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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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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,...