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Five decades of volunteering recognised
June Ivory has spent more than half her life volunteering at Footscray Hospital.
The 91-year-old was last week recognised by Western Health for 50 years...
Residents ‘hell’ to continue
Kealba and surrounding residents say they are gutted by the news they might have to live with a "rotten rubbish smell" for another 12...
Calder funding in the budget
The state government has pledged $50 million to upgrade the Calder Freeway in this year’s budget.
The funding will progress planning of targeted upgrades, including...
Morrissey retires
Brimbank council is on the hunt for a new chief executive after Helen Morrissey announced her retirement.
The council announced on Wednesday, that Ms Morrissey...
WorkSafe investigating man’s death
WorkSafe is investigating the death of a man at a St Albans construction site on Monday.
It is believed the 40-year-old was working alone operating...
Brimbank could be better location
Maribyrnong mayor Michael Clarke has suggested that Brimbank could be a better location than Footscray for a drug injection centre.
Key Victorian crossbench MP Fiona...
Garden welcomes special guests
The Australian Garden History Society got a first hand look at the HV McKay Memorial Gardens earlier this month.
The group toured the gardens along...
Call to get flu jab
A western suburbs pharmacist is calling on people to get their flu vaccines with winter nearly upon us.
Watergardens’ Priceline’s Nicole Bradley said there had...
Give netball a go
Budding netballers have the chance to shoot for goals at the new Caroline Springs Suncorp NetSetGo program.
Having already run one NetSetGo program on Sundays...
Cuppa time
Cairnlea’s Vanessa Muggianu is at the forefront of the fundraising for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.
Berth Restaurant in the Docklands where Ms Muggianu is an...
Police say thanks with a barbecue
Maribyrnong police will this month host a free barbecue at Braybrook Community Hub as a thank you to the community following a safety survey.
Local...
Headspace welcomes funding
Funding to expand mental health programs has been welcomed by the leading provider of youth mental health services in Australia.
Headspace chief executive Jason Trethowan...
Kmart opens this week
There will be plenty of excited shoppers this week as the new Watergardens Kmart store opens.
Shoppers have been eagerly waiting for the store to...
A pathway to change
Luis Rojas had a good, high paying job but he said he felt there was much more to life.
He decided to take a step...
Arts centre dear to Clark
The Footscray Community Arts Centre has always held a special place in the heart of artist Simon Clark.
He first took drawing lessons at...
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Lions lose thriller
It wasn’t the start to 2025 that Taylors Lakes was hoping for as it went down in a thriller to Oakleigh in the Victorian...
