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Robber jailed

Peter Livingstone, 24, has been jailed for 15 months in relation to an armed robbery on a Maidstone bottle shop and two attempted armed robberies, at a Footscray IGA and Foodworks supermarket in Braybrook late last year. He was sentenced this month after pleading guilty in the County Court.

Sporting chance

Hobsons Bay council has released its draft sport and recreation policies for community feedback for six weeks.

Council works

A collaborative approach to level crossing removal and banning electronic waste from landfill will be the two motions put forward by Hobsons Bay council at the Municipal Association of Victoria State Council on October 20.

Pride in focus

Q-West is presenting a free film session of the movie Pride for LGBTIQ+ young people at the Sun Theatre this Saturday. Register via www.eventbrite.com.au

Shoppers dig deep

Shoppers at Coles in Williamstown donated $3450 of the $1.26 million raised for Guide Dogs Australia in the 12 months to July, the highest amount collected in Victoria.

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