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

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

    NEW GEN V COOL GEN

    Ten old school questions answered by twelve year old Christos.

    THE STORY OF NEWPORT LAKES – AN INTRODUCTION AND A CELEBRATION

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

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

    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.

    THE WEST’S OWN TRU-GO

    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.

    THE HISTORY OF MELBOURNE’S WEST WAS BUILT ON MIGRATION

    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.

    THE FORGOTTEN FOOTSCRAY PUBCRAWL

    Footscray and the west have a thriving pub and bar scene now that seems to get better each day.

    THE UNLIKELY INNER WEST LEGEND YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

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

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