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    Dear Westie – September 2024

    A reader struggles with children putting fingers in their food? Dear Westie dishes out the advice.

    Driving dreams – TAC’s free learner driver program steering young lives forward

    Unlock driving freedom with the TAC L2P program. Get free supervised driving experiences and gain the experience needed for your probationary driver's license.

    Redactions, apologies, speed limits and intersections

    A reporting of July's meetings for Hobsons Bay, Brimbank, Wyndham and Maribyrnong.

    MPs push for law reform to stop persecution of working people

    Legalise Cannabis Victoria will bring the debate on legalising cannabis back to Victoria’s Parliament in late August, because thousands of people are needlessly being funnelled into the criminal justice system.

    More jobs for the western suburbs, but too many people still face a tough commute!

    WoMEDA employment research shows that the west of Melbourne has experienced a rapid surge in employment, with an increase of 100,000 jobs in just six years but the daily commute is costing us jobs.

    The rest of the world has forgotten this war. Tigrayans living in Melbourne’s west have not.

    A group of young Tigrayan-Australians, finally achieve a long-held goal: they’ve filled an entire four-tonne shipping container to the brim with medical supplies.

    Champions of the West – John Pardy: Saving working class stories from the demolisher’s ball

    John Pardy was stopped in his tracks when walking past Sunshine Tech one day and now works to see the buildings protected.

    Learn Local – For professional and personal growth

    Whether you want to improve your digital literacy skills, or you want to explore new subjects, Learn Local courses provide accessible training that caters to various needs and skill levels. 

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