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My Business: Australia Post trials new service with inner-west community
Neighbourhood Welcome Service is an initiative that has been developed by Australia Post in and with Melbourne’s inner-west community. The service is being trialled in…
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Quarry Park mountain bike trail launches with a bang
Inner-Melbourne’s only mountain bike trail was launched in spectacular style on Saturday. First hatched as an idea in 2016, the 1400 metres of track comprising…
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Ambulance chief up for Australian Mental Health Prize
When Newport’s Tony Walker became a paramedic almost 34 years ago, he said mental health wasn’t discussed. “Regarding the difficult cases you did, you pretty…
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Footscray home could become nation’s tallest
One of the world’s tallest private dwellings could be built in the heart of Footscray’s bustling café strip under plans lodged by a family for…
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Maribyrnong Swifts slam ditching from Footscray Park advisory panel
Maribyrnong’s leading women’s soccer team has lashed out at Maribyrnong Council for ditching the club from the community advisory panel for the Footscray Park Masterplan.…
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Let nature nurture
The Truganina Explosives Reserve at Altona will be opened to the public for an event marking World Mental Health Day. Marilyn Olliff, who chairs the…
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Walk to build mental health awareness
Schoolchildren will be among the beneficiaries of this Sunday’s ‘Walk a Mile in my Shoes’ mental health awareness event at Williamstown. Mental health practitioner Justine…
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One-way trial for Masons Road
Masons Road in Mernda will remain open to traffic for now – but will become a one-way road for six months in an effort to…
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Baltic Festival coming to Altona
The Finnish Society of Melbourne is this month hosting the 15th annual Baltic Festival at Altona. The festival celebrates the cultures of the Baltic nations…
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Spring weather brings ‘dead animal’ smell to Brooklyn
While most people welcomed last week’s warmer spring weather, long-suffering Brooklyn residents reported renewed odours similar to “dead animal” smells. The EPA’s pollution hotline received…
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Getting sober: Finding hope through AA
Sam* wanted to stop, but couldn’t. The 32-year-old, who has been sober for two and half years, says he sought out Alcoholics Anonymous after trying…
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Soccer academy advisory group vote sparks stacking fear
The controversy over Melbourne Victory’s proposal to build a soccer academy in Footscray Park has taken another turn with Maribyrnong council forced to demand people…
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Seddon development opponents urge council court challenge
Opponents of a multi-storey apartment development approved for construction on the former Transdev bus depot site in Seddon have issued a last-ditch plea to Maribyrnong…
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Hobsons Bay to get glass bins in recycling overhaul
Hobsons Bay households are set to have four bins for kerbside collection, including a glass bin collected monthly and a food and green organics bin…
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Werribee woman’s lucky windfall
A Werribee woman says she thought she was being scammed after receiving a phone call telling her that she had won $100,000 in the Lucky Lotteries…
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