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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.
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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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