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Finalists named for business awards
The finalists for the 2025 Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards have been announced. Following what organisers described as an overwhelming response to the call for…
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Historical story with contemporary relevance
Footscray’s Bluestone Church Arts Space will host the premiere of a groundbreaking new play by Australian trans writer and performer Em Chandler on Thursday, August…
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Home invasion arrests
Police have arrested four males in relation to a home invasion and non-fatal shooting that occurred in Gladstone Park last month. A 17-year-old Mill Park…
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New artwork lights up library
A new neon artwork by Aunty Lee-Anne Clarke (Kirrae Whurrong) is on display at Sunshine Library. According to the artist’s statement, the artwork, called Bushtucker,…
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Attacks prompt major changes
A series of dog attacks in Sunbury in 2024 have contributed to a push to change the state’s Domestic Animals Bill in a bid to…
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Muddy trucks lead to fine
The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a Campbellfield business for tracking sediment on roads after leaving a construction site in Point Cook. The…
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Wimba grows off
You may have noticed Wimba Primary School is looking a little bit greener of late. That might be because their students planted 50 trees, shrubs…
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New facilities for Huskisson Reserve
Huskisson reserve may soon receive new and improved facilities in a major project proposed for the reserve in Lalor. The $6.4 million project will include…
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Whittlesea wants affordable housing
Whittlesea council will begin community consultation after the introduction of an affordable housing plan during a council meeting on Tuesday, August 19. Council heard the…
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Aircraft toilets could flush out spread of global superbugs
Wastewater from aircraft toilets could provide a critical warning system for the global spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) superbugs, a silent pandemic that threatens to…
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Arts precinct transformation reaches a milestone
Deep underground work to upgrade and expand Arts Centre Melbourne’s iconic spire-topped Theatres Building has reached an important milestone, as part of the Victorian government’s…
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Speeding motorcyclist arrested
Police arrested a motorcyclist allegedly riding over double the speed limit in Altona Meadows on the morning of Wednesday, August 20. Officers spotted the rider…
