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Footscray to get solar speed signs
There will be new portable solar powered speed advisory signs in Footscray thanks to funding from the latest round of the Transport Accident Commission’s...
Pile of waste costs pile of money
A Braybrook company has copped a $5,928 fine from EPA Victoria over a stockpile of industrial waste found on a property at Campbell Road,...
Election battle to bypass Fraser
A host of marginal seats across metropolitan Melbourne could decide the outcome of the May 3 federal election, but the western suburbs seat of...
Bert’s screen odyssey
Kingsville filmmaker and projectionist Bert Murphy’s career has come full circle, or in keeping with the theme, full reel as Cade Lucas reports.
It...
Walk and talk in Footscray Park
Footscray Park is a well known part of the inner-west, though according to Steven Wilson, it’s not well known enough.
“It amazes me how many...
Pollution fine increased
An environmental pollution event that led to the death of tonnes of fish, the pollution of Cherry Creek and lake and the loss of...
Election ad decision “surprising”
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has confirmed it will not place any voting information advertisements in local community newspapers across Melbourne ahead of the...
Underquoting allegation
Legal action has been launched against a Yarraville estate agency and its director for allegedly breaching the state’s underquoting laws.
Nicholas Skapoulas and his agency,...
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AeroSpeakers Toastmasters Club
The AeroSpeakers Toastmasters Club would like to invite people who want to develop their public speaking, communication and leadership skills, to...
Zoo mourns death of lion cub
The African Lion cub recently born at Werribee Open Range Zoo (WROZ) has died from kidney issues after its mother unexpectedly stopped producing maternal...
VIPER arrest 14, seize $4.8m worth of illicit tobacco during week of action targeting...
Warrants were executed at 12 tobacco stores across Melbourne, including Hobsons Bay, in early April as part of the ongoing investigation by Taskforce Lunar...
Table tennis Tuesdays
Tuesday is table tennis day at Maidstone Community Centre.
Each Tuesday from 12pm to 1.30pm and then from 1.30pm to 3pm, local residents come to...
Labor to fund Islamic Centre upgrade
The Australian Islamic Centre (AIC) in Newport will receive an upgrade to its sports and activity facilities if the Labor government is re-elected next...
MP calls out “hateful“ letterbox material
Police are investigating disturbing material placed in letterboxes throughout Melbourne’s north western suburbs after being alerted by a Federal MP last week.
Gellibrand MP...
Projecting the beauty of Kororoit Creek
A new series of projections in Sunshine will transport viewers to the lush greenscape of the local Kororoit Creek.
A collection of 42 snapshots,...
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Walk and talk in Footscray Park
Footscray Park is a well known part of the inner-west, though according to Steven Wilson, it’s not well known enough.
“It amazes me how many...
