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Original Edwardian kerbside, this dual-level beauty has kept high ceilings, picture rails, deep skirts and a...

Barkly Village Progressive Dinner: Tastebuds to wander

Diners will be zig-zagging their way through West Footscray this month in the first ever Barkly Village Progressive Dinner. The brainchild of resident Col Cameron,...

Youth charity idea’s a shoe-in

Homeless people in Hobsons Bay will receive shoe boxes filled with essentials this Christmas thanks to...

VRL: Altona Roosters beat Northern Thunder

Altona Roosters took their first step towards redemption with a convincing 30-10 win over Northern Thunder in the opening round of the Victorian Rugby...

Williamstown Literary Festival: Ada Cambridge awards beckon best of west

Western suburbs writers and poets are being encouraged to enter the Williamstown Literary Festival's Ada Cambridge awards.Named after one of the suburb's most famous...

Make this old beauty shine

This Edwardian damsel in distress is seeking a knight in shining armour to rescue her and let her inner beauty shine once more. The...

WRFL: Parkside looking to go one better

PARKSIDE coach Nathan Juegan offered a scary thought for opposition clubs two weeks from the Western Region Football League division 2 finals, suggesting his...

Expanded Newport medical centre adds more GPs to west

Melbourne's west is set to get more doctors thanks to $300,000 funding for a Newport medical centre. Federal Gellibrand MP Nicola Roxon yesterday opened...

Highpoint’s new mall open in March

A NEW $300 million fashion mall opens at Highpoint on March 14 with the west's first David Jones store and more than 80 speciality retailers.

Labor push for defence jobs

South Australian premier Jay Weatherill joined Opposition Leader Dan Andrews on the campaign trail at Williamstown’s...

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Exile no bar to creativity for artist Dovey Dee

Altona-based international artist Dovey Dee currently features in a US journal Sinister Wisdom, in a piece about women living in literal or figurative exile. The...

Western Bulldogs: Zaine Cordy secured with pick 61

The Western Bulldogs have secured defender Zaine Cordy with pick 61 during the trade period. Read more on Zaine Cordy here.

VFL: Seagulls’ Ed Carr the driving force behind solid win over Casey Scorpions

Williamstown romped to an 80-point win over Casey Scorpions on the back of its “best quarter for the year” in the VFL. The Seagulls landed...

Yarraville residents fight against Gamon Street unit development

Residents and business owners are waging a fight against a proposed 17-unit development on Gamon Street in Yarraville, fearing the project will change the...

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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...