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Award-winning comedy arrives in Brimbank
An award-winning comedy about the neighbours you know and love to hate is making its way to Brimbank this month. Stickybeak, supported by Creative Brimbank,…
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Funding for festivities
Nineteen festivals will share in more than $400,000 in funding over the next 12 months as part of efforts by Maribyrnong council to invigorate public…
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Letter tanks Techno Park eviction
It’s a tale of two letters, delivered two years apart, containing two very different messages. In May 2023, residents of Williamstown’s Techno Park Estate received…
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Spectacular school stars
Students from Footscray North Primary School will transform into singing and dancing stars when they perform in the Victorian State Schools Spectacular (VSSS) at John…
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Deborah bags top picture book prize
As a picture book author with a new title about to be released, Newport’s Deborah Frenkel could hardly have asked for better promotion. Just weeks…
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Community Bank grants night
Community Bank Altona and Laverton is inviting everyone along to a Community Partners Grants Night. Taking place at the Laverton Bowls Club between 6.30-8.30pm on…
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Maribyrnong mayor stands down
Maribyrnong mayor Pradeep Tiwari has stood down after dangerous driving charges were laid against him. Cr Tiwari has been charged with traffic offences relating to…
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Extra classrooms for Islamic college
Facilities at the Australian Islamic Centre College (AIC) in Newport will receive an upgrade thanks to a $2.5 million funding grant awarded by the state…
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Childcare reforms agreed
Security cameras will be trialled at hundreds of childcare facilities across the country as work begins on building a national register of workers in the…
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St Leo’s book week celebration
St Leo the Great Primary School in Altona North celebrated the end of Book Week 2025 with a costume parade on Friday, August 22. Celebrated…
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The sounds of gaming
Westgate Concert Band will present its second performance of the year, ‘Ghibli to Gaming,’ on Saturday, September 6 at the Maribyrnong Community Centre. The program…
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Employers warned about musculoskeletal injuries
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) remain the most common injury for workers in Victoria’s construction industry, often caused by hazardous manual handling like lifting, carrying and repetitive…
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Key industries on WorkSafe’s radar to reduce harm
WorkSafe will target five priority industries over the next year in a bid to reduce workplace deaths and injuries in Victoria. The five focus sectors…
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Help koalas this September
The Australian Koala Foundation is calling on schools, kindergartens, childcare centres, community clubs, parents, teachers, carers and anyone working with children to get involved in…
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Aircraft toilets could flush out spread of global superbugs
Wastewater from aircraft toilets could provide a critical warning system for the global spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) superbugs, a silent pandemic that threatens to…
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