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Cottage with chic makeover

Recently updated, this charming double-fronted weatherboard has plenty to offer. The cottage has three spacious bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes. There's a large lounge...

The ‘burbs and the bees

Keeping bees for honey is all the buzz in Melbourne’s suburbs as more people follow their quest to become more sustainable, Robert Fedele reports.Isn’t...

FFV: Altona North gains sweet revenge

ALTONA North had a touch of turbulence enroute to a 5-3 win over Albert Park in the Football Federation Victoria men's metropolitan league central...

Altona East-based Maltese club lobbies council for more parking

The Maltese Association Hobsons Bay is lobbying the council for more parking. President Joe Attard says the Altona East club has about 500 financial...

Capture million-dollar views

Always wanted to live on The Strand in Williamstown with Port Phillip Bay, parks and eateries nearby? Now's your chance. This 1862 Victorian house...

Haddara trio ‘drove kidnap victim at gunpoint’, court told

Members of the Haddara family are accused of kidnapping, holding captive and bashing a man who refused to divulge a contact he allegedly had...

Premier Cricket: Bulldogs toil in field

FOOTSCRAY Edgewater set the bar a little too low with Carlton comfortably chasing down its target of 263 in the Victorian Premier Cricket at...

Williamstown reverend swaps plate for bowl

ON entering the quaint 1886 church house at the corner of Rennie and John streets in Williamstown, one of the first things you're likely...

Williamstown: Ferguson Street apartment plan sparks fears

Community fears have been raised about a 16-dwelling, four-storey development with three shops proposed for a site opposite Williamstown Town Hall. Noordenne Constructions has applied...

Silvers Circus show’s the wheel deal in Altona

Men with nerves of steel Dominik Gasser and Ramon Kathriner last week rehearsed their routine after Silvers Circus set up the big top in...

Firey warning after Laverton house blaze

WHEN fire crews arrived at her Laverton house earlier this month, Karen refugee Lor Na was waiting patiently by the letterbox with her...

SCOREBOARD

VSDCA RESULTSFirsts: Williamstown 3-90 d Malvern 89; Moorabbin 7-249 (Rathnayeke 89 no Pradeep 89) d Altona 168 (Maynard 70); Yarraville 6-143 d Brighton 141.Seconds:...

Hobsons Bay Council pushes for car park, station rezoning

HOBSONS Bay Council is calling for a multi-deck car park near Laverton station and the rezoning of Aircraft station to zone 1.The council...

Lacrosse: Footscray wins to keeps finals hopes alive

Footscray won a 16-15 shoot-out against Camberwell at Eric Raven Reserve to keep its Lacrosse Victoria men's state league finals hopes alive.Williamstown remains the...

Altona North: Man wanted over indecent assaults

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a number of assaults on women in Altona North in June, believed to have been committed by the...

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Tackling exploitation

Laura-Jane Singh has been chosen as one of 17 Indigenous and Pacific changemakers for the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) fellowship program. Targeting...