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Coffin Cheaters member charged
Detectives from the Echo Taskforce charged a man overnight on Wednesday 4 October as part of a series of incidents linked to the Coffin Cheaters…
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Machine Imagining on display
Machine Imagining is the latest exhibition on display at the Braybrook Community Hub. Artist Kate Geck had the idea for the community engaged arts project…
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Firearms blitz in the west
Detectives from across Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham last week joined forces to execute 25 firearm prohibition order (FPO) compliance checks across the north-west. The…
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Fringe is back
Maribyrnong council has announced the return of Fringe Westside, back from Tuesday, October 3 until Sunday, October 22. Council said this year’s line-up promises a…
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Free service from EPA
EPA Victoria, Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist Professor Mark Patrick Taylor said, the state’s environmental regulator, Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has a free service for…
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Beware of swooping season
It is swooping season and Wildlife Victoria wants people to be prepared for potential attacks. Native birds such as Magpies tend to swoop at this…
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Spring has sprung
Melbourne’s outer north-west has been awash with a sea of yellow canola fields to welcome the change in season. Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay residents can…
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West pollution concerns grow
A group of Yarraville residents are asking Maribyrnong council to hear their concerns over an application for the expansion of a cement facility. Steel Cement…
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Christmas carolers call
The Newport Choir is looking for members to join the group ahead of the festive season. Voola How said the choir is singing out to…
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Fridays by the Bay
Fridays by The Bay is a newly redesigned program delivered at Louis Joel Arts and Community in Altona every second Friday. Coordinator Amanda Neville said…
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Celebrating culture with Te Po
For three nights only, a new play is coming to the Bluestone Church Arts Space to celebrate the the Māori creation story of Aotearoa. The…
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Son of the west departs
Following on from Steve Bracks and Joan Kirner, Daniel Andrews was the third Labor Victorian premier born in Williamstown. He might’ve grown up in Wangaratta…
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Mural with a human touch
The Woods Street Arts Space in Laverton is launching a new arts program, which it celebrated with the installation of a new mural. Painted by…
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More women of the west graduate
More than 50 graduates of the Daughters of the West program celebrated their achievements throughout the 10-week health and wellbeing program with a graduation ceremony.…
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Spring family fun day
The Maribyrnong Toy Library, which is part of the West Footscray Neighbourhood House, hosted its Spring Family Fun Day on Saturday, September 23. The event…
















