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Dining and entertainment at Highpoint

Fast-paced entertainment and a new twist to the food court met at Highpoint shopping centre recently to celebrate the unveiling of a new casual...

7 things to do: Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay

Garden guru Gardening guru Jane Edmanson (pictured) will help people make the most out of gardening in small spaces at a free community event at...

Footscray artist connects with prestigious prize

Footscray artist Larissa McFarlane is turning cartwheels of joy after winning a prize at the 13th annual State Trustees CONNECTED art exhibition. McFarlane’s readily recognisable...

Puppy tale to wag festival

  A dog that stole the heart of a Hoppers Crossing animal rescue organisation has been immortilised in a children’s book. Author Kylie Symons (pictured with...

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...

Former Footscray mayor pens poems

A former Footscray mayor has realised a lifelong ambition by publishing his first book of poetry. Ted Logan, 83, has penned “a variety of verse”...

School holiday three-day family fete in Williamstown

A three-day family fete will be held during the school holidays to liven up Williamstown’s main shopping strip in winter. Williamstown parents, traders and Hobsons...

Steamrail opens Newport workshops to public

Steamrail Victoria will reveal the inside of its Newport workshops, built in 1885, for three public open days during the Labour Day long weekend...

A virtual ‘dive’ through a 19th century shipwreck

Two Hobsons Bay residents are using digital technology to recreate one of Victoria’s and the world’s best preserved 19th century shipwrecks. Williamstown historian Lloyd Clearihan...

Victoria University Secondary College: Inspiring students to play their part in creating the future

Inspiring students to play their part in creating the future, Victoria University Secondary College helps students achieve success, respect themselves and others and strengthen...

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Maribyrnong’s plastic free month

Maribyrnong council is calling on the community to take part in Plastic Free July (PJF) – a global campaign aimed at reducing single-use plastics....