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Testing the limits of wearable tech
Smartwatches and other wearable devices are ubiquitous in the world of sport and fitness. But how accurate are their measurements when other variables are in…
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Funding to improve road safety across Victoria
Victorian community organisations and groups will receive a total of $600,000 in grants from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) to develop and implement local road safety projects. The funding, part…
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Celebrity alcohol ads slip into teens’ Insta feeds
Celebrities are promoting their own alcohol products on Instagram without clear disclosure of advertising content and almost all posts are visible to underage users, according to new research from La…
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New toolkit to help women report abuse in sport
Australian women face significant risk when disclosing gender-based violence in sport and often receive inadequate or harmful responses according to new research from La Trobe Univeristy. The research project, supported…
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Finalists announced for AFL community venue award
The 2025 finalists have been announced for the AFL’s Ken Gannon Football Facilities Award, recognising the projects that set the benchmark in best-practice design and development to support the continued…
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Multicultural health committee expanded
Victoria’s Multicultural Health Advisory Committee has been expanded in an effort to make the state’s health system more inclusive and diverse. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas unveiled the strengthened and expanded…
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Results may vary but laughs guaranteed
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 532618 Veterans of Australian comedy and old mates, Ross Daniels and Geoff Paine, are returning to this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a…
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Changing young lives
Anglicare Victoria, the state’s largest provider of out-of-home care, has put out an urgent call to locals in the west to become foster carers. For Braybrook resident and foster carer…
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Men’s shed car show comes back
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 532180 For the 18th time, the Hobsons Bay Men’s Shed Car and Bike Show will take place on Sunday 22 February at Apex Park…
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Busy summer results in park repairs
After a heavy schedule of summer events combined with a heatwave and a lack of rain, Footscray Park is getting some much needed maintenance and rehabilitation works. Events such as…
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Calls for new specialist development schools
Families, educators and disability advocates across Melbourne’s west are calling on the state government to commit to building a new special development school (SDS), warning the region is facing a…