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Nominations open for Maribyrnong civic awards

MARIBYRNONG City Council urges residents to nominate local groups or individuals for the 2007 City of Maribyrnong Civic Awards. Mayor Janet Rice said nominations were...

Patrols on a

MOST sports grounds will not be watered as a result of the State Government’s introduction on 1 November of the Stage 2 water...

Rice waits

THE mayor of Maribyrnong, Janet Rice, will be included in a delegation to investigate human rights abuses in China. The delegation is waiting to hear...

Recognition for

By Engelbert SchmidLVOLUNTEERS are those big-hearted people who give their time and sweat to get things done. Without them, our lives would be much...

Police reach out to ethnic groups

FOOTSCRAY Police intend to build positive relationships with locally-based multicultural communities. Representatives from 10 different ethnic groups met with police last Friday. Police officers took the...

Students just slip into Grease

By Christine de KockSTUDENTS at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College will take part in the musical extravaganza Grease from 23 to 25 August. The Braybrook based...

Taxi driver escapes with bloody hand

By Christine de Kock A48-YEAR-OLD man became the latest victim last Wednesday in attacks on taxi drivers. A passenger grabbed the driver in a headlock, held...

‘Open fire

By Christine de KockMARIBYRNONG City councillors were unanimous that the gloves had to come off in future discussions with the Port of Melbourne Authority. Councillors...

New skills are child’s play

PROFESSIONALS in the childhood sector recently attended a conference organised by the Maribyrnong City Council to improve industry practises. About 80 participants took part in...

Owners warned

By Christine de Kock DOG owners are warned they should keep their pets under control after a small dog was fatally mauled in an attack...

Port plan launched

THE State Government launched the draft plans for the next 30-years of development of the Port of Melbourne yesterday. “The draft documents outline plans for...

Rate notices on the way and some will be higher

RATE notices will be sent to residential and commercial property owners at the end of this month. The City of Maribyrnong, in line with State...