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The Latest Breaking News from Altona

Five more Melbourne asbestos sites as sources confirmed

Historic dumping and legacy contamination have been identified as the sources of asbestos found at 17 Melbourne parks and reserves.

AAP · Apr 18, 2024

Asbestos confirmed in seven Melbourne parks after latest tests

PA Burns Reserve and the Altona Coastal Park the latest sites to have ‘small amounts of asbestos’ discovered

The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2024

Appeal to identify man 12 years on from bookshop attack

Victorian police are appealing for help to find a man they hope might have some answers about Jill Brookes' 2012 bashing at her Altona bookshop.

AAP · Mar 30, 2024

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Tobacco wars: Victoria police ‘turning the corner’ in battle against arson attacks as more arrests made

Police arrest four men and a boy alleged to be connected to the Finks motorcycle gang and a series of arson attacks on tobacco stores

The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2024

Melbourne Transport and Warehousing says it is behind the spill that killed hundreds of fish in Altona waterways

A representative from a Victorian transport company tells residents a fire led to chemicals leaking into waterways, flowing to a popular lake and beach.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

Moving west

In Melbourne's industrial west, a suburb once dominated by its oil refinery is being transformed as young families and retirees chase the dream of an affordable home by the bay. Some locals fear something precious could be lost along the way.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2022

'Appalling' chemical spill in Melbourne's west leaves dead wildlife strewn through waterways

Residents in Melbourne's west are devastated about a significant chemical spill that has left dead fish through local waterways and may have made it all the way to Port Phillip Bay.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2022

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