has been labelled the…
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Our dog’s 3000km wandering eye
My folks are the only people I know who bought a dog and got their house free. The deal was clinched when the then-owners announced…
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Patch of plenty at Floyd Lodge community garden
FLOYD Lodge community garden at Williamstown will throw open its gates on Saturday to show people how things have grown this year. Terry De La…
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Williamstown doctor wins top science award
WILLIAMSTOWN doctor Mark Shackleton was last week awarded the $50,000 Life Scientist of the Year award at the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science in Canberra. Dr…
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Hefty bill on the menu at Spotswood cafe
A BRITISH-themed Spotswood cafe has had to fork out $5300 to seek Hobsons Bay Council’s permission to put 48 chairs upstairs. Duchess of Spotswood, in…
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Cream of the crop strive to be picked
IT’S the middle of September and the football season is over for the Calder Cannons, but a group of about 12 players continues to train…
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Mr Average bucks the trend on some fronts
MEET Mister Maribyrnong. According to 2011 census data released last week, he’s 34, an atheist of English ancestry born in Australia, but both his parents were…
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War stories set in stone at Footscray
THE sacrifices made by the men and women who died in the two World Wars must never be forgotten, says Footscray veteran Ron Palmer. Mr…
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On her bike in Asia to give girls a chance in life
AFTER battling breast cancer, Newport woman Monique Senior is cycling from Vietnam to Cambodia to help stop forced child marriage and change girls’ lives in…
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Swap idea is child’s play
OLD toys will be new again when the Rotary Club of Yarraville holds its first Toy Exchange this weekend. The brainchild of club president Scott…
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