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Call for flood study
The Maribyrnong Community Recovery Committee (CRC) is calling on Fraser MP Daniel Mulino to help it secure federal funding to study the October 2022...
Pier Street Pearls returns
An exhibition celebrating the history of Altona’s Pier Street will be returning to Hobsons Bay, to be on display at Hobsons Bay Civic Centre...
150 years of sugar
Sugar Australia has marked 150 years of the Yarraville Refinery with a plaque unveiling ceremony and morning tea.
The Sugar Australia Yarraville Team was joined...
Parents unite to celebrate
Williamstown Primary School 150th celebration parents committee chair Nicole Paramanis said the six parents on the working team have embraced the legacy of the...
150 years in film
Williamstown Primary School parents Tony and Stina Dean come from a film making background, so when presented with the opportunity to make a documentary...
150 years of history in one book
To celebrate Williamstown Primary School's 150th anniversary, two parents from the school have partnered together to join a committee of other parents who are...
A principal’s joy
This year, Williamstown Primary School staff, students and alumni are celebrating the school's 150th year anniversary.
Principal Matthew Montebello said he is proud to...
Awarding many years of excellence
Former Footscray mayor Fred Madden has received a Life Membership of the National Apprentice Employment Network, in recognition of more than 40 years being...
Month of Snuffest
The Snuff Puppets are soon returning to Footscray to host a month long new puppet festival called Snuffest.
Snuffest is described by founder Andy Freer...
Calling all artists
Artists in the west will have an opportunity to have their contribution to the new Footscray Hospital.
The Plenary Health consortium, which is delivering the...
Stabilisation in office participation
Almost two-thirds of CBD-based employees, including those from Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, are committed to attending the office in person between three and five...
Eyes on the prize
Secondary school students across Victoria, including those in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will be able to apply to the 2023 Premier’s Spirit of Anzac...
Data collection helping to better understand fire behaviour
Data collection after a fire is helping scientists to better understand fire behaviour and better prepare for future fires.
A project called the Suppression Effectiveness...
Arrests up due to Victorians contacting Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers Victoria is receiving an average of one report every five minutes about unsolved crimes and suspicious activity, according to the latest annual...
New data reveals 1 in 3 Australians have experienced physical violence
An estimated seven million Australian adults (36 per cent) have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, according to information from the 2021-22...
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Exum, Giddey, Vasiljevic in Boomers squad
Three western suburbs natives, Josh Giddey, Dante Exum and DJ Vasiljevic are still in the mix for the Australian Boomers team for the Olympics.
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