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VSDCA: A’s eye batsmen friendly deck
ALTONA is playing its cards close to its chest ahead of this weekend’s Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association qualifying final against Balwyn on the road at…
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VFL: Youngesters shine as Seagulls hit early form
WILLIAMSTOWN is on the right path in the Victorian Football League preseason. The Seagulls made it two wins from two against Northern Blues at the…
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VTCA: Woodsmen ready to wipe slate clean
SPOTSWOOD players expect a big convoy of supporters will join them for their cut-throat Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division semi-final this weekend and go…
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Championing the Afghan women’s writes
ONLY sixper cent of Afghan women 25 or older have received formal education. And only one out of every 100 women in the country’s rural…
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Bayside P-12 College: Slashed funding puts school in debt
BAYSIDE P-12 College has gone into debt to fund its own co-ordinator for the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) program after about $60,000 of…
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Shot swan on mend at Seabrook rescue shelter
A SEABROOK animal rescue shelter opened its doors last week to help rehabilitate a swan pierced by an arrow. The male swan made news after…
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Police search for stolen AFL memorabilia’s owners
ALTONA North police are seeking the owners of Saints and Demons AFL memorabilia thought to have been stolen from the area. Police seized a range…
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Hobsons Bay burglaries surge
BURGLARIES in Hobsons Bay jumped by 24.8per cent last year compared to 2010, while crimes against people rose by5.7 per cent. In the 12 months…
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Seaholme primary pupils celebrate Japanese ties
SEAHOLME Primary School celebrated all things Japanese last Thursday with a parade in traditional costume and other cultural activities. The school, which has 245 students,…
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Altona North pupils fired up for online fun
Firefighters visited Altona North Primary School last Monday to launch the Metropolitan Fire Brigade’s children’s website, mfbkidzone.com.au. MFB Kidzone is an online tool where children…
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Massive funding boost needed to meet train use growth
INVESTMENT in public transport will need to triple if Melbourne’s trains, trams and buses are to cope with a boom in patronage in the next…
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Massive funding boost needed to meet train use growth
INVESTMENT in public transport will need to triple if Melbourne’s trains, trams and buses are to cope with a boom in patronage in the next…
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Newport high-rise protest puts planning control in focus
MORE than 100 residents attended a rally on Sunday to protest against a proposed multi-storey development on the former Newport timber yard site – and…
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Newport high-rise protest puts planning control in focus
MORE than 100 residents attended a rally on Sunday to protest against a proposed multi-storey development on the former Newport timber yard site – and…
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Canberra commute puts family affairs back in Rice’s frame
THE first day of March marked the 26th wedding anniversary of Victoria Greens lead Senate candidate Janet Rice and her Nobel Prize-winning partner Dr Penny…
















