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Lethal gas site near Newport homes
A COMPANY plans to fumigate logs at a Spotswood site between Scienceworks and Newport homes with a lethal gas banned in many OECD countries. Container…
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Tragic West Gate Bridge leap inspires safety quest
THE parents of Allem Halkic, who died after jumping off the West Gate Bridge, have told of the “void in their hearts” after the coroner…
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Councillors slam Footscray tower project
MARIBYRNONG councillors have slammed a “cheeky” proposal for a 31-storey tower on the Joseph Road precinct site in Footscray. The $318million project by Sailing Free…
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‘Kidnap’ express: Altona-bound commuters slam Metro
ALTONA-bound commuters say they were ‘kidnapped’ last week when their train changed direction after Newport and dumped them at Laverton. The incident occurred as figures…
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Braybrook man faces court over bottle shop robbery
A BRAYBROOK man appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday charged over a bottle shop robbery across the road from Altona North police station…
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Tools hit in Western suburbs crime spree
POLICE are urging tradies not to leave tools unattended following a spate of thefts from vans and utes across Melbourne’s west. Maribyrnong police crime prevention…
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TAFE cuts: School students face dwindling prospects
THOUSANDS of Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay students could miss out on vocational programs designed to prevent them from dropping out of school in the latest…
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Safety drive follows tragic leap
THE parents of Allem Halkic, who died after jumping off the West Gate Bridge, have told of the ‘‘void in their hearts’’ after the coroner…
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Double double queen of the VBL
STAT sheet stuffer Brigitte Ardossi is the double double queen of the Victorian Basketball League Big V women’s division 1. Ardossi, a recruit to the…
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FFV: Altona North gains sweet revenge
ALTONA North had a touch of turbulence enroute to a 5-3 win over Albert Park in the Football Federation Victoria men’s metropolitan league central division…
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WRFL: Altona Vikings ride roughshod over Warriors
IT was easy to get blindsided by Hoppers Crossing’s recent run of form in the Western Region Football League division 1. The gap was supposed…
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VFL: Williamstown’s sinking feeling
LAST year’s grand finalist Williamstown is out of the Victorian Football League top eight for the first time this season. The down-on-form Seagulls were left…
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Altona Seagulls build up to good win
AFTER drawing with the top side and losing narrowly to the second in the previous two weeks, Altona Seagulls had the look of a team…
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VNL: City West Falcons swamp Waves
CITY West Falcons took the elite Victorian Netball League championship division to the suburbs on Sunday and it turned into a minor premiership celebration. The…
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TAC Cup: Western Jets leave tactics back in shed
WESTERN Jets coach Steven Kretiuk says his defensive unit got it all wrong in Saturday’s 32-point loss to Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup at…
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