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Grants available for local trade organisations
Eligible trader groups and business chambers are encouraged to apply for the third round of grants under the Business Chambers and Trader Groups program. Up…
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Club remembers key contributor
The Williamstown Seagulls Football Integration Development Association [FIDA] Football Club community has remembered Ray Horsburgh AM as a valuable supporter of the club. The former…
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Sharing support
Woolworths and Share the Dignity are calling on Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay residents to participate in a Dignity Drive following an increased need across Victoria…
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Report calls for a co-ordinated approach to a greener Footscray
Ensuring a greener and more sustainable for Maribyrnong was the focus of Monash University student Emma Ward during her time within the Victorian Parliamentary Internship…
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Blazing a trail for greater canopy
Altona Meadows trail users will soon have more shade on their trips, with Hobsons Bay council planning to plant 320 native species along Skeleton Creek…
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Partial removal of ‘itchy bomb’ trees endorsed
Hobsons Bay council has adjusted its plans to remove and replace all of the Norfolk Island Hibiscus trees along Twyford Street in Williamstown, following a…
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Study details high prevalence of psychological violence in community sport
Two Victoria University [VU] researchers have led a new national study into the prevalence and frequency of violence against children within community sport in Australia,…
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Milestone opening for Altona College
The Altona College community celebrated the official welcome of one of its newest members – the new Senior Centre building. Altona MP Jill Hennessy, Williamstown…
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Council endorses Laverton social housing funding bid
Plans for a new social housing project in Laverton took one step closer to becoming reality, with Hobsons Bay council providing approval for the Hobsons…
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Final push for Millers Road works
West Gate Freeway users are advised to change their plans around upcoming closures along Millers Road’s inbound exit and outbound entry ramps, as part of…
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Award recognises long history of anti-ageism
Maidstone-based aged care support service Australian Multicultural Community Services’ chief executive Elizabeth Drozd has received the Executive Leader award in the 2022 Leading Age Services…
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High-rise homes for those in need in Footscray
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria’s housing provider VincentCare Community Housing [VCCH] has taken the first step towards welcoming 92 new community housing opportunities in…
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Data highlights slower ambulance response times across Hobsons Bay
The number of code one ambulance responses to callouts within Hobsons Bay which arrived within 15 minutes within the April to June period have dropped…
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Police charge Altona man with fraud offence and seize luxury cars
Criminal Proceeds Squad detectives have charged a 64-year-old Altona man and seized two luxury vehicles following an investigation into fraud and unexplained wealth. Police executed…
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Free masks at testing sites and across public transport
The state government has announced more than three million masks would be made available to the public through its state-run testing sites, community health services…
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