Have your say on the future of Maribyrnong’s public assets
Maribyrnong council are seeking community involvement on a 10-Year Asset Plan they are developing, aimed at ensuring public assets are properly managed into the...
Game-changing market to connect local studios with the world
Game developers from Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay and across Australia are invited to apply to be part of Play Now Melbourne, an event where...
Police investigate neo-Nazi material at VU Footscray campus
Police are examining CCTV footage showing neo-Nazi stickers and posters being plastered over Victoria University’s Footscray Park campus.
Homophobic material and “Nazi Youth” stickers with...
Footscray ice addict jailed over revealing photo blackmail
A Footscray “ice” addict who threatened to share revealing photos from a stolen computer as part of a string of offending has been sentenced...
Footscray theatre group shows plenty of wit
Super-heroes, jail inmates and a new spin on Sherlock Holmes will feature women in many guises as the western suburbs’ own theatre ensemble takes...
A leader in her field
Faye Temple, who hails from Seaholme, has been awarded an Order of the Member of Australia for her dedicated service to sonography.
Ms Temple has...
Learn how to do a Rapid Antigen Test at WCEC
The Williamstown Community Education Centre will be hold a series of free events over the month of March.
Residents are invited to come along...
Warning over illegal steel-jaw traps
A Newport woman is urging people to report anyone with an illegal steel jaw trap after her cat’s leg had to be amputated.
Angela Tait’s...
Baked are bringing live music to the sun
Visual storytellers 'Baked' are bringing their online filmed session experience to life at the Sun Theatre, with the launch of their brand-new series ‘Live...
Walking strategy endorsed
Maribyrnong council adopted the final Maribyrnong Walking Strategy to include recent community consultation of more than 800 postcards and 90 people attending drop-in sessions....
Rotary honours Hobsons Bay teachers
Twenty local teachers considered to have gone above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of their students were honoured at the...
Laverton meeting on PFAS contamination
The Department of Defence will hold a meeting to update the community on contamination from chemicals found in firefighting foam used on the RAAF...
Funding to stop violence against women with disabilities
Thanks to a funding boost, workers in the family violence prevention and disability sectors will be better equipped with the skills to prevent violence...
Community Calendar
Women Talk: Everyday English language course
For women of all ages and backgrounds with English as a second language. Practice speaking English in different situations,...
Altona: Rabbit baiting at Cherry Lake ‘inhumane’
A Hobsons Bay wildlife rescuer says pindone rabbit baiting being undertaken at Altona’s Cherry Lake causes an agonising and inhumane death and is urging...
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