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GG Bryce launches groundbreaking VU spinal cord injury program
PEOPLE with spinal cord injuries face a brighter future, thanks to the groundbreaking Walk On program launched by Governor-General Quentin Bryce at Whitten Oval on…
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Teens’ online gambling habits a losing hand
TEENS glued to computer screens playing online poker for hours on end have youth workers worried that bad gambling habits could be on the cards.…
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Street artists hits wall on Braybrook laneway
BRAYBROOK’S Churchill Avenue laneway will be given a dramatic makeover under the watchful eye of internationally renowned street artist Adnate. Young participants in Melbourne Citymission’s…
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Volunteers cheer the way
ASK volunteers like Joan LeRoy what keeps them helping out week after week and the answer is simple. “People! The pleasure you get when people…
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Truck curfew may be forfeited to unclog Yarraville, Footscray roads
YEARS of campaigning for truck curfews on residential streets may unravel for Yarraville and Footscray residents with the hard-fought respite hours in danger of being…
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Accusations fly, but Footscray dental clinic plans grounded
HEALTH Minister David Davis has accused western suburbs MPs of letting down the people of the west on dental health care. But he refused to…
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Western suburbs ambulance patients stuck landing ramp
PARAMEDICS are spending more than 900 hours a month waiting to transfer patients to wards at the western suburbs’ two biggest hospitals, delaying the paramedics…
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Maribyrnong ratepayers shielded from budget woes
MARIBYRNONG ratepayers have been given an election-year gift after the council delivered its lowest rate rise – 4.9 per cent – in five years in…
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WRFL: ‘Five star’ game from leader lifts Woodsmen
THE biggest games are often defined by a moment’s brilliance. In the case of Spotswood’s ground-’em-down 27-point win over Altona Vikings in the Western Region…
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WRFL: Round 5 scoreboard
WRFL SCOREBOARD Division 1 Albion 9.12 (66) d Sunshine 8.17 (65) Albion: Goals: T. Finco 5, B. Davis, A. Knezevic, J. Butina, J. Taylor. Best:…
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Foxtel Cup: Seagulls’ late run falls just short
WILLIAMSTOWN tripped up at the first hurdle in defence of their Foxtel Cup premiership. The Seagulls mounted a last-term charge but fell short by five…
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WRFL: Spray stings Eagles to display their talons
YARRAVILLE-SEDDON coach David Connell has put the blowtorch on his players, saying their first half in an 86-point win over local rivals West Footscray at…
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VRU: Bulldogs bounce back to snap two-game losing streak
FOOTSCRAY had a steely determination last Saturday to snap a two-game losing run in the Victorian Rugby Union Premier 1. The Bulldogs hardly put a…
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VRL: Ex-teammate shows no favours as Wolves savage Roosters
ALTONA Roosters were blown off the park in the first half of a 44-18 loss to North West Wolves in Victorian Rugby League first grade…
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Footscray Cycling Club: Johnson dominates diluted field
A DILUTED field of riders played into the hands of Ben Johnson, who easily took line honours in the eighth round of the Footscray Cycling…
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