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Exercise to fight cancer

Emy Pinneri is in remission after battling breast cancer. 72673 Picture: JOE MASTROIANNIBy Charlene GattHITTING the gym is probably the last thing on...

Learning awards

IT’S the little centre making a big difference. Maribyrnong and Moonee Valley Local Learning and Employment Network’s The Braybrook Family Inclusive Language and Learning Support...

Switched on

By Charlene GattMAIDSTONE’S newest speed and red-light camera has been switched on. The camera, which has been installed at the intersection of Ballarat Rd and...

Cup run at snails’ pace

KINGSVILLE will have its own version of the Oak’s Day Cup on Thursday with the running of this year’s Everlasting Books Snail Oaks. And...

Braybrook is home to rentals

By Charlene GattIN THE market for an investment property? Look no further than Braybrook, which has been named one of the best perpetual renting localities...

Major ward changes

By Charlene GattMARIBYRNONG City Council will become a three-ward municipality next year in a major restructure proposed by the Victorian Electoral Commission. In its final...

Betty’s agonising wait

Betty Thwaites in hospital just days after her traumatic fall. 72667 Picture: JOE MASTROIANNI By XAVIER SMERDONWHEN 80-year-old Betty Thwaites tripped and broke...

Cocaine smuggled in Mexican beer bottles

A 27-YEAR-OLD Yarraville man who used beer bottles to smuggle 55 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine into Australia faces life imprisonment and a fine...

Port stays

By Charlene GattTHE Port of Melbourne will remain Victoria’s main port, despite recent speculation the proposed Port of Hastings would take over operations. A spokesperson...

School cuts

FOOTSCRAY City Primary School parents and students were left shell shocked last week after the State Government axed the Steiner stream of learning at...

School cuts

By Charlene GattFOOTSCRAY City Primary School parents and students were left shell shocked last week after the State Government axed the Steiner stream of...

Butler thrives in wet conditions

THERE was a sense of urgency about Footscray Cycling Club’s criterium at the Victoria University track in Hoppers Crossing on Thursday night. Nineteen-year-old Gisborne resident...