Erotic trilogy Fifty Shades flies off Hobsons Bay bookshelves
HOBSONS Bay readers can't get enough of Fifty Shades, a women's erotica book trilogy.More than 40 library borrowers have reserved EL James's first...
Miracle Altona baby’s gift to ‘prems’
IT WASN'T until 25 days after her son's birth that Altona mum Debra Stokes was able to give Isaac his first cuddle.Now aged two,...
Report withheld to profit rich men, says Save Williamstown group
THE Save Williamstown group has accused Planning Minister Matthew Guy of withholding a report for 18 months because he knew its contents would stymie...
Economic downturn sparks upturn in Hobsons Bay crime, police claim
POLICE have blamed a downturn in the economy for the first crime rise in three years in Hobsons Bay.A 13per cent spike was recorded...
Siege man in court over Laverton North holdup
A MAN charged over a 44-hour siege at Keilor East last week has also been charged with robbing two armed guards at gunpoint at...
Maribyrnong residents need beefed-up port buffer zone, report finds
A LONG-awaited report on future development around Melbourne's port has recommended improving buffers between the port and Maribyrnong residents.The Ports and Environs advisory committee...
Werribee’s Ben Ross stars as VFL out muscles Tasmania
FLEXING its strength, the Victorian Football League easily accounted for Tasmania in their clash in Hobart on Saturday.The VFL set up the 20.17...
WRFL: West Footscray falls just short
WYNDHAMVALE consolidated its position in the top three of Western Region Football League division 2 with a hard-fought five-point win over West Footscray...
VRU: Bulldogs struggle before finding feet in mudbath
DESPITE a "disappointing" display, Footscray recorded a hard-fought win against Melbourne University in Victorian Rugby Union Premier 1.In wet conditions, the Bulldogs made a...
Biodiesel plant puts Newport at forefront of global push for renewable fuels
A NEW biodiesel plant officially launched at Newport's Shell terminal yesterday has been lauded as a world-first for Shell and a boon for...
Big V: Sharp-shooting Pacers ping Gators in battle for top spot
WHITTLESEA made Altona pay for poor shooting in their top-of-the-table clash in the Victorian Basketball League Big V division1 on Saturday night.Going into the...
WRFL: Altona Vikings flatten Cats
ALTONA'S class was too much for Albion, with the Vikings running out seven-goal winners in the Western Region Football League division1 on Saturday.In a...
Aged-care residents focus of revealing Footscray arts centre exhibition
IF every picture tells a story, there are some rich tales to be told in the latest exhibition at Footscray Community Arts Centre.For 12...
Not so happy world of gay ‘cures’ exposed in Yarraville screening
THE secret world of programs to "cure" homosexuality will be revealed on screen in Yarraville this weekend.Featuring past and present participants in religiously driven...
Newport workshops help cultivate heady brew of live culture
YARRAVILLE'S Amanda Cuyler and Newport's Jayne Azzopardi will share their passion for live culture-fermented food at four workshops next month.The 'Viva La Ferment Fever'...
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Fire destroys abandoned Braybrook house
A Braybrook house was destroyed by fire late yesterday afternoon.
Firefighters arrived at the single-storey weatherboard house on Middleton Court about 4.30pm on Monday, November...
