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Dinjerra holds family fiesta fundraiser

Braybrook's Dinjerra Primary School held its annual Family Fiesta Community Market on Friday December 6. Established in 2012, the fiesta has become a cherished annual...

Churchill fellowship to help children

Footscray’s Simone Cassidy will travel overseas next year in an effort to help better educate children who themselves have travelled overseas. Ms Cassidy, an education...

WorkSafe fines freighting company

Tasmanian Freight Services Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $40,000 in the Sunshine Magistrates' Court on Friday, November 22, after pleading guilty to a...

Cheaper English classes for inner-west

Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the inner-west who want to improve their English will now have more opportunities to do so thanks to...

Police push road safety programs

Victoria Police are calling for community involvement in a pair of new road safety initiatives. The Green Light Initiative - for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse...

Bayside basketball

Seaworks in Williamstown used to be a working wharf and in more recent times has hosted festivals, exhibitions and film shoots. But this weekend, the...

Filter petition launched

A petition has been launched calling on the state government to install filters on ventilation stacks for the new West Gate Tunnel to protect...

Woolies in West Foostcray war

A West Footscray IGA operator has taken supermarket giant Woolworths to Australia’s competition regulator over its expansion plans in the neighbourhood. Schroeder's IGA has lodged...

Volunteering time to celebrate

Volunteer West held an end of year lunch last week to celebrate the end of 2024 and look forward to 2025. Held at Millennium Community...

Hobsons Bay’s Harold signs off

He might be synonymous with Erinsborough, but for Ian Smith, aka, Harold Bishop from Neighbours, Williamstown will always be home. One of Hobsons Bay’s favourite...

Rally to keep road open

Protesters rallied outside the office of Williamstown MP Melissa Horne on Thursday night, demanding an immediate pause on plans to close Champion Road as...

Afternoon of Christmas cheer

St Ambrose Catholic Church in Woodend will resonate with the sound of Christmas during a Woodend Winter Arts Festival carols event this month. Performed by...

Brimbank getting into the festive spirit

Brimbank council is spreading holiday cheer with a vibrant lineup of Christmas events as part of its Think. Shop. Buy. Dine – and Enjoy...

Christmas at the Lakes take two

The joy of Christmas will not be stopped with the 18th annual Christmas at the Lakes rescheduled for Saturday, December 21 at Breezewater Reserve...

Recycler ordered to clean up

A Brooklyn recycling company recently shut down by the Environmental Protection Authority has been ordered to remove industrial waste from its premises too. Limbourne Group,...

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Sublime Sunbury sounds

Influenced by blues and rock legends, Sunbury musician Gareth Huggett and band The Remedy have a high-energy and exciting sound which they're bringing to...