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Melbourne to host diabetes congress in 2026
Melbourne will host the International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress next year. On Tuesday the state government announced that more than 2,500 international experts…
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Chamber chief departs for Demons
The head of Victoria’s peak business lobby group has resigned to become the new boss of the Melbourne Football Club. The Victorian Chamber of Commerce…
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Artists share creative journey
Altona’s Louis Joel Gallery has another exhibition that art lovers from the inner-west and beyond can enjoy. Three Artists, One Journey features the work of…
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Celebrating motherhood and new life
While many mothers will be receiving breakfast in bed or handmade cards this Mother’s Day, Rupinder Kaur Rekhi will be spending her Mother’s Day cradling…
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Kit helps with STI prevention
As a significant step in STI prevention for Australian women, the country’s first self-test kit for chlamydia and gonorrhoea is now available nationwide, offering greater…
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Four walls and a lifeline
PRECEDE: Thomastown Neighbourhood House manger Liz Skitch runs a community hub from a room inside the local library, offering connection, creativity, and crisis support. Tom…
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Recycle your way to $10,000
Victorians, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, are in with the chance to win a million – a million cents that is – as…
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Seddon pop-up park prepared
More greenery and open space is coming to Seddon, with a temporary pop-up park to be installed in Austin Street. The pop-up park will include…
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Cautious budget for tough times
Free parking throughout winter and lower rate increases for homeowners are two of the features of Hobsons Bay’s draft 2025-2026 budget which passed a council…
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Community Calendar
Williamstown Seniors The group meets every Tuesday at 1pm-3pm at Denis Reserve. It is a small group looking for more seniors both male and female.…
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Williamstown kinder all smiles
The staff and children at Robina Scott Kindergarten in Williamstown are all smiles after receiving their first Smiles 4 Miles award. An initiative of Dental…
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Man charged with elderly woman assault
A man has been charged with assaulting a 92-year-old woman in Williamstown on Wednesday. It is understood the woman was approached by the man outside…
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Cookbook forged by fire
It’s the book which was written following one fire and which was launched shortly before another. Yarraville restauranteur Eleftheria Amanatidis wrote her memoir and cookbook…
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Price jump forces pool pause
A massive cost blowout has forced Hobsons Bay council to put a proposed aquatic centre in Altona Meadows on hold. Having originally been given a…
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Fake building surveyor fined $60,000
A Maidstone man who posed as a registered building surveyor has been convicted and ordered to pay $60,000 plus $20,000 in costs following one of…
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