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Newport trees ‘butchered’
Residents living on High Street, Newport, have been left in the dark over the sudden removal of the street’s trees. It was a quiet December…
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Cleaners hung out to dry
Gathered in front of parliament house, Victoria’s school cleaners, many of them from the west and north, united to protest a contract change which has…
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Take a journey across the bay
John Anrep and Bob Gilpin are friends and artists who have combined their talents to bring a new exhibition to Altona. The Louis Joel Arts…
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Staying active
Being active is an important way to look after your physical and mental wellbeing, and there are a number of initiatives within the City of…
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Celebrating lifelong neighbours
Not many people can say that they have lived next door to each other for 74 years, but Footscray residents Vern Roberts and Wally Hopkins…
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Childcare centre at threat
More than 70 families who attend Saltwater Child Care Centre are at risk of having to find another place to send their children if the…
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Westside wanders into Maribyrnong
Eat Drink Westside is on again to satisfy the western suburbs’ growing appetite for good food and wine. Eat Drink Westside has become a regular…
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Cleaning contracts don’t wash
International students are now cleaning school classrooms in Melbourne’s north-west following the slashing of contract hours, according to the United Workers Union (UWU) property services…
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The gift that won’t give this year
Premier running race the Braybrook Gift has been cancelled for 2024 after a venue clash. Over 500 applicants, including many from interstate, were warming up…
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Strongest contender in decades in fight against breast cancer
For decades, hormonal treatment of breast cancer has been going in one direction – blocking estrogen. Now, a global study involving researchers at the University…
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Burglaries on the rise
RACV and Neighbourhood Watch are alerting business owners, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, of a 39.8 per cent increase in burglaries in 2023.…
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Changes to council structure formalised
Thirty-nine Victorian councils, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will have its electoral structure changed by the state government, ahead of the 2024 elections…
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Paramedics to consider industrial action
The Victorian Ambulance Union (VAU) has been in negotiations with Ambulance Victoria (AV) for a new enterprise agreement for over a year. The VAU’s primary…
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Swiftly avoid ticket scammers
“If an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” says AFP Commander Chris Goldsmid. The AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3)…
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No more lonely hearts
The Heart Foundation is encouraging Australians living with a heart condition, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, to continue joining a burgeoning new online…
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