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Man charged with murder after death in coastal town

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Victoria Police have charged a 45-year-old man with murder a day after a body was found in Portland. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A man has been charged with murder over the death of an unidentified man in western Victoria.

A body was found at an address in Park St in Portland, a coastal town about 70km from the South Australian border, on Thursday night.

A Portland man, 45, was arrested at the scene and charged with one count of murder late on Friday.

He has been remanded in custody and is due to face the Warrnambool Magistrates' Court on Monday.

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