TAC Cup: Western Jets’ ‘clear off’ order from coach wins a thriller
A BOLD late move, initially an unpopular one, led to the Western Jets heart-stopping two-point win over Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup at...
Help from sew far away
ONE month out from her journey to Uganda, Newport's Tricia Salau and her sibling Judith McDougall - from Pingrup, Western Australia - will display...
VBL: Altona Magic bites the dust as Gators’ winning streak continues
ALTONA Gators extended their winning streak to five, edging out Hawthorn Magic 78-74 in a Victorian Basketball League Big V women's division 1 nail-biter...
Sheep truck driver fined
THE driver of a truck that overturned on the Princes Freeway at Laverton North, killing hundreds of sheep, has been fined for careless driving.The...
VRU: Aggression not enough for Dogs
FOOTSCRAY was never allowed to play on its own terms in an 18-8 loss to Melbourne in the Victorian Rugby Union Premier 1 Dewar...
In streets and New York, a talented family flourishes
AN Altona-based mosaic artist has cracked the international market.Julee Latimer has been offered a year's representation by New York's Amsterdam Whitney Gallery.Her son Jake,...
Plaudits for educators
FIFTEEN early childhood educators have been recognised at a playgroup training graduation ceremony at Braybrook Community Centre.The 'supported playgroup facilitators' have been building...
Guiding hands behind the wheel
SIX young residents have earned their probationary driver's licences after completing Maribyrnong Council's Wheels in the West program.Over the past year, the program has...
Water bucket ‘handicap’ for runner
A FOOTSCRAY engineer will run 10 kilometres with a bucket of water to raise money for Engineers Without Borders Australia as part...
Yarraville man charged with shrine offences
POLICE have charged a Yarraville man with putting out the Shrine of Remembrance eternal flame in May.The 36-year-old was charged with theft, criminal damage,...
FFV: Altona City in dreamland until referee raises a red card
SPIRITED underdogs Altona City took the challenge right up to the high-flying Fawkner Blues to extract a valuable point from a 2-2 draw on...
Olympics: No holds barred for our one-man team
FREESTYLE wrestler Farzad Tarash and his family arrived in Australia from Iran in 1998, carving out a peaceful life in the multicultural western suburbs.Well,...
Gerald Liew laps up victory
GERALD Liew is the inaugural winner of a crash-marred Compton Green Handicap, a five-lap, 76-kilometre circuit of the You Yangs with a testing uphill...
VFL: Seagulls glad to kiss June goodbye
YOU could hear a collective sigh of relief among the faithful at Williamstown.Nothing came easy for the Seagulls in the Victorian Football League during...
Second time around, but first in fashion
RECYCLING is the new black, judging by a fun-filled fashion show at AMES Footscray on Friday.The show was put together by the ...
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