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UN climate prize for Seddon local
A Seddon resident has been recognised during this month’s Climate Change conference in Paris with a United Nations award for his work to help Pacific…
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Paid parking not main reason for Nelson Place woes
Parking fees in Williamstown are not the main deterrent to people visiting Nelson Place, a report to Hobsons Bay council has found. This was despite…
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Mixed ratings for local football grounds
Maidstone’s Scovell Reserve has been ranked as the equal-worst football ground for facilities in the west, with St Albans’ Errington Reserve also in a bad…
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Apex Park event a real dogs’ breakfast
Hobsons Bay’s annual dogs’ breakfast and microchipping day will be held at Altona’s Apex Park on January 16. The council is offering discounted microchipping through…
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VU relaunches TAFE as Victoria Polytechnic
Victoria University hopes to revitalise TAFE training in the west with the launch of Victoria Polytechnic. University vocational education vice-president Grant Dreher, who will head…
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Yarraville residents ready to fight for open space
Yarraville residents have vowed to keep up their fight to protect open green space from the Western Distributor. Star Weekly last week reported a tunnel…
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Street art mural set for Footscray site
Street artist Trashort has been helping young people hone their spray skills to create a new Footscray art mural. Phoenix Youth Centre has been hosting…
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MPs behaving badly behind the wheel
Federal Gellibrand MP Tim Watts is urging locals to be safe on the roads at Christmas after admitting he received seven speeding fines in six…
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Storytime at Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Children are being invited to attend a ‘pond life’ storytime in the picturesque surrounds of Williamstown Botanic Gardens. The event, from 10.30am-11.15am on Friday, January…
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New Footscray hub to take in library
Work on a $4.6 million community hub in Footscray could begin as early as next June. The final design of the hub, an expansion of the…
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Maribyrnong council rating below par
Maribyrnong residents are still less satisfied with their council than the Melbourne average, despite the council bouncing back from its lowest satisfaction rating in a…
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Williamstown swimmer aims for national glory
Williamstown’s Ashleigh Gould will aim for national glory when her local life-saving club hosts Victoria’s top open-water swimming event on Saturday. Breaking with 25 years’…
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Restaurant plan for Maribyrnong river bank
A $1.5 million “teahouse” will be built on the site of the Blackbird river ferry by the end of next year under a proposal revealed by…
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Thumbs down for West Footscray pop-up park
A pop-up park proposed for West Footscray has been given a thumbs down by the community. Maribyrnong councillor Catherine Cumming floated the idea of the…
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Air quality concerns after West Footscray fire
Police are investigating a fire at a West Footscray rubbish dump that has sent smoke billowing across Melbourne. Firefighters were called to the blaze on…
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