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History

YARRAVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE’S BUILDING IS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK OF THE INNER WEST

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The first building was originally built in 1868, and was originally home to the Yarraville-Stony Creek Common School.
History

NEW GEN V COOL GEN

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Ten old school questions answered by twelve year old Christos.
History

THE STORY OF NEWPORT LAKES – AN INTRODUCTION AND A CELEBRATION

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Local author and researcher Dr Dominique Hes is writing a celebration of the creation of the Newport Lakes.
First Nations

WILLIAM COOPER CAME TO FOOTSCRAY AND DEMANDED A KING’S SUPPORT FOR AN INDIGENOUS VOICE

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A referendum is necessary to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the legislative process.  We’ll discover if modern Australia now shares a similar dream as Cooper’s.
History

THE WEST’S OWN TRU-GO

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Today the game of Trugo is a mixed gendered, cross-generational sport with players ranging in age from their early 20s to their mid-90s.
History

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.
History

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.
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.

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