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Cafes breathe easy as ‘unsafe’ water pipes remain off hookah
AN outdoor smoking ban would be no trouble for the “hubble bubble” – the tobacco waterpipe that also goes by names such as shisha and…
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Yarraville pop-up park: Public signs on to push for permanent space
A permanent ‘pop-up park’ in Yarraville is a step closer with a petition of more than 1900 signatures in support of one having been presented…
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Public supports outdoor dining smoking ban, study finds
A STATEWIDE ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas has widespread community backing, new research shows. The Cancer Council Victoria data shows that seven in…
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Protest builds over ‘confounding’ TAFE cuts
A BACKLASH is building against the state government’s drastic TAFE funding cuts that will leave Victoria University with a $32million shortfall next year. Students taking…
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Footscray dental clinic needs thorough ‘rinse and spit out’
VERMIN, termites and rusty chairs are just some of the woes facing Footscray’s long-troubled dental clinic, according to a report tabled in State Parliament yesterday.…
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‘Stranded’ Seddon residents fear bridge loss
FRUSTRATED Seddon residents say they are being kept in the dark about the future of pedestrian footbridges over Sydenham line railway tracks. Extra tracks being…
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Cancer study sparks calls for inner-west truck ban
AN established link between diesel fumes and lung cancer has residents calling for urgent action to take trucks off residential inner-west streets. The International Agency…
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VNL: Lightning strikes top form with third win on trot
VU-WESTERN Lightning remains in touch with the Victorian Netball League championship division top four after striking it hot with three consecutive wins. The Lightning turned…
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VFL: Last-term goal glut salvages draw for Gulls over ‘gutted’ Dolphins
WILLIAMSTOWN came back from the brink to produce one of its more remarkable final-term fightbacks and force an unlikely draw with shellshocked Frankston Dolphins in…
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TAC Cup: Triumphant return for road warrior Jets
IT was a happy homecoming for the Western Jets, recording a hard-fought 26-point win over Northern Knights in TAC Cup football’s long-awaited return to Burbank…
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VRL: Dead-and-buried Roosters surge home to burn Phoenix hopes
ALTONA Roosters pulled off a miracle come-from-behind 24-20 win over Craigieburn Phoenix in the Victorian Rugby League first grade at Loft Reserve on Sunday. The…
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WRFL: Vikings’ enforcer cuts a swathe
BIG man Sam Mason underlined his importance to Altona Vikings’ premiership aspirations in the Western Region Football League division1 with a stellar performance in a…
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VRU: Footscray runs away with bonus-point win over Box Hill
A FOUR-try second half gave Footscray a bonus point 39-20 win over Box Hill in the Victorian Rugby Union’s premier 1 division at Sparks Reserve…
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FFV: Dogged Phoenix takes a U-turn
ALTONA East Phoenix stole a point from the jaws of defeat in a 1-1 draw with Westgate in Football Federation Victoria men’s state league2 north-west…
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Earthquake, aftershocks felt across the region
VICTORIA has been shaken by more than 60 aftershocks since a magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled Gippsland last night, the largest quake in the state in…
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