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e pair of white kittens, named Otto and Lucy, were among a litter of four dumped in the Brooklyn industrial precinct.

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When rescuers collected them, thetwo white ones were in urgent need ofmedical attention on their bloodied and infected ears.

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long-term welfare of the cat. Mr Miles said good homes were sought for all four kittens, but he wanted Otto and Lucy to be adopted as a pair.

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More than $588,000 in unpaid nes was detected in just one day, during an operation in Altona North.

e Sheris Oce and Victoria Police used automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology to detect drivers with outstanding warrants in Millers Road last Wednesday.

ANPR cameras take images of number plates and run them against a list of vehicles with outstanding warrants.

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with a total of 1763 warrants and $588,000 in outstanding nes. Fiy-nine drivers owing a total of more than $72,000 paid on the spot.

Victorian Sheri Brendan Facey said 17 people owing a total of more than $171,000 had their cars clamped.

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than $86,000 were issued with notices of a licence or registration suspension unless they took action about their nes.

Sheris ocers have the power to conscate assets, suspend licences, clamp vehicles, seize property and arrest people.

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Braybrook nally has a library to call its own following construction of the $12.5 million Braybrook Community Hub.

Built as the centrepiece of a Revitalising Braybrook initiative and ocially opening today, the hub includes a sports pavilion, learning centre and early-years centre, as well as a caf, prayer room and spaces for community programs.

e community hub took 15 months to build, with $9 million funding from Maribyrnong council and $3.5 million from the state government.

e hub, in one of the states most disadvantaged areas, will be home to maternal and child health services, a community garden, Mens Shed and public artwork. A range of health and support services will be delivered from the hub by cohealth.

To celebrate the hubs opening, Maribyrnong council is hosting a week-long program of free activities and workshops from Wednesday.

Activities include a free barbecue, face painting and a basketball clinic along with Sons of the West Western Bulldogs health checks. Other events include author Alice Pung in conversation, permaculture workshops with Vasili from Vasilis Garden, and a chance to meet football great Doug Hawkins.

e Revitalising Braybrook Action Plan is aimed at improving education, transport, employment and training in the area; enhancing safety; and providing, housing and infrastructure.

e council has partnered government and community organisations in an eort to bring the areas infrastructure and services up to par with the rest of the municipality.

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Rampant drug use within the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre (MIDC) is under scrutiny in the wake of raids on the centre by customs and immigration ocials.

About 50 Immigration, Customs, AFP and Victoria Police ocers launched a dawn swoop on the centre last Wednesday, uncovering drugs and drug paraphernalia, including pipes and syringes.

Snier dogs searched throughout the centre in a seven-hour operation which followed last months discovery by sta of a suspected ice laboratory operating on the site.

A similar raid on Sydneys Villawood detention centre last Monday also uncovered

Dawn raid yields drugsRaids on the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre uncovered drugs and drug paraphernalia. (Supplied)

contraband items including drugs, pipes and syringes. Ocials are concerned drug use has become rife at immigration detention centres across the country.

Department of Immigration and Border Security deputy secretary Cindy Briscoe said the Operation Safe Centres raid at Maribyrnong was based on intelligence gathered by the Department, Customs and centre operators Serco Australia.

We have a zero tolerance to any violent or illegal behaviour in our centres and detainees and visitors should be put on notice: any contraband hidden inside a detention centre will be found, she said.

Operation Safe Centres is about ensuring all those people who reside at, visit or work in

immigration detention centres can feel safe in those facilities without the threat of any sort of contraband.

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e raids coincide with a review of MIDC security following the escape of at least ve detainees in the past four months, including the freeing of one man by an outlaw bikie gang.

e Department of Immigration is also investigating allegations that MIDC security guards may be using excessive force against detainees. Centre insiders have claimed a rise in physical assaults, and two sta have been dismissed following dozens of complaints about harassment and bullying.

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More than ve family violence incidents a day were reported on average in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay last year.

Reports in Hobsons Bay have more than doubled in the past ve years, jumping to 1034 last year compared with 890 the previous year and 503 in 2010. e total included 578 assaults, 79 justice procedures oences (for example, intervention order breaches) and 176 sexual oences.

Hobsons Bay police inspector Richard Paterson said there had been a large increase in breaches of intervention orders, parole and bail.

With the establishment of the family violence teams, our police members are proactively targeting family violence and recidivism in family violence.

Inspector Paterson said greater reporting of family violence accounted for an increase of more than 10 per cent in the past year.

Over a third of family violence incidents reported resulted in charges being laid, he said.

We are using all our available options and holding oenders to account, laying charges against them, bringing them before the courts and sending a clear message that family violence wont be tolerated.

Reported incidents in Maribyrnong have skyrocketed from 328 in 2010 to 848 in 2014.

Maribyrnong polices Inspector Michelle Young said the increase was due to more victims speaking out. Its becoming recognised and accepted that its not tolerated and in the

past 12 months in particular there has been an increased public campaign and legislative change.

Inspector Young said family violence was very much a priority for Victoria Police, as shown by Acting Chief Commissioner Tim Cartwrights announcement last Tuesday of Australias rst Family Violence Command, dedicated to family violence, sexual assault and child abuse.

Police referred 820 women in January and 760 women in February to Footscray-based Womens Health West (WHW). Its chief executive Robyn Gregory expects this gure to rise as more women gain condence in the system. Weve got a government thats taking family violence seriously, politicians who are taking it seriously; there are services available and Australian of the year, Rosie Batty, has put family violence more front and centre on the agenda, Dr Gregory said.

Police Minister and Williamstown MP Wade Noonan said police attended a family violence incident every eight minutes in 2014. We welcome the fact that more people are coming forward and reporting family violence to police, but this is revealing the true scale of the family violence emergency that our community faces.

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Yarraville West Primary School pupils are making moves to stamp out bullying once and for all.

e pupils launched their own Bulldoze Bullying brochure last Friday as part of the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence.

Teacher Fiona Short said a group of pupils spent the day visiting classrooms to distribute the brochure, exchange wristbands with ant-bullying messages, and explain to other students how to deal with bullying.

Last year, we surveyed the students and identied what issues were happening for the kids, she said.

Over 85 per cent of our issues were happening in the yard.

Ms Short said it was possible to nd a lot

of information and material about bullying, but having the students involved in creating their own brochure was a way to give them ownership of the problem and help the message sink in.

We think having this made by the kids, and for kids, is much more powerful, she said

Yarraville Wests actions to tackle bullying have secured the school status as an eSmart School.

An initiative of e Alannah and Madeline Foundation, the program helps schools improve cybersafety and reduce cyberbullying and bullying in general.

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Police are not investigating if the injuries to Omar Chaouk, of Brooklyn, were caused by anyone else.

Chaouks wounds prevented him from appearing in a Melbourne court on ursday aer his arrest on Tuesday at Sunshine Hospital by members of the Santiago taskforce.

His lawyer Melinda Walker told Melbourne Magistrates Court her client had chosen not to appear from the Custody Centre because hes got some injuries which make it dicult for him to come up.

Chaouk, 23, was treated under guard at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and later charged with oences that include being a prohibited person in possession of a rearm, having used a rearm and with robbing a man of $10,000 while armed with a .22 handgun.

e young man is the son of murdered crime patriarch Macchour Chaouk and the brother of Mohamed Ali Chaouk, who was shot dead during a police raid in 2005.

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Young African men in Melbournes west are turning to social media to help cut heavy drinking in their community.

Peer mentors are working with lmmaker Ez Eldin Deng to create a series of short videos as part of the cohealth arts generator be a brother project.

Lead peer mentor Augustino Daw said it is time to open the lid on the complex issue of young men in the African community drinking heavily, oen to erase memories of a war-torn past or to deal with the diculties of nding stable work and housing.

Its a fact that many young African men are drinking heavily but the community isnt talking about it, he said.

What we want to do is to make some short and compelling videos that will grab the attention of young Africans about the dangers of heavy drinking.

Mr Daw, originally from Sudan, said you never saw or heard from African-Australians in existing health messages, making it dicult for them to connect with the community.

Health messages will be made by young Africans for young Africans, he said.

We need to see our faces, hear our languages, and see our situations so we recognise our real experiences of being part of African and white Australian communities.

Mr Daw wants the VicHealth-funded video messages to prompt young Africans to think about and support each other to feel less alone and to be less likely to drink to cope with problems.

We will include young Africans talking about what alcohol has done to their life and other young Africans who can show a dierent way of life, he said.

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Augustino Daw and Ez Eldin Deng are making a video for Victoria Health about excessive drinking among African youth. (Justin McManus/The Age)The Age)The Age

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Man held after pokies robberiesA man was arrested on Friday over a spate of 15 armed robberies at pokies venues including venues in Laverton, St Albans and Keilor between December 7 and March 7. The 20-year- old Roxburgh Park man was charged with two counts of armed robbery.

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Community safety forumVictoria Police are inviting all local residents to attend a Braybrook police/community safety forum at the new Braybrook Community Hub from 10.30am-noon this Thursday.

Bucket drummer Jake Rober will join musicians and other street artists in two events dubbed Busk a Move as part of next months Art in Public Places program in Hobsons Bay. Buskers will hit the streets of Altona on the weekend of April 11-12 and Williamstown the following weekend. Art will pop up in public places throughout April, with 150 artists exhibiting and performing at more than 80 locations. After-dark installations will include #lightuplogan, which will see Altonas Logan Reserve illuminated with dramatic effects, while an environmental installation, Flight in Altona, will feature hundreds of hand-crafted butteries along Pier Street. History will be explored with heritage walks, while this years program sees the return of the Williamstown Botanic Gardens painting competition. For a full program, visit www.artinpublicplaces.com.au. Goya Dmytryshchak

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A Williamstown-based boat with two men on board caught re in Port Phillip Bay on Saturday, prompting a reminder for boaters to re-proof their vessels.

Fireghters were called to the burning boat o Station Pier in Port Melbourne shortly aer 12.30pm.

e MFBs Commander Steve Watts said the re was caused by the engine on the Hobsons Bay Yacht Club vessel overheating.

e engine overheated and smoke and steam started coming out of the engine bay

compartment, Commander Watts said. e two people on board actually tried to extinguish the re, and they did a reasonably good job but then it was so hot that they werent then game to keep the engine covers open. So they shut them down and radioed for assistance through the coast guard.

Twelve reghters and members of the water police responded to the call from the Volunteer Coast Guard.

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Ambulance response times for life-threatening emergencies in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay are worse than ve years ago, a report released last week shows.

e Working with Paramedics to End the Ambulance Crisis interim report by a parliamentary committee compared average ambulance response times in 2013-14 with those of 2008-09.

In Hobsons Bay, paramedics achieved the 15-minute target for code 1 incidents 79 per

If theyre picking up someone locally, theyre most likely taken close by and crews can be ramped for hours at a time.

Sometimes theres 10 ambulances there, and theyre eectively treated in hospital corridors using ambulance crews and equipment.

e Victorian Auditor-Generals report into emergency services response times, tabled in Parliament last week, found the average time taken for paramedics to respond to 90 per cent of code 1 cases had blown out from 19 minutes in 2009 to 22.4 minutes by 2014.

cent of the time in 2013-14. is was down from 87 per cent of the time in 2008-09.

In Maribyrnong, the code 1 target was met 87 per cent of the time last nancial year, down from 93 per cent ve years ago. Average response times for code 2 incidents increased from 20.19 minutes to 30.11 minutes.

Ambulance Employees Australia assistant secretary Danny Hill said ramping at hospitals was a huge issue as was a awed dispatch system.

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But Auditor-General John Doyle noted response times were not the only measure of emergency service performance.

Other measures such as health outcomes for ambulance patients and community satisfaction are necessary to build a holistic view of eectiveness.

Williamstown MP Wade Noonan said the government was working with paramedics to improve response times and had ended the Liberals war on paramedics.

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Australian cricketer Ellyse Perry coaches Brookeside College grade 4 pupil Kiany on the ner points of batting at a mega-sports clinic held in Footscray last Tuesday. Perry and Southern Stars one-day international captain Meg Lanning joined 500 primary school pupils at Merv Hughes Oval, where they spoke to students about being active through sport, living a healthy lifestyle and increasing girls participation in sport. The children also signed up to the Premiers Active April challenge, committing to do 30 minutes exercise for 30 days. Register at www.activeapril.vic.gov.au. Benjamin Millar

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At the beginning of the war, Footscray Council allowed the use of Johnson, Angliss,and Henry Turner reserves on Sundays to accommodate men unable to play sport on Saturdays due to their long hours working for the war eort. At Mondays council meeting, Cr McNab moved that Hansen Reserve, Kingsville, be added to the list. He considered it inconsistent to permit one space to be used and not another.

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e president of Footscray Traders Association, Mr K.W. Spurling, has received conrmation of approval for the Footscray o-street parking scheme. He outlined some of the diculties that have delayed the scheme in the six years since it was rst promoted. e scheme, expected to cost about 587,720, is to provide free parking for 1105 cars in areas close to the main shopping areas in Footscray. It is to be nanced by a special rate levied on the areas expected to benet.

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State Attorney-General Vernon Wilcox ocially opened Williamstowns handsome new court house the citys fourth last Friday aernoon. e new court house stands beneath splendid old elm trees at the corner of ompson and Cecil streets on the site of the court house burned out more than four years ago. I could not be more pleased with the functionalism of this new building, said Mr Georey Hoare, stipendiary magistrate, who presided at the ceremony.

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Homan Reserve, which was abandoned last year aer the state governments Westparks CEP program dried up, is to get a new lease of life. e reserve has been le unnished as no more CEP funds could be raised and the Williamstown council did not have the funds to develop it further. e Melbourne Western Region Commission has given the council $15,000 from its Regional Action Program to complete the recreation area.

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Born in the Mae La refugee camp in ailand, Karen refugee Paw Paw San Ba is revealing what lies Behind is Smile as part of a community art project.

Developed as part of the federal Labor government-launched Racism: it stops with me campaign, the project features stories from 12 local residents and their images printed on ags, at libraries and the Laverton Community Hub. e campaign also aims to promote cultural diversity and challenge stereotypes.

I am Karen, not ai nor Burmese, Ms San Ba said. I didnt choose to be a refugee. Believe it or not, I always thought I had everything in this life and I felt like a princess even though I was born unlawfully in a country that didnt recognise me as their citizen.

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Students at one of Melbournes oldest established girls schools returned from their summer break to discover a new series of contemporary learning spaces and a visual communications centre, all supported by the latest education technologies.

St Aloysius in Curran Street, North Melbourne, led by principal Mary Farah, embarked on an ambitious redevelopment project during the holidays that included 11 classrooms and the new visual communications centre as well as the construction of a new school entrance on Brougham Street.

e college was founded in 1887 by the Sisters of Mercy to educate young women to go out into the world as condent initiators of change and improvement. Its 500-plus student campus includes a range of 19th and 20th century buildings which, under Farahs direction, are gradually undergoing their own changes and improvement. e building improvements are part of a comprehensive, staged school transformation driving a broad spectrum of innovation including the introduction of iPads for all teachers and students, a digital diary system and new school uniform.

Last year the school opened a year seven learning centre within an existing building and this July the school aims to open a new STEM Centre for its integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics program. Farah says revitalising the colleges buildings is critical to the further development of its culture of learning.

We understand the new generation of students needs a new way of learning and teaching, and developing contemporary learning spaces is an important part of this. As teachers and school administrators we need to run and catch up with our students in the digital world theyre well ahead of us.

We have to make sure we are always at the forefront of learning so that we are never behind. Our approach is about improving all the time and doing everything better. We must and will continue developing our sta skills

and updating our facilities, Farah says.e newly revitalised classrooms are e newly revitalised classrooms are

within a 1960s block which, like many within a 1960s block which, like many from its era, was more about economic from its era, was more about economic containment than connectivity. e containment than connectivity. e classrooms which lacked natural light, classrooms which lacked natural light, had poor acoustics and were dicult to heat and cool lacked other key elements common to modern learning environments including transparency and exibility.

St Aloysius engaged specialist education architects at Clarke Hopkins Clarke to help the school transform a series of these classrooms into fresh, open and modern learning spaces. Clarke Hopkins Clarke project architect Ezio Costa says learning project architect Ezio Costa says learning outcomes are always better when students feel outcomes are always better when students feel comfortable in theirenvironment.

Its not only about improving the physical environment. When students are given high-class facilities they have a greater sense of value in themselves and their work.

Over the summer, large expanses of acoustic and thermal glass were installed, opening the rooms to corridors and connecting to their external environment.

A new three-metre high, full-width window in the classroom blocks north-facing stairwell wall provides an outlook into a garden courtyard and allows natural light to penetrate deep into the previously dim block.

Mobile walls can open between several of the classrooms to allow team teaching of larger groups when required. Fresh nishes include charcoal carpet tiles, acoustic ceiling panels and swathes of fabric acoustic pin-board wall panels in charcoal, highlighted with bright splashes of colour. e acoustic-backed carpet tiles work with the ceiling and wall panels to reduce both

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impact and noise. All spaces have new, ecient heating and cooling systems and bre optic cabling enabling wi- throughout the school and connecting large interactive screens and other learning devices. Funky and ergonomic chairs and tables can be recongured to suit varying learning and teaching styles.

e visual communications centre features a series of 20 workstations with large screens and new computers with the latest video and photographic editing soware and other programs to support students media and visual communications studies. eres also a mobile green screen and large interactive screens.

e schools resource centre has a new conference room named for school founder Catherine McAuleys rst House of Mercy in Baggot Street, Dublin. Full-height acoustic glass separating the conference room features translucent artwork.

The college was founded in 1887

St Aloysius has a strong reputation for its academic results and pastoral program. Farah says every one of the schools 72 year 12 students in 2014 received a round-one oer for the tertiary course of their choice and she attributes this to being part of a smaller school where sta know students well and can facilitate personalised learning.

e St Aloysius campus includes science laboratories, specialist learning centres for visual communications and media, textiles, food technology, art and graphics; a library, gym with two basketball courts, cafeteria and student services.

e school also uses an outdoor campus at Torquay.

St Aloysius College, 31 Curran Street, North Melbourne. 9329 0411www.aloysius.vic.edu.au

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Overeaters AnonymousDo you worry about the way you eat? Overeaters Anonymous may be the answer. Its not a diet club and there are no weigh-ins, dues or fees. The club meetsat 7.30pm on Tuesdays at the Jubilee Centre, Sacred Heart Church, 9 Newcastle Street, Newport, across the road from the church. Marlene, 0438 316459

Concert band vacanciesThe Western Region Concert Band rehearses from 9am on Saturdays at Errington Community Centre, Princess Street, St Albans. Entry via side gate next to the football oval. Vacancies exist for percussion, brass and sax players. Come along, bring your instrument and enjoy playing with us. Eddie, 96876644

Legal helpFree legal advice is being offered through Altonas Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre. 9398 2548

COMMUNITY CALENDARWANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-prot organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Star Weekly Community Calendar, Corner Thomsons Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor Park, 3042, or email to [email protected]. Deadline for copy and announcements is noon Tuesday.

Holiday options galoreHighpoint will be a hive of activity in the lead-up to the Easter school holidays. Highpoint Shopping Day on Thursday offers activities for kids, a lads lounge and a perfume pop-up bar. From next Monday, there will be Easter bunny decorating while Crayola will host a colourful workshop in the second week of holidays. Highpoint has launched an online app that takes the stress out of styling new season trends. Called Unlock Your Style, the app lets you choose from more than 200 pieces curated by Highpoint style director Kate Gaskin. www.highpoint.com.au

Daniel, 7, decorates his easter bunny at Highpoint. (Joe Mastroianni)

Singing for little monkeysSinging workshops for children aged 3-6 will be hosted by world renowned childrens entertainers the Mudcakesat Williamstown Yoga Centre at 11.15am and 1pm on April 7. Kids $15, adultsfree, places limited and bookings essential. www.themudcakes.com

Blue Light discoThe Williamstown Blue Light Disco for young people aged 8 to 15 is held on the third Friday of the month (except school and public holidays) from 7.30-9.30pm at Newport Baptist Church hall, 26 Mason Street, Newport. Entry now costs $7 because of higher insurance costs. www.facebook.com/WilliamstownBlueLight

Foot itJoin one of a series of guided walking art tours in Footscray. Foot It is a series of guided walking tours of galleries, creative spaces, pop-up performances, public art and backyard studios. Meet artists and makers. The rst tour is from 4pm on Saturday, March 28. www.colourboxstudio.com

Italian groupAltonas Italian Book Club seeks volunteers to help manage activitiesand help with brochures andnewsletters. [email protected]

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EGGS-ACT SCIENCEWhat is it about the thought of poaching eggs that sends people into a tailspin? Turning out a perfectly poached egg - one that holds its shape during the cooking process and has a lovely oozy, gooey golden centre - can be a challenge, yes. But Im here to tell you its really not that difcult!

Ive heard of countless different poaching methods from cooking the egg in cling lm to adding vinegar to the water and stirring up whopping great whirlpools in the pan. But the best and simplest one Ive come across and use all the time - is the one I call the Margaret Fulton method: Bring a pan of water to the boil, carefully method: Bring a pan of water to the boil, carefully break in the eggs then turn off the heat, put the lid on the pan and let the eggs sit there like that for three minutes before removing with a slotted spoon.

Another method Id like to try is the Heston Blumenthal approach: Put a sieve over a bowl and Blumenthal approach: Put a sieve over a bowl and break the egg onto the sieve. The runny part of the egg white will drain into the bowl, leaving the rest of the egg on the sieve. Lower the sieve into a pan of boiling water and let it cook for about 2 minutes. This way you have total control over the process.

The key to success is that the eggs MUST be as fresh as possible. Otherwise theyll just disintegrate, no matter what method you try.

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FB: If you could only have one more meal, what would it be?

MW: Garlic prawns, followed by Greek lamb with vegetables. Dessert would be something decadent that includes chocolate. If its my last meal, Id probably continue with a variety of cheeses and fruits. Why worry about the calories?

FB: What is your favourite food TV show and who is your favourite TV food person?

MW: Jonathan Phang. He has a wonderfully wicked sense of humour. Love his Gourmet TrainsTV show.

FB: What is your favourite food?MW: Slow-cooked lamb.

FB: What is your favourite drink?MW: Probably a well made coffee.

FB: Which ve people would you most like to invite to dinner?

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Our function room caters to a wide range of people, from intimate gatherings to parties of 200 people, bistro manager Wendy Selvidge says. Were more than happy to customise our function room to suit each individuals needs.

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More police will be out on the roads this Easter, ensuring everyone gets home safely to their families after the holiday.

The Easter campaign will be conducted from April 2-6 to reduce road trauma over what is traditionally a high-risk period.

Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Ross Burbidge said Victoria Police would use a strategic and focused approach to target speed, alcohol and drug use, driver distraction, fatigue and seatbelts.

Police intelligence over the past three months shows speed and careless driving are among the leading causes of road trauma in Victoria.

RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Council chairman Jim Giddings said it had been demonstrated time after time that speed was a contributing factor in most road crashes.

Stay within the speed limit and drive to suit the conditions you are facing, he said. Speeding affects both the risk of a crash happening and the severity of injuries sustained when a crash does happen.

Police in marked and unmarked vehicles will target our major arterial roads, freeways and highways throughout the state during the Easter holiday break.

Mr Giddings said the entire community had a responsibility and a role to play in reducing road trauma.

Road trauma isnt just about the people who die its about the enormous impact on the community, from the family members, to the emergency services workers who have to deal with these tragedies on a daily basis, to the police who have to deliver the devastating news to loved ones, he said.

The community can report speeding drivers to Crime stoppers on1800 333 000.

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Drive in the hours you are normally awake, take regular breaks to reduce fatigue and allow extra space between vehicles. Adapt to the conditions of the road, taking into account weather and the quality of the road. If you plan to have a drink then plan not to drive. Check your vehicles tyres, windscreen washers, brakes and lights before you leave.

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This well-presented, ground-oor apartment is in a prime spot, just minutes from Victoria University and schools, and a short tram ride to Highpoint shopping centre and Footscray CBD. Entry is into a hallway, to the left of which is the tiled kitchen, a modern affair with timber-laminate cupboards, charcoal benchtops and upright gas cooker. Next is a lounge room with oorboards and access to a verandah. Two good-sized bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and share a bright bathroom with shower-over-bath combination and laundry facilities. All-white walls against the oorboards give the place a fresh, modern feel. Rare undercover car parking is available at this property, likely to attract rst-home buyers and savvy investors.

Burnham Real Estate: 9687 1344 Price: $280,000 $308,000Auction: March 28 at 11am

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Beautifully made over into a stylish pad, this period townhouse on about 270 square metres gleams with modernity. Gorgeous, wide-format oorboards are a ne anchor in living zones, including one at the front (which has a beautiful leadlight window) that could serve as a fourth bedroom. The open-plan living hub at the back includes a chic, all-white kitchen with island bench, open walk-in pantry and stainless-steel appliances, including dishwasher. Spacious bedrooms include the main with a sleek en suite where identical on-trend tiles are on walls and oor, a great backdrop to a frameless shower and storage-rich vanity unit in glossy white. Understairs storage, a downstairs powder room, air-conditioning and a lock-up garage are other attractions at a property within a stroll of beach, station and walking tracks.

Sweeney Estate Agents Williamstown: 9399 9111 Price: $1.1 million+ Private sale

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A cracker of a California bungalow, Kingower retains all the beautiful period features such as leadlight windows, ornate plaster ceilings and cornices, stained-timber picture rails, skirts and sash window/door frames and a replace. Its been transformed into a stylish residence with polished oorboards throughout (including bedrooms) especially on show in the sprawling living hub at the back. The entry hall is anked by an open lounge room, four bedrooms and smart bathroom. The main bedroom has a replace, walk-in robe and en suite. The living hub, with a great bar, surround-sound speakers and seamless garden access, incorporates a well-designed kitchen with granite benchtops, island bench and the whole suite of stainless-steel appliances. The backyard is dedicated to relaxation, with expansive decking, a pergola and contemporary plantings.

Greg Hocking Elly Partners: 8387 0000 Price: $930,000 Private sale

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Atop St Georges Theatre and UDC Ballroom, this fantastic penthouse apartment lays claim to part of Yarravilles history and has amazing 270-degree views over the renowned Sun Theatre and the entire span of West Gate Bridge. Historical it may be, but this pad is modern to its back teeth, with expanses of polished oorboards, an all-white decor and quality ttings and xtures. Three spacious bedrooms (each with robes) include one with double doors to a large terrace where the views pop in all directions. The terrace is also accessible from the open-plan living hub where the kitchen is sleek with glossy white cabinetry topped with stone, an island bench and the whole suite of stainless-steel appliances. A stones throw from the villages many attractions and the station, the property has a split-system, video intercom and secure underground parking for two cars.

Sweeney Estate Agents Yarraville: 9687 8388 Price: $750,000 $775,000Auction: March 28 at 11am

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The stars have aligned and this rare opportunity has arisen to snatch up two houses at a gorgeous Altona beachside location in one go.

Both houses, on a single title, were lovingly owner-built and have been immaculately kept over many years. Each was designed to meet the changing needs of an ever-expanding family and to provide the best in modern living.

Whether a modern refurbishment to the existing homes is on the cards or splitting the property for multiple dwellings, both are superbly positioned on an enormous 1084-square metre block separated by

a solar-heated saltwater pool. To the left of entry (main house) is the step-down family room with plush carpet underfoot and natural light streaming through the large window which captures the last of the afternoon warmth each day.

A dining area adjoins this room, separated by a graduated dividing feature wall which can be closed off by a sliding door for a more formal dinner setting.

Its straight into the living hub next which is centred on the modern timber kitchen with granite benchtops and stainless-steel wall oven, gas cooktop and rangehood. The family-meals area sprawls into clearly

dened areas: the tiled meals zone with a oor-to-ceiling north-facing bay window ooding the space with natural light; and the family area towards the rear with an impressive timber-lined vaulted ceiling.

Three bedrooms are down the right-hand side, starting with the main which has a walk-through wardrobe and fully-tiled en suite with a corner spa and separate shower.

The other good-sized bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. The main bathroom has a bath and separate shower.

Off the living hub, a stunning pergola area with clear cafe blinds enables

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A laundry and remote-controlled double garage round out this house.

The second residence includes two spacious bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, open and light-lled living areas, a modern kitchen and a large bathroom.

Altona Beach, Pier Street shops, restaurants and cafe culture are within easy reach, along with Harrington Square shopping centre, train station and parklands.

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Yarraville 22 Simpson Street bed 2 | bath 1 | car 1

Guide $570,000 plus

Auction 11am Saturday 28th March on location

Inspect 6-6:30pm Thursday & 10:30-11am Saturday

Contact Traci Charles 0425 717 489 & Tonia Newling 0400 614 883

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Newport 72 Anderson Street bed 4 | bath 2 | car 2

Guide $710,000-$760,000

Auction 11am Saturday 28th March on location

Inspect 6-6:30pmWednesday & 10:30-11am Saturday

Contact Nathan Johnson 0410 331 032 & Maria Petrova 0432 083 191

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Newport 53 River Street bed 4 | bath 1 | car 6

Guide $1,000,000-$1,100,000

Auction 12pm Saturday 28th March on location

Inspect 5-5:30pm Thursday & 11:30am-12pm Saturday

Contact Julie Standen 0414 901 098 & Tino Parisi 0425 755 655


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Newport 17 Challis Street bed 2 | bath 1 | car 2

Guide $610,000 plus


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Altona 37 Rose Street bed 3 | bath 2 | car 4

Guide $750,000-$790,000


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Footscray 70a Victoria Street bed 2 | bath 1 | car 1

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