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    PEDESTRIAN HIT BY TRUCK DUE TO MISSING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT INFAMOUS YARRAVILLE INTERSECTION

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    ‘If it weren’t for Andria (his first responder) I don’t think I’d be here’.
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    FOOTSCRAY TO HOST MELBOURNE’S FIRST EVER LANGUAGE IN COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

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    The festival includes a wide range of community language groups, with music and dance performances, children's book readings, badge making, kite making, and other workshops and displays. 
    Opinion

    TIME TO SEPARATE CAPITALISM FROM WHATEVER THIS IS

    Derek Green Derek Green -
    Yet whenever capitalism is criticised, the right-wing media gets defensive and the propaganda machine goes into overdrive
    People

    CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST – LESLEY TWIDLE

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    Lesley’s hard work was recognised in the 2023 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards. At a reception at Government House, Lesley was awarded a COTA Senior Achiever Award.
    Businesses

    WEFO SAYS FAREWELL TO A BELOVED LOCAL BUSINESS

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    To those who have lived, worked and played in West Footscray for the past decade, Post-Industrial Design and POD Café (podatpid) have become important parts of the landscape and the local community.
    Education

    THOUSANDS OF LOCAL STUDENTS STEAM AHEAD WITH WEST GATE KIDS

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    The West Gate Kids program allows kids to participate in hands-on, experience-based learning that is engaging, inclusive and accessible to all types of learners.
    Education

    TEACHING THE BASICS OF UPCYCLING TO PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

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    Every scrap and thread is recycled into new stitched items or ends up as cushion stuffing.
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    FACES OF FOOTSCRAY

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    Ray has recorded and performed with some of Australia’s biggest names.

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