Taking additional strides towards a more walkable City Published on 05 June 2023 Increased urban greening, more public toilets, water fountains, seating, wayfinding, and better upkeep of footpaths are among proposed actions to get more people walking more often in the City of Maribyrnong. Tagged as: , Blog, Media releases
Students painting the town with street art mentorship Published on 05 June 2023 Local high school students recently joined famed street artist, Heesco, along with Erin Haywood and Damien Mitchell, in creating a giant mural on their school grounds as part of Council’s StreetWORKS street art mentorship program. Tagged as: , Arts and culture, Footscray
State Budget funding outcomes for the City of Maribyrnong Published on 01 June 2023 The City of Maribyrnong welcomes funding from the State Government as announced in the 2023/24 State Budget, released last week. Tagged as: , Blog, Media releases
Community urged to jump on electric bus bandwagon Published on 24 May 2023 Maribyrnong City Council has added its voice to a campaign to see better buses that are more frequent, connected and environmentally friendly rolled out in the municipality to increase public transport use, reduce emissions, and improve health and well-being. Tagged as: , Blog, Environment, Media releases, Sustainability
Council declares health emergency Published on 17 May 2023 Maribyrnong City Council has declared a health emergency in its municipality - citing the impacts of air and noise pollution from heavy trucks using local roads. Tagged as: , Blog, Environment, Media releases
Works to resume on Western Lawn Published on 17 May 2023 Contractors will be resuming remediation works on the Western Lawn after Council approved additional funding to remove contaminated soil from the site. Tagged as: , Media releases
Inclusive health and fitness programs recognised Published on 09 May 2023 Council’s Sons of the West and Daughters of the West programs have been nominated in both the Victorian Sports Awards, and the Parks and Leisure Awards for 2023, finalists in the Local Government Initiative of the Year category and the Community Based Initiative of the Year category respectively. Tagged as: , Lifestyle
Maribyrnong’s young writers honoured in awards night Published on 03 May 2023 The winners of Maribyrnong’s Young Writers Competition were announced last week in a prestigious awards ceremony at Footscray Library which featured readings of the winning entries. Tagged as: , Media releases
Active Paths Program Expands to All Local Primary Schools Published on 02 May 2023 Council, in partnership with local primary schools and Department of Transport and Planning (formally known as VicRoads), has expanded the Active Paths Program to encourage parents and students to use active modes of transportation to and from school. Tagged as: , Family and children
New kindergarten coming to Maribyrnong Community Centre Published on 28 April 2023 Maribyrnong Community Centre will soon be home to co-located Randall Street Kindergarten, which, once complete, will provide an additional 66 new 3 and 4-year-old kinder places. Tagged as: , Media releases