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Dog act threatens wildlife
It has been described as a mini Kakadu because of its important biodiversity, but someone with “malicious” intent is repeatedly vandalising the fence to let…
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Happy campers join Western Bulldogs Leadership Project
The Western Bulldogs Leadership Project is officially underway. Now in its fifth year, the program has helped more than 250 young people in Years 9…
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Land rights story told in Coranderrk
It’s a story that was hidden for too long. Coranderrk was a reserve outside present-day Healesville, established in 1863 by dispossessed Kulan clans in what…
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Volunteering opens a new journey for Sahil
The rich rewards of volunteering are not lost on Footscray’s Sahil Puri. Coming to Australia in 2013 as an international student, Mr Puri wanted to…
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Finalists announced for Setting Sun Short Film Festival
Iconic jam doughnuts, playground marble battles, asylum seeker policy and a missing child will light up the screen when the west’s biggest short film festival…
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Film-maker Amy Marks offers glimpse of life with disability
Emerging Footscray filmmaker Amy Marks has created a 50-second insight into life with a disability. The 20-year-old was one of five winners nationwide selected to…
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Parking machine freeze losses near $3.5 million
Maribyrnong council has lost close to $3.5 million in potential revenue since halting paid parking in central Footscray and Yarraville almost 18 months ago. Councillors…
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Maribyrnong Council seeks CCTV feedback
Public feedback is being sought on the use of CCTV cameras by Maribyrnong council. A report to a recent ordinary council meeting noted the council…
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New Altona North parkland ‘great news’ for tourism
Altona North will be opened up to tourism because of new trails and parkland provided under the West Gate Tunnel Project, say Friends of Lower…
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Jail for footy club glassing
A man has been sentenced to nine months jail for glassing another man at a Laverton Football Club function. Jake Johnson pleaded guilty in the…
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Story of the Navy in WWI comes home
A travelling exhibition that looks at the role of the Royal Australian Navy in WWI has arrived in Williamstown. The exhibition by the Australian National…
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Hobsons Bay Community Fund grants a lifeline
Some asylum seekers and refugees are so traumatised by authority in their homeland that they are too scared to even go to the bank, says…
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Councillors reject ‘greedy’ Footscray development
A ‘greedy’ plan to redevelop a Footscray street has been sent packing by Maribyrnong councillors. Council officers had recommended approving five two-bedroom townhouses at 47-49…
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My Place: Michael Smith
Sun Theatre owner Michael Smith, Australian Geographic’s ‘Adventurer of the Year’, has created a film documenting his six-month solo circumnavigation of the world in his…
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Mayor joins Palm Sunday walk for refugees
Hobsons Bay mayor Sandra Wilson will join the Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees on April 9. “I look forward to walking with others…
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