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Big V: Fade-out for early-rising Gators

IT was an awfully long and punishing Mildura Heat road trip for the Altona Gators in the Big V men's division 1.The Gators decided...

VRL: Undermanned Altona Roosters thrash Craigieburn Phoenix

Altona Roosters cruised past lowly Craigieburn Phoenix on Saturday to keep a tentative hold on fourth spot in the Victorian Rugby League’s first grade. The...

Fired up for CALDplay

AN award-winning program has returned this winter to fire up newly arrived migrants on the football field.Training is in full swing for the six...

Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong ambulance times lag, ramping rife

Ambulance response times for life-threatening emergencies in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay are worse than five years ago, a report released last week shows. The Working...

Let’s get fizzical at Substation

Give Anna Lumb 11 bottles and she can walk a straight line – right over the top while wearing three-inch heels. But one spill...

Yooralla denies service threat after staff cuts

Staff have warned that people with a disability could be forced to wait longer for help if a Brooklyn-based organisation trims its workforce as...

Big V: Gators’ coach has hands full as dual role drops in his lap

RANDY Shanklin returned from an overseas trip last week to one of the toughest jobs in the Victorian Basketball League.Shanklin will coach both the...

Beauty is in the beer

Peter Kakol loves a beer. He loves it so...

Gambler’s Help key to loosening pokies’ tight grip

IT begins innocently enough. A small flutter to pass the time with friends. Five dollars here, 10 dollars there.But as Lynette explains, the...

Leading ladies show way ahead in west

WOMEN in the west shared an insight into life as a leader during a forum at Maribyrnong Town Hall last Wednesday.A panel featured...

Tight squeeze on West Gate as crane signs on for duty

RESIDENTS and freeway commuters last Thursday witnessed a giant crane on a Chinese ship scrape under the West Gate Bridge with...

Parkside romps to WRFL flag

By Lance Jenkinson ...

Seddon Festival: Bumper crowd has a ball | Gallery

A bumper crowd turned out on Saturday to soak up the sun and fun of the Seddon Festival. The 18th festival proved one of the...

Baseball Victoria: Williamstown Wolves undefeated

Williamstown Wolves have yet to hit top gear but remain undefeated in Baseball Victoria’s summer league division 2 season. The Wolves made it three wins...

Premier Cricket: High-flying Kight rescues Dogs

FOOTSCRAY Edgewater has staged a remarkable recovery to post a competitive 242 on day one against Melbourne in the Victorian Premier Cricket at Merv...

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Beware of scams this sale season

State government is urging Victorians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to be aware of online scams in the lead up to the...