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Zeed surprises with City of Maribyrnong Gift win

SURPRISE packet out-of-towner Mohamad Zeed has overcome excruciating pain to win the second annual City of Maribyrnong Gift.The victory in the 120-metre final...

VNL: Excuses wear thin as Lightning strikes out twice

VU-WESTERN Lightning is seeking a modicum of consistency in the Victorian Netball League, having slumped to a 0-2 win-loss record after consecutive disjointed performances.Coach...

Sheer speed drives Rams off course in final

NEWPORT Rams were startled by the pitching strength of western suburbs rivals Sunshine Eagles in the Baseball Victoria summer league division2 premiership on Saturday.The...

Joel Hogarth: World run beckons Williamstown teen

HE may not have finished in first place, but with a time that will send him to the world junior championships, Williamstown athlete Joel...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MP slams attack on Western Autistic School principal

THE principal of Western Autistic School has expressed deep disappointment with comments made by a Liberal upper house MP who called for her dismissal...

MP slams attack on Western Autistic School principal

THE principal of Western Autistic School has expressed deep disappointment with comments made by a Liberal upper house MP who called for her dismissal...

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...

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...

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 -...

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Conversations are key this White Ribbon Month

As White Ribbon Month gets under way, the organisation is working harder than ever to prevent violence against women by engaging men and boys...