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Western United stripped of licence
Western United have been stripped of their A-Leagues licence, leaving the embattled club on the brink of folding just three years after their first championship.…
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Ambulance response times improve
Ambulance response times to emergency cases in Maribyrnong have improved by almost 90 seconds on average according to the latest quarterly data released on Thursday.…
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Better late than never
Many adults in Melbourne’s western suburbs are learning how to swim. Jaidyn Kennedy speaks to a few of those taking the plunge later in life…
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Stylish toad’s kindness message
A rogue toad inspired a Sunshine author’s heartwarming celebration of individuality, acceptance, and kindness. Kelly Brodie-Brown hopes picture book The Style Secrets of Gareth McGreen…
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My Place
Williamstown’s Anne Young is an end of life celebrant. She helps families plan ceremonies to mark loss, remembrance or new beginnings. Anne says she is…
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Cheryle’s final cut
Cheryle Johnson has been cutting hair at her Altona salon for so long, she’s not sure when she started. “I reckon it might’ve been 61…
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Community Calendar
Writers’ Success Summit Level up your writing career at the West’s first Writers’ Success Summit! Join emerging and established writers from 9am – 4pm on…
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Classes cook up life skills
The South Kingsville Community Centre is helping the disabled create the delicious. Thanks to funding from the state government’s Learn Local program, the centre has…
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Metro funds Footscray arts
The Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCA) has received $20,000 to help integrate mental health support into its groundbreaking First Nations cultural development program, Tarnuk-ut Baany.…
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Spotswood apartment fire
Residents of a Spotswood apartment building were forced to evacuate when a fire broke out in the bedroom of one of the units late yesterday…
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Neighbourhood Watch group for Williamstown
After 22 years away Alister Dias and his wife Neeva recently moved back to Williamstown. With two of the couple’s three adult children also returning…
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Mental health clinic operators announced
The service providers for new mental health clinics in Maribyrnong and Wyndham have been revealed. On Monday, Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt announced that cohealth…
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MND study particpants wanted
It’s a disease which sufferers like Neal Daniher have helped raise awareness of and fundraisers like the Big Freeze and the Ice Bucket Challenge have…
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Maribyrnong picked for park program
Suburbs across Maribyrnong are among those eligible for the state government’s Pick My Park program launched on Friday. Footscray, West Footscray, Braybrook, Yarraville, Seddon and…
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House fire in Altona North
The occupants of an Altona North home were evacuated this morning after it caught fire. Firefighters responded to several triple-0 calls reporting a house fire…
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