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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...

Juli Gillard spills all about Prime Minister’s cup

Victoria University student Sam Wharton has been delving into the private AFL passion of former prime minister Julia Gillard. The final-year sports management student quizzed...

Visitors sing praises of Seddon Festival

Seddon's streets were alive with fun and entertainment on Saturday for this year's Seddon Festival.It featured an impressive musical line-up on two stages and...

East-west link: Priority funding urged

THE state government is urging the Gillard government to fund its proposed east-west road tunnel after the Australia's independent infrastructure umpire put it on...

Teen’s WOW moment

Hoppers Crossing teenager Tyler-Jo Parson says she entered last year’s Way Out West youth photography competition...

Hockey Victoria: Bulldogs pipped at post

TWO of the predicted heavyweights of the Hockey Victoria women's premier league locked horns, but the game failed to match the lofty expectations.Footscray Bulldogs...

The hearing heroes of Altona

Anyone having trouble hearing the numbers read out at bingo, or their child calling their name,...

Footscray Plaza reaches new heights

The redevelopment of Footscray Plaza is well under way and more than 130 apartments are already sold. Designed by JAM Architects and developed by Banco...

Sarah Harris: Milking a long, condensed life

At 90, Wally and Stan Phillips might just be Victoria's oldest surviving male twins, but they very nearly didn't make it.When they were born...

Life’s a beach for dogs in Hobsons Bay

Dogs could be allocated a temporary beach for up to a month each year after complaints by residents to Hobsons Bay council about the...

Newport Rams relish tough baseball opening

Newport Rams will not waver from their philosophy of developing from within as they prepare to take aim at Victorian baseball’s big league. The Rams...

Ballarat line on time,more often

V/Line trains on the Ballarat line have been more punctual than they have been in nearly a year according to the most recent on-time...

Truganina: Port Phillip Prison unit open for business

Prisoners will begin moving in to a new unit at Port Phillip Prison this week. The unit, opened by Corrections Minister Edward O’Donohue, adds 118...

WDCA: Williamstown Imperials still with a shot at glory

OPENING weekend of the Williamstown and District Cricket Association A1 turf grand final was far from decisive.Wyndhamvale has taken a slight edge over minor...

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Spectacular sounds of Christmas

Town Hall Broadmeadows will be filled with festive magic as the Hume Orchestra presents its annual Christmas Concert. From trumpets and cellos to magnificent choral...