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Learning for employment
Alia Elhamed moved to Melbourne 20 years ago. She completed training to find work in childcare but wasn’t able to get a job until she…
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Learning about the AFL
A group of Tibetan migrants come together weekly at the Footscray library for an English language conversation group, this week they had a visitor from…
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Seniors festival hits town
Victoria’s seniors’ festival returns this October, with Hobsons Bay council supporting many events across the month. Seniors Festival 2023 is a month-long celebration throughout October,…
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Accused ‘unfamiliar with driving’
A driver accused of crashing into two children playing in a laneway behind their grandparents’ home was unfamiliar with driving a car and had only…
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Crime up in Maribyrnong
Family violence incidents increased by 18.8 per cent in Maribyrnong in the year ending in June 2023, according to new Crime Statistics Agency [CSA] data…
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Hospital site walking tour
Reimagining Old Footscray Hospital is a free walking tour of the Footscray Hospital site. The event is to be held on Saturday, October 7, which…
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Man charged following Braybrook collision
A 48-year-old Braybrook man has been charged following a collision in Braybrook on Tuesday, September 26 in which two young children were injured. Highway patrol…
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Young app developers win award
Three young girls with the help of their mums, won a United Nations award through the Tech Girls Foundation. The foundation runs a yearly competition…
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Lacrosse celebrates pride
Lacrosse Victoria will be hosting the Lacrosse Together Cup on Sunday, October 8, at PJ Lynch Reserve in Altona North from 10am-2:30pm. The Lacrosse Together…
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Soil facility: ’Not what we want’
Members of a local air quality advocacy group are calling on the state government to prevent a Brooklyn waste management company from building a soil-washing…
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Women of the west graduate
A Daughters of the West graduation ceremony on September 21 was the culmination of a 10-week journey filled with determination, resilience and individual achievement. Daughters…
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Changed traffic conditions
Road users in and near Williamstown are being asked to take care on the roads as thousands of bike riders take on Australia’s biggest bike…
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Level crossing recognition
The North Williamstown Station precinct has topped the Victorian Landscape Architecture Awards. Constructed as part of the Ferguson Street Level Crossing Removal Project in 2022,…
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Petitions call for parking changes
Hobsons Bay council has received two petitions calling for improved parking conditions in the municipality. At a council meeting on Tuesday, September 12, councillors were…
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A happy birthday
Brenbeal Children’s Centre is a non-for-profit organisation which recently hosted it’s 30th birthday party. Committee president, Sarah Bell said the event saw 200 people in…
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