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Shooting success

A Maribyrnong College student has recently returned home from a successful National Basketball Championships with the under-16 Victoria Country team in Perth. Sonny Maxwell...

Help Teddy get to Bosnia

Braybrook athlete Theodore ‘Teddy’ Kaing has been selected to represent Australia at the 2023 Cadet World Taekwondo Championships in Bosnia this August. Teddy’s father David...

Robin Hood arrives in Altona

Locals have the chance to join Bayside P-12 College in its brand new production of Robin Hood. Performing arts director Effie Hatzikosmidis, also known as...

A touching goodbye to Peter Anderson

Former Maribyrnong Citizen of the Year Peter Anderson died on August 5. He is being remembered as a pillar of the community by his...

Moon Dog officially on its way to Footscray

Maribyrnong council has reversed its earlier planning permit denial for brewery Moon Dog, which had proposed to turn Footscray’s Franco Cozzo furniture showroom into...

Targeting family violence perpetrators

Victoria Police is targeting more than 3000 wanted family violence perpetrators and holding them to account in a new major statewide operation. Operation Enforceable –...

Global citizens bound for Melbourne

Young leaders from Australia, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, and around the world will come together in Melbourne to fast-track action on...

Birds soar high in poll

More than 90,000 voters, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, have made their voices heard in the search for Australia’s favourite animal sound. Birds...

First steps towards a new vaccine for childhood ear infections

University of Adelaide researchers have started work on developing a new vaccine that could help ward off painful ear infections in children, including those...

Aussies rethink diet amid cost of living crisis

New findings, from research commissioned by number one global nutrition and food tracking app MyFitnessPal, found that Australians including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons...

Over half of Australians haven’t visited a dentist in the past year

The latest research from Compare the Market found that, on average, Australians including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, paid $271.68 out of pocket...

Giving children a voice for safer hospital care

The state government will introduce a new system to support young hospital patients and their carers to easily raise their concerns with health workers...

Game-changing market to connect local studios with the world

Game developers from Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay and across Australia are invited to apply to be part of Play Now Melbourne, an event where...

Expect the unexpected

Victorians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, are being urged to watch out for trains after several incidents and almost 60 near hits...

New system to give parents a voice

An escalation system will be introduced in hospitals to enable parents to easily raise concerns about their child's condition, including those in Maribyrnong and...

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Westgate Imperials to have youth league women’s side

The next step in Westgate Imperials’ Big V journey is underway with the club given approval to enter a youth league women’s side next...