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Quiz reveals how safe residents feel
Residents of Melbourne’s west feel less safe in their homes than in any other part of the state. That’s one of the findings of a…
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80 years of book week
Now in its 80th year, book week has sparked wonder and imagination in kids and adults for decades. To mark the event, which runs from…
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Lions club call for youth contestants
The Footscray Lions Club is calling on young people from across the western suburbs to enter its annual Youth of the Year competition. The competition…
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Libraries host science celebration
National Science Week is being celebrated across Hobsons Bay this week with free and fun activities at local libraries. From space-themed story times to LEGO…
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Diplomatic memoir
The title might refer to terror attacks in the Indonesian capital, but the genesis of Grant Dooley’s memoir, ’Bomb Season in Jakarta’, is another more…
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Celebrating Maltese traditions
Brimbank locals can enjoy a weekend of festivities as part of the upcoming Festa Santa Marija Assunta, running from August 15 to 17. Celebrating its…
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Nature on display
Point Cook is about to host an exhibition that celebrates Wyndham’s grasslands, rivers and encourages cat owners to keep their feline friends inside. Artist and…
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Sesame Street comes to town
Families and kids of all ages can watch their favourite Sesame Street characters perform live alongside professional circus performers in Watergardens this month. Elmo’s Circus…
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Deadly good show
The Mount Players are back for another show. Their new production, A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh, features dark deeds and daft locals in…
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Hobsons Bay seeks new leader
Hobsons Bay council is seeking applicants for its vacant chief executive position. The council has been without a permanent leader since longtime chief executive Aaron…
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West to feature in festival film
Melbourne’s west will star at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) with the premiere of Westgate, the second full-length feature from West Footscray filmaker…
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Fifth teen charged following alleged machete attack
Police have charged a fifth person in relation to a machete attack on a man at an Altona Meadows shopping centre last month that almost…
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Checkout the food bins
Grocery shoppers in Hobsons Bay will now notice something different when they approach the supermarket checkout. Food collection bins have been placed at Coles in…
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Dogs get behind food drive
The Western Bulldogs have joined forces with Foodbank Victoria to kick off the hunger relief organisations’s biggest ever food drive. Bulldogs player Caleb Poulter joined…
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Encouraging Healthier Cities, Healthier People and a Healthier Planet
The Great Spring Clean Up is back for 2025, with registrations open now. The spring clean up is modelled on and operated by Clean Up…
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