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West Set Festival cancelled
This year’s West Set Festival has been cancelled, Maribyrnong council announced last week. The festival had aimed to celebrate a post-COVID return of live music…
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Soul lotta love
A program full of soul has received Maribyrnong council funding to support socially isolated members of the community. The Soul House program based at West…
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Ambulance times missing target
About one in four criticial patients in Hobsons Bay and one in five in Maribyrnong are not getting an ambulance on time, the Victorian Ambulance…
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Victoria University open day goes virtual
Victoria University (VU) is hosting its second Virtual Open Day, giving prospective students from everywhere the chance to explore their futures in 360 degrees. The…
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Racism not welcome
Maribyrnong City Council is asking the community to be part of a ‘new’ campaign to call out racism as part of an ongoing commitment to…
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Trio wanted for burglaries, thefts in Williamstown
Police are seeking three males who this month spent a night breaking into multiple properties and vehicles in Williamstown. Detectives from the Hobsons Bay crime…
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My Place: Bobby Bright
Newport resident and music legend Bobby Bright is one half of ’60s and ’70s beat pop duo Bobby and Laurie. He speaks with Goya Dmytryshchak.…
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Rubbish collection divide
A decision to return to weekly garbage collection dominated last week’s Hobsons Bay council meeting. Joint letters for and against changing from fortnightly back to…
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Seeds of change
Photographs of seeds on contaminated soil are making a powerful statement on climate change. Altona Meadows artist Autumn Tansey is exhibiting her work, Saving for a Rainy…
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Skeleton Creek fish and eel warning
The Department of Defence will install signs warning people not to eat fish or eels caught in the Skeleton Creek lower catchment due to contamination.…
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Council up for sport award
Maribyrnong council has been shortlisted for the Victorian Sport Awards. The council is a finalist in the Bunnings Trade Local Government Initiative of the Year…
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Laverton parks upgrade
Community members are being invited to have their say on designs for three Laverton park upgrades. As part of the Love Laverton Parks project, Hobsons Bay council is improving Henderson…
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COVID sites grow as tests urged
Local bus routes, supermarkets and a school have been added to the growing list of COVID-19 exposure sites as Melbourne’s sixth lockdown was extended and…
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Man dies in Altona North crash
A man has died in a crash at Altona North on Tuesday. Police say the man’s car is believed to have hit a barrier before…
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Western Autistic School closed due to COVID-19 bus case
Western Autistic School at Laverton has been closed after a COVID-19 case was linked to the bus service it uses. A letter to parents and…
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