Worth a look: Top stories of the week

South Morang's Awake Poutini gets free while her fellow Lion takes one for the team. Picture: Luke Hemer

Violence ends woman’s football match

A women’s football match between South Morang and Sunbury Lions was abandoned on Sunday after fighting broke out across the ground.

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Artist's impression of the proposed Maribyrnong River bridge and Footscray Road. View from above Footscray looking east towards the city.

More pain before commuter gain

The $5.5 billion Western Distributor is expected to cut travel times and bring relief to residents impacted by heavy truck traffic in the inner-west. But lengthy traffic disruptions during its construction will be unavoidable, and the final route will leave some people worse off.

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Rachel Tyquin has been remembered as a supportive and encouraging person. Picture: Facebook

Tributes flow for slain Sunbury woman

A Sunbury fitness instructor allegedly stabbed to death while taking a walk on Saturday morning has been remembered as a generous woman with an “amazing zest for life”.

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Brendan Fevola kicked 10 goals in his debut for Deer Park. Picture Kristian Scott

Fevolution begins at Deer Park

Former AFL star forward Brendan Fevola lived up to all the hype with 10 goals on debut for Deer Park in the Western Region Football League division 1 on Saturday.

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Young ace makes the cut for Vegas

Point Cook’s Taegen Dodds, 7, will travel to Las Vegas in July to compete in the World Stars of Junior Golf championships after finishing third in the Australian age group titles earlier this month. He has also been invited to represent Australia at the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games championships in California.

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