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Ford ‘sticks with the battler’
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Towns call for rollout
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Cars plan ‘dumped’
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Ports Minister Dr Denis Napthine...
The Mitch pitch: Mayor first hand up for direct election
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Preference for mayor: ‘Dummies’ discouraged
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FINALLY FRIDAY: Wigging out in Hairspray
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But the high school drama teacher conceded...
City’s new generation of vets in ‘good day’
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6000 brave weather to salute Anzac Day
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Merged clubs celebrate first Anzac Day together: RSL’s marching on
Proud day: Stan Brice takes his place in the Barwon Heads march. To see more of Tommy Ritchie’s Anzac Day photos from Barwon Heads...
FINALLY FRIDAY: ‘I’m still here, still breathing’: Stevens brings a mother lode
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Hannah wins art comp
With more than 90 entries to choose from, judges of the artX Regional 2024 Trophy have announced Hannah Wilkinson as the winner.
Hannah, from the...
