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Businesses

Data centres are popping up everywhere in the West – and we should probably be taking notice

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Learn how data centres affect our community in Laverton. Are data centres right for our local economy and environment?
Local places

Concerns grow as more swimmers and sealife get tangled in fishing lines and hooks at Willy Beach 

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Concerns rise as swimmers at Williamstown Beach tangle in fishing lines. Find out more about this growing issue in the area.
Local places

For F*#k’s Sake! Do the right thing and filter the tunnel stacks now! 

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MTAG needs financial support to lobby for installation of filtration in the West Gate Tunnel ventilation stacks.
Local places

Should the former Little Saigon Market become green space?

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Explore the campaign to transform the Saigon Market site into a green space for the Footscray community and its residents.
Sustainability

Putting greener concrete to the test a ‘win win’ for the West

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Learn about the innovations in the science of sustainable concrete that enhance strength while lowering carbon footprints.
People

Youth homelessness on the rise in Melbourne’s west

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Children and young people in Melbourne’s west are being left homeless for more than three years on average due to a lack of crisis accommodation.
Climate

While climate change drives up the cost of living, fossil fuel keeps getting subsidised

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Climate change and fossil fuel issues shape our political landscape and economic conditions.
Education

Wyndham Tech School: collaborative student led learning for technology jobs of the future

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Wyndham Tech School is a designated science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) centre of excellence.

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