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Driver fails to stop at impact scene A 68-year-old Laverton woman was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after she was struck by a…
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Bosses ‘exploiting’ injured Western suburbs workers
WESTERN suburbs residents injured at work are being exploited by unscrupulous bosses, according to a workplace lawyer. Slater & Gordon lawyer Marcus Fogarty said workers…
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New Footscray centre brings hope to African youth
A BETTER start in life for young African Australians is just one of the hopes pinned on a new centre launched in Footscray on Friday.…
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BreastWest’s funding feast
A YUM cha fund-raiser has raised close to $20,000 for BreastWest to support breast cancer patients. More than 300 people turned out for the annual…
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Peter Gordon: Red, white and blue blood
WINNING the west will be a main aim for newly endorsed Western Bulldogs president-in-waiting Peter Gordon. Current president David Smorgon last week announced he would…
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Forced adoption: Apology a first step
THEY never saw their babies after they were taken. They were lied to, tricked or coerced and many never had the chance to experience motherhood…
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Hobsons Bay householders making burglars’ work easy
ON average, one in every 59 houses in Newport, Spotswood and Laverton was burgled in the 2011-12 financial year, new figures show. An analysis of…
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zAltona house prices plunge
HOUSE prices boomed in West Footscray, Seddon and Yarraville, but slumped in Kingsville and Altona in the three months to September, according to the state’s…
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zAltona house prices plunge
HOUSE prices boomed in West Footscray, Seddon and Yarraville, but slumped in Kingsville and Altona in the three months to September, according to the state’s…
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zTeachers walk over offer that’s a ‘cut in real terms’
HUNDREDS of western suburbs teachers who walked off the job on Friday for better pay have vowed to keep fighting. More than 300 teachers and…
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Taking fat chance with guesswork
As one of the things I do for a crust, I’ve had to question some statistics lately. Big, brassy, blowsy statistics like “17 million Australians…
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Teachers walk over offer that’s a ‘cut in real terms’
HUNDREDS of western suburbs teachers who walked off the job on Friday for better pay have vowed to keep fighting. More than 300 teachers and…













