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West Footscray bookshop gives back to nature
A West Footscray business owner is hoping to make a positive impact on the environment while delivering the best for her customers. Reem Sweid owns…
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Gators hoping for finals chance
The Altona Gators’ women’s team will be sorely disappointed if they don’t get the chance to shine in the Big V division 2 finals. This…
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Demand for food relief soars
Demand for Foodbank Victoria’s service has been higher “across the board” during metro Melbourne’s sixth COVID-19 lockdown, according to its chief executive. On August 20,…
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Chatbot ready to help commuters
Residents impacted by the Ferguson Street level crossing removal in Williamstown will have the chance to test new technology to make their commute easier during…
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Ride beckons for John
Newport local John Katsourakis has jumped back on his bike and will take on the Great Vic Bike Ride for the second time. The Great…
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Hobsons Bay warned not to let guard down
Exposure sites across Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay have grown in the past week, with multiple major supermarkets and a children’s centre impacted. It comes as…
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Seagulls farewell president
Williamstown CYMS Football Club is celebrating outgoing president Steph Payne as she steps back from her duties to focus on her family. Commercial operations vice-president…
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Seaholme sees the good
The Seaholme Primary School principal is encouraging his pupils and the wider community to see the good around them during lockdown. Ashley Craig has launched…
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More Woolworths and Coles exposure times added
More tier two exposure times have today been added for Woolworths at Millers Junction in Altona North, Woolworths Williamstown and Coles Williamstown. A case attended…
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‘I saw tears, I saw blood’: a health worker’s plea to vaccinate
A Western Health worker on the COVID-19 frontline has spoken of colleagues’ fears of returning to a situation like last year and pleaded with people…
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Youngster calls for Ocean clean-up
Seven year old Spotswood girl Tuppence Revelman has written to Hobsons Bay council asking if it can do something about rubbish at The Warmies in…
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Campaign for Hobsons Bay traders
Williamstown Chamber of Commerce president Nikki Eyes stands in her empty warehouse. The founder of Little Ginger, who normally hosts events in her Williamstown North…
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More COVID-19 exposure sites in Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong
Update: Forty-six of the 79 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases reported today have been connected to Melbourne’s western suburbs. COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said…
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African community helping Melbourne’s west
A Footscray-based organisation supporting African Australians is feeding the homeless and people of all backgrounds in Melbourne’s west during the COVID-19 pandemic. Africause has teamed…
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Free books for little ones in lockdown
A Williamstown North man who writes and illustrates children’s books for charity as a hobby is giving local families free hardbacks during lockdown. Daniel Corcoran…
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