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Wine and Cheese Fest coming to Williamstown

Williamstown will this month host the third Wine and Cheese Fest at Seaworks, with more than 60 wine, cheese and gourmet food artisans there...

BluScray lights up Footscray

A series offering a twist on traditional Aboriginal stories is just one of the projects lighting up Footscray as part of the States of...

Mixed heritage ‘asset’: Fiona Price

Fiona Price’s earliest memories of growing up bi-racial include playground taunting. “Go back to where you came from,” the children jeered when they saw Dr...

Afternoon tea in the Syrian tradition for Altona residents

Altona residents can enjoy a new cultural experience enjoying afternoon tea in the Syrian tradition as part of Refugee Week celebrations. Resident Nayran Tabiei will...

Williamstown Wine and Chocolate Festival

Wine and chocolate is a union made in heaven and, of course, there’s a Melbourne festival to celebrate this decadent marriage of yum. The Williamstown...

6 things to do this weekend

Williamstown Wine and Chocolate Festival Where: Seaworks, 82 Nelson Place, Williamstown When: 11am-6pm, Saturday April 3o The Williamstown Wine and Chocolate Festival is a celebration pairing the best...

Absolutely Fabulous film fundraiser

Sweetie darlings, you simply must get frocked up for this night out for a good cause, with a special screening of the newly released...

Summer Sounds music series kicks off

The annual Summer Sounds music series kicks off on the Williamstown waterfront on Saturday. Across February, there will be free outdoor concerts around Hobsons Bay,...

7 things to do this weekend

From laughing out loud to classic cars and winter arts, here's seven things to do around the north west this weekend.   Cherry Laughter Club Where: Cherry...

Emerge lights up Footscray’s streets

The streets of Footscray will come alive with sound and colour as Emerge in the West returns on June 4. From 1-6pm, Nicholson Street will...

Park gets a tree change for National Tree Day

Two thousand indigenous trees and shrubs will be planted at Truganina Park in Altona Meadows for National Tree Day on July 31. Hobsons Bay council...

Trivia night to help West Footscray childcare centre

There’s nothing trivial about the latest fundraising effort by Church Street Children’s Centre. The West Footscray centre is holding a trivia night to raise funds...

Healthy choice for Sons of the West men’s program

Participants in the third annual Sons of the West men’s health program have wrapped up another season of learning about healthier living. Run over 12...

Newport Folk Festival features diverse line up

It started eight years ago with a trickle of people, but next month’s three-day Newport Folk Festival is expected to attract more than 2000...

Shining a light on 40 years of Vietnamese culture

Maribyrnong mayor Nam Quach (second from left) and the Vietnamese community will celebrate the Children’s Lantern Festival in Footscray on September 12. The festival will...

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Woodsmen hold tough

Spotswood had to dig deep to come away with the points against Altona in the Western Football League division 1 on Saturday. The Woodsmen trailed...