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    Host a Feast for Freedom this March and raise funds for refugees and asylum seekers

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    The Feast for Freedom is an ASRC initiative that raises money for food, shelter and health services for people seeking asylum in Australia.
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    Mentors needed to support migrant and refugee children

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    Volunteering for RMCC provides meaningful, rewarding experience, and an inspirational community of dedicated people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
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    How does Land Banking impact housing affordability in the western suburbs?

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    In suburbs like Maribyrnong and Footscray, large plots of land sit dormant for years, sometimes decades. These plots are not vacant by happenstance but rather part of an investor practice known as land banking.
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    IN WITH THE NEW

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    Well, it’s that time of year again – out with the old and in with the new.
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    A MILLION REASONS TO CARE

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    Yarraville Community Centre also participates in the statewide program, Walks for Carers, a monthly walking group which is led by carers, for carers. 
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    CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST – JACOB THANG

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    A Leadership Award at the 2023 Victorian Refugee Awards for his tireless work in supporting both the Chin community in Melbourne’s west.
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    PHILIP NICHOLLS, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

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    If you’ve been to Christmas Carols at St Paul’s Cathedral, you most likely have seen Kingsville local Philip Nicholls conducting. 
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    FACES OF FOOTSCRAY

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    Dr. Emina Hajdarevic grew up in Footscray and St Albans and is a junior doctor at Western Health. 

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