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Nurturing champions: Celebrating 70 years of grassroots soccer in Sunshine West

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Children have been nurtured and supported at Sunshine Heights Junior Soccer Club over the years, where ordinary people make a big difference in young lives
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Swim teacher makes waves and inspires young swimmers 

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Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre would like to acknowledge swim teacher Luke Walker for his outstanding efforts in the water with a star pupil Jacy.
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The inaugural Footscray-Roubaix

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The inaugural Footscray-Roubaix cycle event took place on Sunday March 2 with one hundred riders taking part. 
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Join the race to support the Royal Children’s Hospital 

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Melbourne’s most iconic fun run, the Herald Sun/Transurban Run for the Kids, returns on Sunday, 6 April 2025.
Wellbeing

Why Do We Keep Having the Same Fight? 

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By Marie Vakakis  You forgot to take the bins out. Again. What starts as a simple reminder quickly spirals into a heated debate about who...
Wellbeing

A sad reflection on International Women’s Day

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By Teah Mogae She was a new patient to the clinic. She sat in the waiting room wearing sunglasses. As I called her name, she...
Parenting

The role of self-respect: empowering girls to stand up

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By Deborah Sugirthakumar Fostering self-respect and assertiveness in girls is crucial to helping them resist bullying and violence. Research supports that these traits empower girls...
Sport

Sons of the West celebrates 10 years of changing lives

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By Adiba Mohammed For the past decade the Sons of the West program has empowered men across Melbourne’s west to take control of their health...

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