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Plans for Altona Meadows Aldi await VCAT ruling
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY TO POST A COMMENT. A PROPOSAL for an Aldi supermarket at Altona Meadows Central…
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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 their…
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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…
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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…
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Williamstown port plans attacked
WILLIAMSTOWN residents are rallying against plans for a port they say will obliterate their city view, replacing it with a 1.8-kilometre line of container ships.…
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Thousands in Hobsons Bay join unemployment queue
HOBSONS Bay’s jobless queue has blown out to 2500 people, sending unemployment soaring to 6.6percent in Altona. New small-area labour market figures from the federal…
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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 up…
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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…
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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 of this Sunday’s…
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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,…
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WRFL: Parkside aiming to reverse the horror of humiliating loss
PARKSIDE is one of the least hyped 10-1 win-ratio sides going around in local football at the minute. The Magpies have played second fiddle to…
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TAC Cup: ‘Clear off’ order from coach wins for Jets
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 Burbank…
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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 at…
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VNL: Rivals vie for grand final face-off
THE west will have two teams to support in the Victorian Netball League championship division finals series, starting on Wednesday night. VU-Western Lightning has joined…
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VRU: Footscray aggression not enough
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 Shield…
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