Melbourne number one for students
Melbourne has officially been named the best international student city in the country after the release of global rankings today highlighted our unmatched educational...
Multicultural Awards for Excellence awards open
Nominations for the 2023 Multicultural Awards for Excellence now open.
Now in its 22nd year, the awards honour outstanding individuals and organisations who build...
Young Australians are not satisfied with their sleep
New research from Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health has found 60 per cent of young Australians, including those in Maribyrnong and...
Banding together for road safety
Victoria’s football and netball communities, including those from Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will rally behind road safety this week, donning blue armbands to honour...
Crosswords and chess may help more than socialising in avoiding dementia
Computer use, crosswords and games like chess are more strongly associated with older people avoiding dementia than knitting, painting or socialising, a Monash University...
Bilingual Kinder applications open
Language immersion has a profound positive impact on children’s learning and applications are now open for early childhood services, including those from Maribyrnong and...
Record number of Victorians in work
Victorian employment numbers grew to a record level last month, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released on Thursday, July 20.
The data...
Community Calendar
Book sale
Friends of Altona Library hold a monthly book sale on the first Tuesday, Friday and Saturday of each month at the rear of...
Reserve opening kicks off
Tenant clubs at Williamstown's JT Gray Reserve are making use of the ground's new pavilion.
Williamstown MP Melissa Horne and Hobsons Bay mayor Tony Briffa...
Company fried in court
A Footscray alternative energy engineering company and its director have been prosecuted after it contravened an Energy Safe Victoria direction to disconnect a dangerous...
Gambling reforms are a welcome win
The state government has announced new changes to be made to poker machine regulation, declaring the reforms will make a significant difference in reducing...
Developments reach new heights
Works are underway in Maribyrnong on two big projects with one hitting a major milestone.
The new Civic Precinct and Community Hub in Maribyrnong is...
GenWest opens survey for young African women
Family violence support service GenWest has introduced a new community survey, to help further develop its health education program for Young African women in...
A Footscray road named in top 10 worst
One of Footscray's key roads was one the most mentioned in a new survey into safety concerns on Melbourne’s transport network.
The RACV has released...
Good luck from one club to another
A group of inspired young girls from the all female community soccer club, Maribyrnong Swifts, has released a touching message for the Matildas.
West-Footscray based...
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Shelled athletes race for gold
The Paris Olympics may have ended, but for a group of bustling and energetic tortoises at Werribee Open Range Zoo, the games are just...
