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Make your mark with the Grand Final, home style

Who says watching the Grand Final at home during lockdown can’t be fun? OK, slightly less perfect without having the gang over, but there...

Empowering young women

Marco Di Cesare, principal of Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, says the pros and cons of single-sex and mixed education are constantly being debated but...

World-class expert

With foot, knee and leg pain, injuries and arthritis being so prevalent yet so difficult to treat successfully, it’s comforting to know that Hobsons...

The benefits of craft in an uncertain world

There’s no doubt about it, the last two years have been a rollercoaster ride of change, fear and uncertainty. However, one thing that many...

Fighting feelings of stress during exams

As VCE students would be well aware, exams are a time of stress, uncertainty and hard work. It is important to balance this stress...

Are you experiencing burnout ?

Did you know that 46 percent of Australian workers have expressed feeling burnt out? Burnout is a form of exhaustion caused by feeling overwhelmed...

Hearing aids that fit the bill

While hearing loss affects one in six Australians, experts acknowledge that people living with unmanaged hearing loss have found the last two years even...

Slow Food movement gains momentum

A movement towards “good, clean and fair” food production is picking up traction in the west. Slow Food Melbourne is an eco-gastronomy association interested in...

Operation Nexus Road policing campaign

Operation Nexus is a state-wide Road Policing Operation over the Easter holiday period. It aims to increase driver awareness and journey planning, while reducing...

Sustainability responsibility

Sustainability is a focus of many schools these days, with students often encouraged to engage in practices such as packing ‘nude’ lunches, recycling and...

E-bikes at Lifestyle – a wheelie great initiative

Lifestyle Communities is thrilled to introduce top-of-the-range electric bikes to all its communities. The e-bikes are free for homeowners to use at their leisure:...

Remember FAST for the sake of your loved ones

Stroke is always an emergency. This is the vital message that the Stroke Foundation is reminding Australians of, including residents in Maribyrnong and Hobsons...

Ear we go again

It is a common misconception that hearing loss is an issue that is usually only faced by older people. However, hearing loss is certainly...

The ideal way to explore Victoria

With travel restrictions in place due to the pandemic, people were starting to go stir-crazy – but all that has changed. So there couldn’t...

Bringing the club to you

Following the government’s health advice to stay home and practice social distancing wherever possible needn’t mean you can’t have your favourite restaurant meals. As many...

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Detectives investigate lewd act in West Footscray

Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man performed a lewd act in West Footscray in March. Investigators have been...

Budget win for west