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Candidate flags mayor’s taxi expenses
HOBSONS Bay mayor Tony Briffa has been accused of being the biggest spender on taxis in the council’s history. A councillor from 1996-2008, Carl Marsich,…
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St Mary’s Primary pupils to the fore with squeaky clean effort
Pupils of St Mary’s Primary School at Williamstown last week cleaned up their local beach as part of Kids Teaching Kids Week. Under the national…
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Teachers win backing over strike action
DOZENS of schools across Melbourne’s west are closed today as up to 40,000 teachers walk out in the state’s biggest education strike. Support staff are…
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East-west road link wins support from both sides
Political pressure for construction of the east-west road link to begin in the west is mounting on both sides of State Parliament. Western Metropolitan Liberal…
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Lift the allowance
It would be nice if there could be a debate on whether or not the Newstart allowance is adequate without having to endure generalist comments…
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Teens told: time to spew over road toll
PRETEND you need to spew. That’s one way to get out of a car that’s headed for a crash, MFB firefighter Paul Foster told Williamstown High…
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Ghost ship building course among axed options earmarked for state cash
THE state government has been accused of investing in ghost courses after the Weekly revealed that a $1 billion injection included funds for courses that…
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Japan tsunami survivors taste Williamstown life
Hobsons Bay recently played host to children from Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, devastated by last year’s earthquake and tsunami. Six students were invited to Williamstown High…
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Schools line up in great bullying debate
CYBER bullying is a whole-of-community responsibility, winners of the Gellibrand student representative council debate successfully argued on Thursday. The topic for debate was ‘It is…
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Cyber bullying online for western suburbs schools’ debate
CYBER bullying is a whole-of-community responsibility, winners of the Gellibrand student representative council debate successfully argued on Thursday. The topic for debate was ‘It is…
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Huge jump in Hobsons crime
OVERALL crime in Hobsons Bay soared almost 20 per cent last financial year, more than double the state average of 8.2 per cent. Assaults rose…
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Williamstown woman makes mark on Pacific Island culture
A WILLIAMSTOWN woman who was publicly tattooed at Melbourne’s Federation Square this year says the action caused controversy in her Pacific Island culture. Emeretta Cross,…
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Bridge builders
Hobsons Bay recently played host to children from Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, devastated by last year’s earthquake and tsunami. Six students were invited to Williamstown High…
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Start counting rental income
Investors and first-home buyers will be keen to inspect this first-floor one-bedroom apartment in the ever-trendy cosmopolitan suburb of Williamstown. The single large bedroom provides…
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