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Lifestyle by the water’s edge

Live in style by the water in the Edgewater Marina precinct, with easy access to parklands, walking trails and cafes. Offering a premium location...

Altona Primary School centenary celebrations off to flying start

One hundred preps released as many balloons on Monday to mark the launch of Altona Primary School’s centenary celebrations. Pupils simultaneously let go of 100...

Barat Ali Batoor: Exhibition captures heart of refugee issue

Two-time Walkley winning photographer Barat Ali Batoor, an Afghan asylum seeker who took pictures as his boat sunk, is exhibiting in Footscray. Batoor’s exhibition focuses...

Williamstown: Daniel Andrews in push to save shipyard jobs

Williamstown’s shipyard could shed hundreds of jobs by April unless it obtains more work from the Commonwealth, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews warned last week. Mr...

The Weekly welcomes letters no longer

The Weekly welcomes letters no longer than 200 words. All letters are subject to editing and must include a name, address and phone number....

Gellibrand election: ‘Look past’ Sex Party name

THE Australian Sex Party candidate for the federal Gellibrand seat hopes voters will look past the party’s name and look at its range of...

FROM THE ARCHIVES

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Werribee Park: One Electric Day has plenty of star power

Guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist Peter Farnan promises a blast when his Boom Crash Opera, with...

A new high in elegant living

Apartments don't have to be pokey, and this one with views of Maribyrnong River certainly isn't.A courtyard and two balconies provide separate entertainment areas.The...

Open gardens bloom in the ‘burbs

Lorraine Gallagher smiles. "Lucky I weeded here this morning," the head gardener at historic Overnewton Castle in Keilor says. "I'd be very embarrassed otherwise."Overnewton...

INBRIEF

In the lock-up, and proud of itMaribyrnong councillor Sarah Carter will be locked up in the Old Melbourne Gaol on May 31 for Whitelion...

Big V: Gator women regroup for 2nd grand final series clash

ALTONA Gators coach Randy Shanklin is not too despondent that his side will carry the weight of a one-game deficit into the best-of-three Victorian...

Big V women: Altona Gators break their duck

ALTONA Gators have shot down the Sunbury Jets with a hard-fought 68-59 win in the Big V basketball women's division 1 at the Altona...

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...

History lost to flames, but West Newport Cricket Club teammates show true grit

LEN Maddocks, a Test, state and district star of his generation, is a legend at the West Newport Cricket Club.The champion Australian wicketkeeper-batsman of...

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Volunteers needed Join the Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF) as a committee member to support and strengthen your local community. It is seeking to fill...