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    THE HISTORY OF MELBOURNE’S WEST WAS BUILT ON MIGRATION

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    The influence of post WW2 immigration on the west has played a strong role in the area’s prosperity and everything we enjoy about it today.
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    THE FORGOTTEN FOOTSCRAY PUBCRAWL

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    Footscray and the west have a thriving pub and bar scene now that seems to get better each day.
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    FOOTSCRAY COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE PLANS FOR A THRIVING ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE COMMUNITY

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    The Arts Centre has contributed much to the cultural development of Melbourne’s west over the past 48 years.
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    THE UNLIKELY INNER WEST LEGEND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

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    Blink and you miss the elevated marble statue half-obscured by trees on a median strip adjacent Footscray Primary School.
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    TWEDDLE FOOTSCRAY – FROM FOOTSCRAY BABY HOSPITAL TO STATEWIDE PARENTING CENTRE

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    Tweddle, has been synonymous with Footscray and babies since the building of the Baby Hospital began over the road from Whitten Oval in the early 1920s.
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    WALKING ON SUNSHINE – THE INNER WEST MELBOURNE SUBURB ON THE UP AND UP

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    What an incredible legacy and a wonderful suburb with a rich history and a wonderful future.
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    THE MAKING OF A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

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    Show us.  Be a champion of the west.
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    YIASOU YARRAVILLE – FROM HEARTACHE TO HEROES

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    Each story is unique and holds local historical significance.

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