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Melting pot of talent Emerges at Footscray festival
FAMILIAR Footscray faces will be a key feature of this year’s Emerge Festival as two popular performers play a central part in the event. Traditional…
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Braybrook children learn to play happy families
PLAYING and learning go hand in hand in a project aimed at building a happy life for Braybrook children. The state government-funded Braybrook Project is…
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Petrol price spike fuels surge in inner-west numberplate thefts
HIGH petrol prices could be a key factor behind a surge in numberplate thefts in the inner-west, police say. Recent figures reveal 1206 thefts from…
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Western suburbs police have African recruits in sites
WESTERN suburbs police multicultural liaison officer Richard Dove has thrown his support behind a plan to attract more Africans to the force. Leading Senior Constable…
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Altona miracle 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,…
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St Augustine’s pupils heroes to a tea
Any evil mastermind trying their luck in Yarraville on Thursday would have been in for a shock as 250 superheroes descended on St Augustine’s Primary…
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Mental health patients left to wait at Sunshine Hospital, performance review finds
A DOZEN mental health patients a week are waiting more than eight hours in the emergency department for admission to Sunshine Hospital, according to state…
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SKY high demand for new Yarraville school
DELAYS in opening a Yarraville high school will create increasingly serious flow-on effects across the inner west, parents warn. Children helped the SKY High Working…
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Drug offences see Maribyrnong crime shoot up
A SHARP rise in assault, property damage, vehicle theft and drug offences has led to a 4percent rise in overall crime in Maribyrnong in the…
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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 Victoria’s regional…
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Beefed up port buffer zone urged to protect Maribyrnong residents
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…
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Mowbray College: Future bleak as college fails to raise vital financial support
MOWBRAY College has failed in its attempts to seek financial support and could enter voluntary administration. Funding sought from the state or federal government has…
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Planned activity group for elderly Melton residents
Older Melton residents or those living with a disability are being encouraged to join the council’s planned-activity group. There are several vacancies for the program,…
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Doing time: Life behind bars
Goya Dmytryshchak entered Port Phillip Prison to get a first-hand view of the sad, often desperate lives lived behind bars. ABOVE one eye is a…
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Doing time: Life behind bars
Goya Dmytryshchak entered Port Phillip Prison to get a first-hand view of the sad, often desperate lives lived behind bars. ABOVE one eye is a…
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