VRU: Footscray sharpshooter points way home with boot
FOOTSCRAY sharpshooter Martin Naufahu has delivered a timely reminder on the eve of the Victorian Rugby Union Premier 1 Dewer Shield finals - don't...
250km Sahara race the planet’s toughest
EVERY day started with AC/DC's Highway to Hell - and that was putting it mildly.Williamstown's John Nicola says the music spurred him on...
Altona bookshop bashing a toll still being paid by Brookes family
JILL Brookes' sister, perhaps subconsciously, often runs her fingers through her hair as she speaks. Her little sister's head was caved in by an...
NBL stars shooting for kids
Basketball charity Helping Hoops has bounced into the big time as the official charity of the Melbourne Tigers. The partnership, launched at a school holiday...
Rebates in pipeline after backflip on water bill bungle
A PLANNED $88 Melbourne Water price hike has been scrapped as the state government scrambles to deal with the fallout from the overcharging...
FFV: Draw puts Blues back in the gun
WILLIAMSTOWN and Yarraville Glory played out a 1-1 draw in a Football Federation Victoria men’s state league 3 north-west catch-up game at JT Grey...
Thousand say ‘enough’ to TAFE funding cuts
A PETITION containing more than 1000 signatures calling for the reversal of drastic cuts to TAFE funding has been delivered to Premier Ted Baillieu.The...
A criminal act as Repeat Offender takes centrestage
When he was alive, Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read said he would like to break comedian Heath Franklin’s arm and complained about the fact he...
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Cops on hunt after abduction bid
Police are looking...
Newport: $9 million contract signed for library hub
Contracts valued at more than $9 million were awarded last week for a new library at Newport and restoration works on the Williamstown Town...
Garden passion reaps sweet rewards
TWO members of Footscray Garden Club have been recognised with one of gardening’s highest honours.The John Pascoe Fawkner medal for “exemplary service to horticulture”...
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Help make Caleb's wishes come trueA fund-raising dinner is being held in Altona Meadows next Tuesday for a boy with a rare and progressive...
Altona: Leah MacGibbon’s riding feat to ‘hell’ and back
Just nine months after bone surgery on both feet, an Altona woman has completed a bicycle feat equivalent to scaling Mount Everest.
Leah MacGibbon completed...
Fringe Festival explodes across the west
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is set to explode across the inner-west in dramatic fashion.
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Retirement village regulations bill introduced
The state government has introduced legislation to provide stronger protections for retirement village residents.
Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams introduced the Retirement Villages Amendment Bill...
