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Brooklyn still ‘dust capital’
BROOKLYN residents say last week’s high winds made dust ‘‘indescribable’’ around the troubled industrial estate as they continue to live with dust levels equal to…
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Maribyrnong council wants say in pokies placement
MARIBYRNONG Council has moved to crack down on the number of pokies being deliberately introduced to disadvantaged areas. A new Local Planning Policy for Electronic…
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West’s very own ‘von Trapp’ family
BECOMING foster carers has forever changed the outlook of David and Kate Tapping. The Newport couple have provided a safe, comfortable refuge for more than…
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In a quandary over kilojoule labelling
HEALTH experts are divided over whether fast-food labelling is the answer to the western suburbs’ diabetes epidemic. Western suburbs Labor MP Wade Noonan has called…
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Ethiopian New Year Festival to lighten up Footscray
FOOTSCRAY’S Nicholson Street Mall will be buzzing this Saturday for the Ethiopian New Year Festival. The festival features traditional dance and music, an Ethiopian coffee…
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Filmmakers’ dreams flicker to life in Yarraville
BUDDING Burtons and student Spielbergs will see their films on the big screen in Yarraville tonight for the inaugural Freeze Frame Film Festival. The FReeZA…
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Elleni’s leading the way
A FOOTSCRAY cultural leader has been rewarded for her contribution to the African community in Melbourne’s west. Victoria University Ethiopian migrant and community engagement adviser…
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Master, apprentice share new vision
KATI Eyles was delighted when she learned she’d be working beside visual artist Kate Geck for an exhibition in Federation Square. “When I was growing…
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A glance can bring return to faith
CHURCH signs are often informative, sometime humorous and can be ‘preachy’. Associate pastor David White likes his to be artistic and uplifting. “I try not…
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Blockade over, union cops compo and bomb threats
A BOMB threat against the union involved in a three-week industrial dispute with construction giant Grocon has come just days after it agreed to end…
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Reforms flagged for cabbies
THE Victorian taxi industry needs “urgent, radical reform”, according to a new report co-produced by the Footscray Community Legal Centre (FCLC). The wide-ranging In the…
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WRFL: Magpies’ grit shocks brash Untouchables
PARKSIDE has a whole host of new admirers after turning the Western Region Football League division2 grand final into the blockbuster we never saw coming.…
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WRFL: Invincible Eagles soar after early fright
YARRAVILLE-SEDDON is flying high after achieving perfection in the Western Region Football League division 2. The Eagles were invincible this season, winning all 16 home-and-away…
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WRFL: Spotswood through to 6th grand final in row
SPOTSWOOD surged into a sixth consecutive Western Region Football League division 1 grand final with a runaway 48-point victory over a brave Hoppers Crossing in…
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WRFL: Flanker on his toes for sixth grand tango
EVEN the most experienced Western Region Football League division1 grand final performer will have butterflies coursing through his stomach this week. Spotswood half-forward flanker Will…
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