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Photos: Lacrosse Grand Final Footscray v Williamstown 10-06-2016

Photos: Lacrosse Grand Final Footscray v Williamstown 10-06-2016

Daughters of the west do Bulldogs proud

The “daughters of the west” have triumphed spectacularly in front of a vocal crowd to mark the arrival of women’s AFL on prime-time television. A...

Lantern Festival to light up Footscray

Footscray will shine brightly in a celebration of Vietnamese settlement in Australia when the Lantern Festival lights up Leeds Street from noon-7pm on September...

Fringe Festival fires up in Footscray

Night walks, paste-up art, dance, music and a ‘secular mass for the ageing’ come to Footscray with this month’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. Footscray Community Arts...

Lentil as Anything facing tough times

An iconic Footscray social enterprise could close its doors unless the community steps in and digs a little deeper. Lentil As Anything, a not-for-profit “pay what...

Footscray secures a VFL finals double chance

Footscray timed its run to perfection to steal a finals double chance on the last day of the VFL season. There were two parts to...

Saintly inspiration for a Footscray school

A “mountain” of food is making its way to people in need thanks to the generosity of families at a Footscray school. St John’s Primary...

Drug deal claims in childcare closure

Parents at a Footscray childcare centre say claims of nearby drug dealing and inappropriate music fail to justify closing the centre’s doors. Star Weekly last...

Footscray comes alive with Maddern Square celebration

Footscray’s Maddern Square will light up this Friday night with vivid projections, roving performers and the launch of a street art project by French...

BluScray lights up Footscray

A series offering a twist on traditional Aboriginal stories is just one of the projects lighting up Footscray as part of the States of...

Footscray makes it 10 on the trot

Footscray is on a roll in the Lacrosse Victoria men’s state league. The Scray nailed its 10 successive wins when it dismantled MCC 26-7 on...

Macbeth hits Footscray stage

A western suburbs theatre group is marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with a gender-flipped version of the Bard’s most famous tragedy. The wit...

Footscray doughnut icon short film to show at MIFF

A short film tracing the story of a Footscray icon is hitting the big screen as part of one of the world’s oldest film...

Twin towers top old Forges department store site

The heart of Footscray could be transformed by a plan for twin towers soaring up to 19 storeys above the old Forges department store...

Footscray blacksmith forges his way onto the world stage

A Footscray blacksmith is forging his way on to the world metal-art stage. Estebaan Dante, otherwise known as Steve Phillips, has been invited to join...

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Milisavljevic into hall of fame

Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame. Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...