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Dancing Dog campaign finds its verse
The campaign to save the Dancing Dog building has taken a creative turn. Poet “Initially NO” has taken to YouTube with a devotional ode to…
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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 living…
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Friends meet to mulch
Friends of Skeleton Creek will hold a community working bee at Altona Meadows on April 19. Formed in 1991, the Friends group protects and restores…
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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…
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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…
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Turk’s words for RSLs
A Footscray community leader has helped spread a tribute to the fallen Anzacs of Gallipoli into 100 RSL clubs across Victoria. Mehmet Balikel has spent…
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T-bucket makes A-list
A Seaholme man has been honoured for having Australia’s top hot rod after winning the Australian Street Rod Federation ‘nationals’ over Easter. Len Case’s T-bucket,…
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Mementos for mums
Mini Monets and pint-sized Picassos at a Maidstone kindergarten have been using their creative flair to produce personalisedtea towels. Featuring handprints and drawings by children…
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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…
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Singing, rain and shine
From little sings, big songs grow. Former Footscray Sings conductor Bridget a’Beckett, centre, has joined forces with entertainers Julia Davis and Sharni Page to create…
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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 League…
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By Lance Jenkinson Altona Vikings overcame a 21-point three- quarter time deficit to shock last season’s preliminary finalists Werribee Districts in the opening round of…
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■ It’s great to have local footy back but there is some bad news for WRFL division 1 clubs – Deer Park is still very…
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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’…
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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 League…
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