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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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Yarnbombing for mental health
Trees have been yarnbombed in Yarraville’s Cruickshank Park for mental health awareness. The initiative is part of the Blue Tree Project and marks World Mental Health…
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Briefs
Man’s body found The body of a man found in Maribyrnong on Monday is believed to be that of missing person Huu Lai. Mr Hai…
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Trio jailed for drugs, sexual assaulting children
Three Werribee men have been jailed for giving drugs to and sexually assaulting two young girls, and now face deportation. Rahamutullah Rahamutullah, Mohammed Nuramin and…
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Right here, right now
Footscray is home to a new StreetWORKS mural by local artist, Andy Robertson. The StreetWORKS program supports the arts while discouraging graffiti and tagging. Named…
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Body of missing man found in Maribyrnong
The body of a man found in Maribyrnong on Monday is believed to be that of missing person Huu Lai. Mr Hai was reported missing…
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Share your love for Laverton
As a mum and someone who has been heavily involved in the local community, I would like to share some council initiatives that may be…
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Tackling homelessness at school
Victoria University has partnered with Hope Street youth homelessness service to roll out a school-based homelessness prevention program in Melbourne’s north-west. Peter Gill, a senior…
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Turn bans to stop rat-running in Seabrook
Turn ban signs are being installed in Point Cook Road at Seabrook to stop traffic rat-running through local roads in morning peaks. Hobsons Bay council…
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Volunteer teachers sought to give children a chance
A Footscray-based organisation supporting African Australians is seeking teachers and volunteers to support schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic. Africause founder Berhan Ahmed said his organisation had been…
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New partnership a boost of VU students
Victoria University has partnered with Belgravia Leisure to help increase employment pathways and opportunities for students studying health, wellbeing and leisure. The new partnership will…
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Crime drops in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay
Footscray was the worst suburb for crime in the city of Maribyrnong in the year ending June 30, while Williamstown was the most crime-ridden suburb in Hobsons…
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My Place: Ian Nicholls
Williamstown’s Ian Nicholls has been instrumental in revitalising Newport RSL. He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak. What do you like about Williamstown? Williamstown is a great…
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Vaccine pop-up clinics at Buddhist temple, mosque
Vaccine pop-up clinics have been established at a Braybrook Buddhist temple and Tottenham mosque. Maribyrnong council has partnered with cohealth and faith leaders to make…
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‘Focus on the person, not their age’
Friday is Ageism Awareness Day and Maidstone-based Australian Multicultural Community Services is challenging everyone to focus on the person, not their age. October 1 is…
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