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Summer Leatitagaloa the country’s top ballgirl
Footscray’s Summer Leatitagaloa has lobbed into the spotlight as the country’s top ballgirl.
Summer, 15, took the honour as one of the top two ballkids...
My Place: Rayna Fahey
Radical crafter Rayna Fahey has plenty of love for Braybrook, celebrating a diverse community with a lot of heart.
What is your connection with Braybrook?
I’ve...
Court orders closure of illegal brothel near Footscray Primary School
An illegal brothel has been shut down after being found operating just 50 metres from Footscray Primary School.
The brothel was operating at Young Asian...
High-rise tower plan for industrial Footscray site
Plans have been unveiled for a group of four towers soaring up to 24 storeys above a former industrial Footscray site.
The proposal for 577...
Music fans vow to fight for future of The Reverence
Music fans and heritage advocates are vowing to fight tooth and nail to protect iconic Footscray live music venue the Reverence.
A billboard seeking new...
Jam-packed day at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Thousands of music fans turned out in Footscray on Saturday to enjoy a jam-packed St Jerome’s Laneway Festival.
Nestled along the banks of the Maribyrnong...
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...
Secret report behind Footscray childcare centre closure released
A Footscray childcare centre was supposedly shut due to poor patronage and low building quality, according to a confidential Maribyrnong council report.
Empire Street Early Learning...
Teen strangled in Footscray robbery
Police are hunting for a man who strangled and robbed a teenager in Footscray last month.
Maribyrnong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have been told a...
Footscray institution Olympic Doughnuts shutting up shop
Footscray’s iconic Olympic Doughnuts is shutting up shop.
The Footscray station institution, started up by Nick Tsiligiris in the 1970s, is wrapping up due to...
East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival in Footscray
Footscray’s biggest street festival returns on Sunday to ring in the lunar new year.
The East Meets West Lunar New Year Festival, a celebration of...
Wominjeka Festival of first people returns to Footscray
Wominjeka Festival returns to Footscray on Saturday, featuring some of Australia’s finest Indigenous talent.
The festival, which runs until January 21 at Footscray Community Arts...
Footscray’s 8bit attacked again amid ‘hipster’ fears
People are rallying to support Footscray’s 8bit burger restaurant after its windows were smashed for the second time in a week in what some...
Footscray film-maker wins Sundance fellowship
A Footscray film-maker is on the path to producing her first feature-length film after being awarded a prestigious fellowship.
Amie Batalibasi is the 2017 recipient...
Downhill mountain bike track part of Quarry Park revamp
The west’s first downhill mountain bike track could soon be rolling as part of a planned $4.5 million revamp of the underused Quarry Park in...
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A safe festive feast for pets
Pets might make puppy-dog eyes when they want some of whatever food is on the table, but some our Christmas favourites are actually poisonous...
