Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly
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Police seek help in Kinnears fire investigation
Police are appealing to the public to assist with their investigation into a suspicious fire at the old Kinnears rope factory site in Footscray on…
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Bayfit upgrade in draft aquatic plan
A $60 million upgrade of the Bayfit Leisure Centre in Altona North is proposed as part of Hobsons Bay council’s draft aquatic plan, which was…
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Alleged sexual assault investigated
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault on a train travelling towards Middle Footscray station last month. It is believed the offender…
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Old mates get band back together
It’s an old cliche’ that bands first start out jamming in a garage. But for western suburbs duo, LunarFringo, the garage wasn’t where they started,…
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Altona death investigated
A man has died after being found with a gunshot wound in Altona early on Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to Second Avenue just…
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Postcards from the streets
Homeless people across Melbourne have been given a voice thanks to a project curated by an inner-west writer. Home Truths: Postcards Unsheltered is a roving…
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Altona North steps up
Altona North got the confidence boost it was after in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division on Saturday. It’s been a tough start to…
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Small art, big dreams
At an age when many kids still haven’t set foot inside an art gallery, Altona eight-year-old Lukas Latimer and his six-year-old sister Maci are about…
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The two public servants
As we all know, English cricket suffered an ignominious defeat at The Oval on 29 August, 1882, when the colonials beat Mother England at her…
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Council adopts cat curfew
A cat curfew, a music industry conference and the awarding of more than a quarter of a million dollars in community grants were among the…
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Pedestrian killed
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision in Brooklyn that took place early morning Saturday 22 November. It is understood a car struck…
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A’s, Seagulls new shield
The Altona and Williamstown rivalry takes on even more meaning with the two clubs now playing for the Hodges-MacFarlane Shield in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket…
