Improving women’s financial health
Health promotion organisation Women's Health in the North is working to address economic equality for women. Cade Lucas reports.
When Manasi Wagh told me her...
Westside walk for suicide prevention
Lifeline Western Melbourne recognised World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, September 10 by holding its first Out of the Shadows Walk in Footscray.
Walkers...
Young people called to use their voices
Young people in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay can have their say on important issues by joining next year’s YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament.
Applications for the...
Pill testing to begin this summer
The state government has introduced a bill into parliament to ensure pill testing – also known as drug checking – can begin this summer.
Once...
Dupe your house with Vinnies Victoria
Vinnies shops (Vinnies), a much-loved charity retail network with over 110 shops across Victoria, including in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, is encouraging consumers to...
Stand for local election
Local government election nominations are open, with those looking to make a difference in their community, including Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, encouraged to apply.
Candidates...
Alicia’s TAFE triumph
Altona’s Alicia Farr might still be completing high school, but her career has already received a head start thanks to TAFE’s school based trainee...
Citizen award nominations open
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year awards.
The awards recognise and celebrate...
Reserve redevelopment complete
The future is looking bright for Altona City Soccer Club with the long-awaited redevelopment of its home at H.C Kim Reserve now complete.
Funded by...
A deadly circus performance
Community members can immerse themselves in the extraordinary talents of First Nations artists at Footscray Community Arts during the Deadly Fringe program, part of...
Tyler bows out
Representing my ward over the past four years and being mayor since last November has been an incredible privilege.
I’m grateful for the opportunity and,...
Urgent care clinic open
Inner west residents needing to see a doctor now have more options with a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic now open in Maribyrnong.
The Edgewater...
Corrections career honour
Usually those who spend 30 years inside a prison do so at His Majesty’s pleasure.
Last week though, Nicholas Selisky received an award from...
Peter’s postcard passion
With the advent of smartphones and social media, the practice of sending postcards overseas has largely been consigned to a bygone era.
But for the...
Melodies in dark times
Born into a family of music but raised in an era of chaos, Newport’s Craig Fraser didn’t know how else to help the world...
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Paramedic practitioner bill introduced
Paramedic practitioners are one step closer to becoming a reality in Victoria with the state government introducing a bill into parliament to enshrine the...
