Dancing Dog campaign finds its verse
The campaign to save the Dancing Dog building has taken a creative turn.
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Altona residents protest against industrial estate plan
A developer is proposing to create an industrial estate at the western end of Civic Parade at Altona, raising concerns from Galvin Street residents...
Friends meet to mulch
Friends of Skeleton Creek will hold a community working bee at Altona Meadows on April 19.
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Anzac Day milestone run call to Hobsons Bay residents
Hobsons Bay Running Club is inviting the community to help celebrate a milestone on Anzac Day.
Following a one-minute silence, the club will hold its...
Childhood sexual abuse victims urged to speak up
A public gathering will take place at Altona beach this weekend for survivors and victims of childhood sexual abuse.
Altona’s Mairead Ashcroft has organised the...
Turk’s words for RSLs
A Footscray community leader has helped spread a tribute to the fallen Anzacs of Gallipoli into...
T-bucket makes A-list
A Seaholme man has been honoured for having Australia’s top hot rod after winning the Australian...
Mementos for mums
Mini Monets and pint-sized Picassos at a Maidstone kindergarten have been using their creative flair to...
Altona woman’s kidnapper has his sentence cut on appeal
A man who kidnapped an Altona woman at gunpoint in 2011 has had his nine-year sentence reduced on appeal.
Last April, John Booth was convicted...
Singing, rain and shine
From little sings, big songs grow. Former Footscray Sings conductor Bridget a’Beckett, centre, has joined forces...
VRL: Altona Roosters beat Northern Thunder
Altona Roosters took their first step towards redemption with a convincing 30-10 win over Northern Thunder in the opening round of the Victorian Rugby...
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VRU: Footscray coach tells players to embrace change with eye on final
Footscray is putting on its serious face this season in the Victorian Rugby Union.
A neutral observer will have long been drawn to the Bulldogs’...
VRL: Altona Roosters well on the way to redemption
Altona Roosters took their first step towards redemption with a convincing 30-10 win over Northern Thunder in the opening round of the Victorian Rugby...
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