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Plan to boost women’s sports activity
Councils in Melbourne’s west have joined together to come up with a five-year plan to increase the number of girls and women involved in sport…
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Racism keeps police busy
Police in the state’s north west metro region have responded to hundreds of prejudicially-motivated crimes within a five-year period, with more than half of the…
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Family violence scourge of west
Police have attended 9141 family violence incidents in the west during a 12-month period, with Wyndham, Brimbank and Melton recording the highest numbers of offences.…
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Home invasions decline
The number of home invasions recorded in the west has fallen by about a third within 12 months, as Victoria Police “relentlessly” hunt down offenders…
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Golden girl Millie helps kids learn
Millie the golden Labrador is helping to brighten the lives of children in Melbourne’s west. An education therapy dog, nine-year-old Millie is a regular visitor…
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Police in carjackings crackdown
Brimbank is the state’s top spot for carjackings, according to figures from the Crime Statistics Agency. CSA data supplied to Star Weekly shows there was…
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Paramedics name danger spots
By Alesha Capone and Charlene Macaulay More than 40 locations in Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs have been flagged as potentially dangerous for paramedics. Ambulance Victoria…





