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Events

Bilingual Story Time at Home: Arabic and English

08 March 2021

Join Nafisa for stories, songs and rhymes in Arabic and English each Monday on Zoom! Recommended ages 0-5 years.

Footscray Second Tuesday Book Group

08 March 2021

Do you love to chat and share ideas and thoughts about books? Why not join us as we come together to for a friendly chat about what we are reading.

Story Time At Home

08 March 2021

A new Story Time At Home video is uploaded to YouTube each Monday at 11am. Ages 2-5
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News

Safer access to Maribyrnong River Trail

Published on 05 March 2021

Read more about the new shared use access path to the Maribyrnong River Trail in Braybrook.

New sculpture to become gateway to City

Published on 02 March 2021

Renowned Melbourne sculptor and academic Geoffrey Bartlett, will create a large-scale permanent sculpture titled Maribyrnong, which will become a dynamic gateway to the City of Maribyrnong on Hopkins Bridge, Footscray.

Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world

Published on 01 March 2021

International Women's Day (IWD) is marked globally on 8 March each year and seeks to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.
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