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    Sleepless Festival 2024:A celebration of art and community

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    The Sleepless Festival is set to transform Footscray into a vibrant canvas of public art and creativity from May 3rd to 19th. This spellbinding event reimagines Footscray's CBD by revitalising dormant spaces into hubs of cultural expression, showcasing a diverse line-up of performances, installations, and immersive experiences.
    History

    Will downtown Footscray ever really change?

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    A brief (personal) history of ‘The ‘Scray’ via shopping
    Opinion

    MY LOVE LETTER TO THE WEST

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    The West's sense of community was palpable, a shared pride not just in who they were but also in where they called home.
    History

    HOW A SHOPPER’S PARADISE HELPED FOOTSCRAY OVERCOME A STINKY REPUTATION

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    Trips to Footscray shopping centre were part of the fabric of living out west.
    Entertainment

    FUN FOR 50

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    Footscray is such a dynamic place to live, eat, shop and play!
    People

    ARE YOU THE ULTIMATE FOOTSCRAY FOODIE?

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    Footscray is a food-lovers heaven, and this app makes it all deliciously visible.
    History

    THE UNLIKELY INNER WEST LEGEND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

    Peter Dewar Peter Dewar -
    Blink and you miss the elevated marble statue half-obscured by trees on a median strip adjacent Footscray Primary School.
    Arts

    HAND-ENGRAVED CORE SAMPLE WINS THE 2021 FOOTSCRAY ART PRIZE

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    Northern Territory based artist Lee Harrop has been awarded the $10,000 Footscray Art Prize for her sculptural work that interrogates the mining industry using...

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