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Blurring lines of humans, technology
A robotics exhibition at Scienceworks provides a glimpse into what the future could look like. ‘Born or Built? Our Robotic Future’, developed by Questacon, explores…
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ParKanDo upbeat as face-to-face dance classes return
A group for people living with Parkinson’s this month resumes face-to-face meetings and dance classes for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooklyn’s Pam…
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Bid to keep Newport’s railway heritage
Hobsons Bay council has moved to prevent the state government’s planned removal of railway heritage groups from the heritage-listed Newport Railway Workshops. The government recently…
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Maribyrnong municipal charge reviewed in budget
Maribyrnong council has released its draft 2021-22 budget, which includes an average 1.5 per cent rate rise, a review of the municipal charge and endorses…
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Rubbish bin upsize for all?
All Hobsons Bay households could be able to upsize their garbage bins free of charge under a proposal to be debated at a June council…
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Rate rise divides Hobsons Bay council
Hobsons Bay council’s draft 2021-22 budget has been narrowly passed by four votes to three, with some councillors expressing concern at an accumulative 3.5 per…
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Hobsons Bay’s mobile vendors policy slammed
Hobsons Bay’s longest operating ice cream truck vendor has criticised the council’s draft mobile vendors policy released for community feedback. Albert Cerminara, who runs the…
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Second home for Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs will have a second home at Braybrook’s Skinner Reserve under a $3 million project with Maribyrnong council. The council last week voted…
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Mini movers
Children are flocking to a pop-up playground in Footscray’s Maddern Square, dubbed Mini Maddern. Hundreds of local children helped build the play space with supplied…
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Laverton drivers among worst caught on phones
Drivers in Wollert, Hillside and Laverton were the state’s worst offenders for using mobile phones behind the wheel during a three month trial of new…
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Day for remembrance
Anzac Day means mateship, family commitment to service, remembrance and reflection say Newport RSL members. Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Harry) Marr joined the British Army in…
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Police briefs
Man stabbed with syringe Police have released an image of a man wanted for stabbing another man in the leg with a syringe in Footscray…
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Racism not welcome here
Recently, a Maribyrnong resident sent me a picture she’d taken of a swastika painted on a walkway at McIvor Reserve. This follows the appearance of…
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Rare arts in the spotlight
Crafting a wooden boat is like making something that’s fighting you the whole way, says fifth generation Williamstown boat builder Greg Blunt. He is among…
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Journey through time
King William’s Town, the original capital of Victoria today known as Williamstown, will be on show as part of the National Trust’s Australian Heritage Festival…
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