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Police officer charged with unauthorised access to police information
A senior constable from the North West Metro region has been charged with unauthorised access to police information following an internal investigation. The female officer…
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My Place
Footscray Community Arts’ ArtLife program has helped provide local artists with a disability with opportunities for them to work towards individual artistic goals. Participant Diego…
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Community Calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities.…
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From the Archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors. 40 years ago December 14, 1982 Michaelis Bayley’s Footscray tannery – which survived the great…
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Pitching in to make Hobsons Bay better
The best thing about being on council is travelling around Hobsons Bay and meeting and talking to our residents. So many of us are so…
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Using AI to check blood pressure
Australian and Iraqi researchers have discovered a new way of checking blood pressure using artificial intelligence. Researchers from the University of South Australia [UniSA] and…
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Report reveals COVID-19 impacts
A long-term study of 17,500 Australians has revealed the impact of the first year of the pandemic on households, including in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay.…
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Clinic seeks to ease emergency department demands
Parents of unwell children are being encouraged to take their kids to a GP-led respiratory clinic (GPRC) in North Melbourne instead of the emergency department…
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Online shoppers break records ahead of festive season
Online shoppers have once again broken a record, recording the biggest month in Australia’s online shopping in November. Data has shown more than six million…
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Western and northern hospitals receive funding
The state’s public hospitals and health services have received a boost thanks to the latest round of the state government’s Metropolitan Health Infrastructure Fund [MHIF].…
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Police catch speeding driver in Altona Meadows
The Altona Divisional Van has impounded a BMW sedan after detecting the driver was travelling at 175 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. On Wednesday,…
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Celebration for Arabic language students
Newport Maarefa School pupils have celebrated graduating their Arabic language education. Maarefa School co-ordinating principal Henaidy Helou said the students celebrated on Thursday, December 1.…
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New data centre coming to Yarraville
Microsoft has appointed AusNet Services to connect a data centre to the energy grid in Yarraville. AusNet would manage the design, construction and operation of…
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Waste lessons
Curious young minds are encouraged to come along to Scienceworks to learn about the science behind the human body’s excretions and the history behind the…
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Campaign launched to oppose brewery application
Footscray resident Sophie Vassallo has launched a campaign to oppose Moon Dog Craft Brewery’s proposal to transform Franco Cozzo’s iconic Footscray store into a three-storey…
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