ALTONA — An Altona mother and daughter are spending the start of the new year recovering from the devastating loss of their family home. Gaylene Defore was at her Butternut ...

An Altona Meadows family home has been destroyed by fire. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade bought the fire under control within 30 minutes early on Tuesday evening.

Altona is home to no fewer than nine fish and chip shops and eight pizzerias, but not a single pub. No such thing as perfection, I suppose. New shoots still draw me to new places in every corner ...