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A giant portrait of late prime minister Malcolm Fraser watches over Footscray from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centres Home of Hope. The portrait was created by street artist Heesco. It forms part of an 80-metre mural created last week by street artists, including Conrad Bizjak, Dvate and Heesco, who are pictured with Maribyrnong mayor Nam Quach (second from right). Cr Quach said Mr Fraser, a Resource Centre patron who helped launch the new Footscray headquarters in December, was a father gure among Vietnamese in Footscray due to policies allowing refugees, including his parents, to be welcomed into Australia after the fall of Saigon 40 years ago. 40 years in Footscray, page 14

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Inner-west roads and schools were winners in Tuesdays state budget.

From $16 million allocated this year, the biggest single spend was $38.5 million to widen Footscrays Whitehall Street and strengthen and widen Shepherd Bridge for new pedestrian and cycling lanes.

Western Region Health Centre receives $7.4 million to complete the $9.7 redevelopment of its Footscray dental clinic. But there is no funding to redevelop Footscray Hospital.

A further $3 million will be spent upgrading the Altona recycled water treatment plant and

West a budget winner$2 million will redevelop the Altona Memorial Park chapel and crematorium.

In keeping with its pre-election promise, the Andrews government has allocated $1.6million towards an integrated childrens hub in Altona.

Altona MP Jill Hennessy said the one-stop hub would include long day care; a kindergarten; maternal child health services; playgroups; and parenting, intervention and family support services.

State Labor allocated $1 million of its total $15 million pre-election promise for planning and feasibility works on the new Footscray Education Precinct. It also allocated $500,000 for a theatre at Williamstown High School (WHS) and $300,000 to upgrade the technology

wing of Bayside P-12 College at Williamstown. WHS principal Gino Catalano said the budget announcement gave the school extra cause to celebrate in its centenary year, with the theatre leaving a legacy to the school and community for the next 100 years.

We were holding o on going ahead to tender to builders and now, with this news, well be able to start that process immediately, Mr Catalano said.

I think well have the builders on site in October and the project will be completed towards the end of next year.

He said the Performing Arts Centre of Excellence would be used by students from the west undertaking university extension subjects.

Bayside college principal Andrew Harnett said he was thrilled with the money for a technology upgrade at the junior campus.

It will have a signicant impact on the student learning here at the college, he said.

Melissa Horne, president of the SKY High lobby group, welcomed a $1.5 million commitment to relocate Footscray City College to a new education precinct, linking Victoria Universitys Nicholson campus with Footscray City Primary School. She said SKY High had been told it would be part of the committee investigating the feasibility of the proposal.

Its an investment thats going to meet the needs of SKY [Seddon, Kingsville and Yarraville] kids, Ms Horne said.

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Hobsons Bay chief executive Chris Eddy said the administration felt the positions were appropriate for current needs and circumstances.

ese non-permanent positions, alongside other budget elements, are still subject to nal endorsement by councillors, he said.

Cr Angela Altair told last weeks council meeting she was reluctantly voting for the dra budget. She said continual cost shiing by other levels of government and a freeze in

A Hobsons Bay councillor has expressed concern about ve new positions costing $425,000 and warned the council it needs to tighten its belt ahead of rates capping.

As reported by Star Weekly, the proposed average residential rate rise is 3.8 per cent, down from 6.8 per cent originally planned before the carbon tax was repealed.

Cr Peter Hemphill, who last week abstained from voting on the dra 2015-16 council budget, said he had particular concern about two of the ve positions.

ere are ve new positions that are going to

cost us half a million dollars, and with the rate capping thats coming up I believe we need to start tightening our belts now, he said.

Im not saying that I oppose all those positions, but its a fair hike and I think the community needs to be aware of whats going on. eres a community engagement ocer and a part-time human resources policy ocer that I have concern about.

e council is employing a community engagement ocer for $75,637 and a human resources policy ocer for $41,520, both on a temporary nine-month contract. ree

indexation of the Victoria Grants Commission funding was placing additional pressure on the council to fund services such as family day care, libraries and home and community care.

I was going to perhaps just not vote either way tonight Ill be honest with you and just wait for the feedback that I get from the community, she said.

I will, with some reluctance, support this given the assurances that weve heard around the table that it is in dra form.

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Cancer experts are calling for greater action to reduce the deadly cancer risk caused by the 21,000 trucks travelling through Melbournes inner-west each day.

In its submission to a federal government discussion paper on a proposed national clean air agreement, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has highlighted the dangers posed by diesel pollution caused by thousands of trucks rumbling through residential streets across the city of Maribyrnong.

e Clean air. Less cancer report Clean air. Less cancer report Clean air. Less cancerhighlights the areas risk as a diesel pollution hotspot.

e report calls for the reducing and phasing out of older trucks, noting that half of all trucks in Australian cities are old, each emitting as much particulate matter as 60 newer trucks.

e report attributes 3000 Australian deaths and 3.7 million global deaths a year to air pollution, arguing studies over ve decades have consistently shown an association between air pollution and increased risk of developing lung cancer.

Maribyrnong Truck Action Group president Samantha McArthur said the report vindicated the groups calls over the past decade for trucks to be moved away from residential areas and schools, kindergartens and childcare centres.

e authors of this report are some of Australias most eminent lung cancer physicians. ey understand lung cancer and they understand the causes, she said.

Ms McArthur said the report strengthened calls for a school crossing truck curfew on Francis Street to help protect children travelling to and from Wembley Primary School.

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Inner-west truck trac could be halved within ve years with plans for a new $5 billion freeway and tunnel beneath Yarraville.

e state government last ursday conrmed it is considering a proposal by Transurban to deliver another major river crossing to connect the West Gate Freeway to the port, city and City Link.

e Western Distributor dramatically expands the previously announced $680 million Westgate Distributor and would not require demolishing Yarraville homes or ripping up Spotswood sports elds.

e plan includes twin three-lane tunnels from the West Gate Freeway-Williamstown Road junction to the Whitehall Street-Somerville Road intersection, as well as

Truck trafc may halvean elevated road crossing the Maribyrnong River and two extra lanes each way on the West Gate Freeway from the M80 Ring Road.

Tunnel tolls for cars would be about $3, while trucks would pay about $13.

Early works could begin this year and the project could be completed by late 2020.

Transurban chief executive Scott Charlton said the concept, submitted to the state government earlier this year under Victorias new Market-led Proposals interim guideline, would remove half the trucks from inner-west residential streets and return $1.60 for every $1 spent.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the new plan was being assessed by the Department of Treasury and Finance and reviewed by external consultants

Treasurer Tim Pallas said rigorous guidelines

meant the proposal would be properly and fairly assessed.

But shadow treasurer Michael OBrien questioned why motorists would pay a toll when they could take the West Gate Bridge for free, while Maribyrnong Truck Action Group secretary Martin Wurt called for more information on tunnel ltration and warned the project would be useless without strict truck bans on residential streets.

e issue around a $13 toll for trucks is we already have trucks avoiding the tolls on the Bolte Bridge, Mr Wurt said.

e $40 million rst stage of the West Gate Distributor project, including strengthening and widening of Footscrays Shepherd Bridge and the widening of Moreland Street, will progress regardless of whether the new Western Distributor project goes ahead.

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Paid parking is likely to be introduced in Yarraville by September, according to tender documents released by Maribyrnong council.

e council is seeking to install 15 multi-bay meters and two pay-and- display ticket machines in Yarraville Village to cover stretches of Anderson, Ballarat and Canterbury streets, as well as the Simpson Street carpark.

Tender bids to install the coin-operated meters are due by May 19, with the contract to be signed on June 1 and installation to begin in July.

e council is also expanding paid parking in Footscrays shopping precinct.

Yarraville Traders Association president and Alfa Bakehouse co-owner Chris Xanthis said traders hadnt given up their ght against paid parking.

e traders association is ercely against paid parking. We want to put as much pressure on the council as we can.

Mr Xanthis is calling on the council to increase the amount of unrestricted parking available to customers to minimise the ow-on eect of shoppers parking in surrounding residential streets to avoid the parking fees.

Maribyrnong mayor Nam Quach said the council was installing the parking meters to stimulate turnover of parking spaces in a high-demand area.

e days and time periods of when pay parking will apply will be announced closer to the installation date, he said.

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An elderly couple is pleading with developers to hold o on construction of a ve-storey apartment complex next to their Footscray home.

Neville and Gladys Collins say their Ballarat Road home of 50 years will become unliveable during and aer construction of the 23-unit development approved last week by Maribyrnong council.

Eight objections were made against the $6 million project at 205-207 Ballarat Road, relating to its bulk, amenity impacts on neighbouring properties and carparking.

Mr Collins, 89, said he was unable to make his case at the council meeting as he was looking aer his 85-year-old wife, who was sick with worry.

He said the project would tower over their house and backyard and shatter the areas neighbourly feeling.

e place is going to be changed. Its not going to be families; its going to be for investment, he said. We know change is needed but, for gods sake, put a bit of humanity into the situation.

Mr Collins said his wish would be for the project to be delayed during the couples nal years.

We just want some peace and quiet and some time with our dog. I hope to god they dont sell them for some years.

Peter Flavell, who owns the house three doors down, said the development was far too large and would impact on parking in the area.

Terrain Consulting Group planning consultant Lorenzo Rigoni said the site, near the Gordon Street intersection, was in a substantial change area with good transport links and opportunities for higher density.

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Where it has a sensitive interface, we have screened balconies, he said. We received support from all the referral authorities; councils architect is supportive and VicRoads has no objection.

He said the project included a number of environmentally sustainable features, such as solar panels and rainwater tanks.

Cr Michael Clarke said the ve-storey building was being built in a location ideally placed to handle the impact.

What we have here is a proposal in keeping with our own vision for this part of the world.

Cr Catherine Cumming voted against the proposal, saying she could not support it in light of the impact on Mr and Mrs Collins.



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No. 7 Alfred Place in Williamstown, being touted as suitable for a brave renovator, certainly ts that bill.

Sweeney director Dean Stanley said that in 20 years he had never sold a house in greater need of TLC.

Scheduled for auction on May 9, the house is being advertised from $520,000, making it the cheapest free-standing house in Williamstown.

On about 150 square metres of land, the one-bedroom Victorian cottage has two renovated rooms, a laundry/bathroom and kitchen. Its listed in the Victorian heritage database as being of local historic and aesthetic signicance as a rare example of a pre-1870 house, but it is not heritage protected and was nearly demolished some years ago.

Historian Brian Haynes said the house

dated back to the mid-1850s. He said Customs boatman Charles Hernan was living in the house in 1858, but he may not have been the original owner/occupier.

Mr Stanley said the present owner had intended a renovation but that didnt go to plan.

A fellow bought it in 2011 he ended up just doing the front two principal rooms, he said.

ere was an order on the property for it to be knocked over, whereas now I know that council would prefer it to be renovated. Its in a heritage overlay but its not a heritage-protected home, there are no period features really le except for the windows.

e property sold in 2011 for $420,000.It was just one of these Willy gems that

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Free parking days and a mid-week reduction in fees have been suggested as ways of getting Williamstowns Nelson Place out of a new low.

Ticket machine fees for Nelson Place the only shopping strip in Hobsons Bay with paid parking have stayed the same for another year under the councils dra 2015-16 budget.

Controversial plans to raise parking fees by 10 per cent under the previous budget were scrapped aer strong opposition from traders,

council are Mondays are free and so are Sundays.

Cr Altair has previously suggested dropping parking fees in winter months.

Marketing director Sash Boseovski said initiatives such as free parking days were well overdue as Nelson Place is hitting a new low.

who said the dearest hourly parking rates in the west had turned Nelson Place into a ghost town.

Parking in Nelson Place costs $3 an hour or $12 a day for people without resident permits.

Cr Angela Altair told last weeks council meeting that work was being done to help Nelson Place traders.

In particular, by possibly adjusting the hours and charges mid-week, and also possibly considering having some free days, she said.

I was in Richmond on Sunday and I note with interest that the parking meters at Yarra

Geelong council realised very early that people werent going into the city of Geelong, so they made parking free at weekends and promoted it aggressively, he said.

Warrnambool city is starting to resemble a ghost town due to high rents and parking meters.

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Renowned Melbourne hospitality entrepreneur Jerome Borazio has the green light to open a new bar at Footscray.

Despite the proposal raising 31 objections, last Tuesdays special meeting of the city development committee of Maribyrnong council gave the nod to the proposed laneway cafe and bar on the rst oor of a converted warehouse at 1/4 Yewers Street.

Neighbours raised concerns about impact on safety and parking due to the application seeking a waiver of 40 parking spaces.

Laneway Festival founder Mr Borazio has partnered with West Footscray residents Joanna and Andrew Harvey to establish the bar and cafe.

Ms Harvey said they were hoping to work through any issues with residents.

Any negative kickback from residents is only going to be detrimental to what were trying to do, she said. Its in my best interests to ensure that all patrons leave the venue in a quiet fashion.

Objectors spokesman, Terry Laidler, said a particularly poor council report had failed to adequately address the main concerns. We need this sort of venue in the area, but this particular proposal is for the wrong place, he said.

e competition for parking spaces down there is extraordinary.

Councillors unanimously approved the proposal, with reduced operating hours and a ban on live music.

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A man, who was carjacked at knife-point in Altona Meadows before being driven to a secluded Altona carpark, waited terried for six hours in the dark for help.

Police have released security footage of two women they want to speak to about the carjacking and robbery.

Embona armed robbery taskforce investigators say a 36 year-old Werribee man was at a Queen Street service station about 12.30am on April 18 when he was approached by a woman.

He had lled his car with petrol when a woman with distinctive blue/green hair got out of a silver Holden VX Commodore and started a conversation with him.

She then got into the mans car and pulled a knife on him, demanding that he drive to a secluded carpark near Altona boat ramp.

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with another woman at the wheel, and pulled up next to the mans car when they arrived at the boat ramp.

Two men jumped out of the Commodore and took the victims car keys, mobile phone, wallet and coins. e victim was unhurt.

e four suspects then got back in the Commodore and drove away.

Senior Constable Hannah Wright, of the Altona North Embona taskforce, said the victim was terried throughout the ordeal and too scared to leave his car.

He was terried that they were going to come back and steal his car because they had the keys, she said. So hes waited there for six hours in the cold, waiting so that he could notify a passerby and get some help.

He was pretty distressed while he was waiting for someone.

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She was wearing black pants, a white T-shirt and black Nike runners. Police say the same woman had been at the service station earlier that night, wearing jeans and a black Harley Davidson hoodie.

e second woman is described as Caucasian, aged 20-30 and about 160-165 centimetres, with long blonde hair. She was wearing black pants, a black Crosshatch jumper and sneakers.

Descriptions of the male suspects are vague but one is described as being of African appearance and 175-180 centimetres tall.

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Williamstown residents are opposing a proposal to remove the oldest house on e Strand.

Hobsons Bay council has received an application to partially demolish the circa-1858 house, known as Dachet, at 62 e Strand.

RBA Architects, acting for the owner, has applied to demolish all 20th century sections and deconstruct, salvage and store osite the 19th century sections of the house.

Williamstown historian Brian Haynes said there was no guarantee the 19th century building would be reconstructed elsewhere. He said it should remain onsite and be restored.

Dachet is the oldest remaining structure on e Strand, dating from 1858 or earlier, when William Hall, a shipwright, constructed the two-storey section, he said. is type of two-storey timber structure is now very rare,

not only in Williamstown but in Melbourne, Mr Haynes said.

Many of the 1850s and 1860s structures along e Strand were constructed from bluestone and nearly all have gone as e Strand loses its identity.

I would like it to remain on site and be given a new lease of life as an example of a bygone maritime era of Williamstown and the handiwork of a local shipwright.

RBA Architects was contacted for comment.Its permit to demolish application is out for

public consultation and submissions.

Goya Dmytryshchak

Dachet, at 62 The Strand, Williamstown, as it appeared in the 2006 Hobsons Bay heritage study. (Supplied)

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Work will start in the next fortnight to seal two of Brooklyns dustiest roads under a $2.6million partnership between the state government and Brimbank council.

As reported exclusively by Star Weekly, the Star Weekly, the Star Weeklygovernment in February announced it would contribute $1.85million towards sealing Bunting and Jones roads the single greatest source of dust in Brooklyn, Victorias most polluted suburb.

Since the end of June last year, Brooklyn residents have suered 17 days of dust levels as high as those experienced during the

Authority (EPA) found Bunting Road contributed at least 23 per cent of road dust emissions and Jones Road at least eight per cent.

e sealing of Bunting and Jones roads will help reduce dust levels in Brooklyn, a suburb that has endured dust pollution for far too long, Mr Noonan said. Bunting and Jones roads are the biggest single source of dust in the

Black Saturday bushres. Last nancial year, there were 28 days when PM10 (dust particle) emissions exceeded recommended safety levels.

e World Health Organisation warns people should not be exposed to such high levels of particle pollution for more than ve days a year.

Works that were originally expected to start in June will now start within a fortnight aer contracts were signed last week between Brimbank council and civil engineers.

e road sealing is expected to be completed by July. Williamstown MP Wade Noonan said a 2011 study by the Environment Protection

Brooklyn area. is is set to change by mid-July once the roads are sealed.

We congratulate Brimbank council for progressing this so quickly aer the funding announcement.

e EPA has issued notices to 13 companies in Brooklyn to reduce dust emissions.

EPA manager Richard Marks said there were 27 pollution abatement notices in place for Brooklyn businesses.

In January, the EPA ned two Brooklyn businesses more than $7000 each for failing to minimise dust coming from their premises. Another four companies were ocially warned about mud and dust coming from premises.

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As reported by Star Weekly in March, Star Weekly in March, Star Weeklythe pair of white kittens, named Otto and Lucy, were among a litter of four dumped in the Brooklyn industrial precinct.

e kittens had been neglected and le in the sun, causing cellular damage to their ear cells, the precursor to skin cancer.

Western Suburbs Cat and Kitten Rescue (WSCKR), which rescued the kittens, said our story was shared widely on social media, resulting in numerous people coming forward to adopt.

WSCKR founder Nathan Miles said the kittens, aged between 12 and 16 weeks, had been found separate homes.

e organisation is trying to nd a home for a nine-week-old male kitten with scarring on one eye that was part of a litter surrendered by its owner near Braybrook.

Two of them had really bad eye infections, Mr Miles said.

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For more information, call Nathan Miles on 0400 988 931.

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John Maxwell Max Kidd has been remembered as a luminary of the Altona community whose passion for rugby union was exceeded only by his love for family.

Mr Kidd, 86, surrounded by family members, died peacefully at his Queen Street home of the past 60 years.

Power House Rugby Club paid tribute to its past president and life member who in 1999 received an OAM for service to the community, particularly young people and rugby.

In its tribute, the club said Mr Kidd had gone to join the team in the game they play in heaven.

Mr Kidd was a founding member of the Altona Presbyterian Church, Altona Apex,

Full-time siren for Max the Altona Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Support Group and Altona Complex Neighbourhood Consultative Group.

In the familys eulogy, eldest son John Kidd said never could a father have given his sons a better example of how to cherish their wives.

As a tting end, only moments before dads passing, we could hear mum and dad deep in conversation as they held hands and supported each other to the very end, he said.

Peter Kidd ended the eulogy by saying: Its full-time in dads game of life.

He has run his last try, so in celebration of a truly magnicent game I would like everyone to join me in three cheers.

Altona MP Jill Hennessy said the former physical education teacher and principal was

a champion of better education for the young people of Melbournes west.

Hobsons Bay councillor Sandra Wilson, who met Mr Kidd as a member of the Altona Loop Group lobbying for better train services, gave a moving tribute at last weeks council meeting.

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I will reserve a spot for Max sitting over there and will think of him and of his wish for us to have a soer world. Well miss you, Max.

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A Williamstown lawyer, charged by Victorian anti-gangland detectives investigating the cold case of a $4 million Armaguard heist in 1994, has been committed to stand trial.

e lawyer, John Anile, 56, has a practice at 102 Ferguson Street.

In February, Anile contested two charges of money laundering and obtaining nancial advantage by deception at a committal hearing in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.

Last month, he was directed to stand trial in the County Court in May next year.

Its alleged the oences were committed at various locations in Victoria on or about August 11, 1994, and July 21, 1995.

A summary of evidence alleges Anile laundered money for an organised crime syndicate responsible for armed robberies, murders and other serious crimes.

e deception charge relates to Anile allegedly avoiding stamp duty and associated taxes and fees by under- quoting the sale and purchase price of land at Williamstown.

Money used to buy the land was allegedly stolen on June 22, 1994, when a gang dressed as road workers held up an Armaguard van at an o-ramp of the Monash Freeway at Richmond.

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Now in its 19th year, the event gives high school and TAFE students a chance to showcase their designs alongside new and emerging designers.

Awards organiser Heather Marcus says this years event will be the biggest yet, with the committee receiving record entries from schools keen to take part.

e schools tell us that the awards are so helpful to students who are keen to carry on in fashion, Ms Marcus said.

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e Vietnamese community remains the backbone of Footscrays reinvention 40 years aer its rst members arrived in Australia, according to a community leader.

Speaking on the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon the trigger for resettlement of 55,000 Vietnamese refugees in Australia from 1975 to 1981 Phong Nguyen said Footscray had been the heart of the community since day one.

I think Footscray is very much symbolic of the journey; Footscray or Maribyrnong, you could say, is the birthplace of the Vietnamese community in Australia.

e Vietnamese Community in Australia president and former Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria chairman said the arrival of Vietnamese refugees marked a watershed in Australias multicultural reinvention.

It was the litmus test for multiculturalism, replacing the White Australia policy, he said.

ere were a lot of attacks on the community and we had to struggle, but if we had failed the experiment it could have been a very dierent Australia to what we see today.

Mr Nguyen was the son of a general in the South Vietnamese army and ed Vietnam with his mother by boat aged 18.

He praised late prime minister Malcolm Fraser for his courage and leadership in going against the tide of public opposition to allow Vietnamese refugees to settle in Australia.

Mr Nguyen said the position stood in stark contrast to todays treatment by both major political parties of refugees and asylum seekers needing help from Australia.

He said the former Midway Migrant Hostel, now the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre, had turned from a symbol of great hope to one of sadness and shame.

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Hobsons Bays Behind this Smile anti-racism project has inspired one participant to take the message to children.

Liz Meyers last week brought Mem Foxs book, Whoever you are, to read to children enrolled in the three-year-old program at Williamstown Community and Education Centre.

Ms Meyers said the books message was that were all dierent but were all the same.

e three- and four-year-olds dont have a problem with dierence, she said.

I think acceptance is not just about acceptance of Australian culture, its about accepting all cultures.

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be educating ourselves and others, too. I am a teacher and I have spent nearly 30 years teaching multicultural students both in Australia and overseas, she said.

e most fantastic part of my life has been experiencing dierence through the diverse cultural groups I have taught.

I say thank god for dierences; what a boring world it would be without dierence.

Meyers said the way we use words can either let someone into our world or shut them out.

is is why I am so passionate about language and words because they can open the door and let the world in.

Goya Dmytryshchak

Open door to the worldAnti-racism campaigner Liz Meyers takes the message to youngsters. (Damjan Janevski)

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e $440 million development oers an exciting and sophisticated lifestyle and the housing mix of apartments, townhouses and family homes is designed to appeal to a wide range of buyers.

About 350 houses and 265 apartments and townhouses are being built on 25 hectares. e rst apartment block, Marina Quays, is complete and residents have moved in and several houses are under construction.

e focus of the development is a large marina which will be the only recreational boat harbour between Williamstown and Geelong. When all stages are complete, the harbour will provide up to 1000 berths, with dry storage for up to 390 boats, servicing facilities and a club. Swimming beaches will be created at either end of the harbour. e rst stage of the marina will be open and operational in time for summer 2015-16.

Wyndham Harbours town centre is Marina Square, a public area shaded by palm trees, which oers a place for residents and visitors to unwind and relax. e lush lawn is perfect for kicking back with a book or as a place for the children to play. e square has already hosted several events and will increasingly be used for activities. Spokeswoman for Wyndham Harbour, Sonya Miller, said that likely future events would be food festivals, live music and carols by candlelight.

Flanking the square, at the base of the Marina Quays apartment building, is Joes Corner caf. Once the marina is operational, the vision is for a range of additional hospitality venues along the lines of an Italian restaurant and provedore, and a gourmet sh and chip shop.

Marina Quays is stylish and contemporary and, as the name suggests, it has the beguiling atmosphere of a holiday resort rather than an apartment building. It is angled to maximise marina and bay views and surrounded by open space and landscaped gardens. Only two apartments remain on the market in Marina Quays.

e second apartment building, e Lighthouse, designed by SJB Architects, is selling now with apartments starting from $355,000.

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area, open space and bike paths and walking trails throughout Wyndham Harbour will encourage an active, outdoor lifestyle. e area is also known as a good shing spot.

Excellent services and amenities are close by in this fast-moving area. Werribee has all the commercial and services infrastructure of a regional city along with sporting facilities and entertainment.

e city centre, river and Wyndham Park are all being treated to a massive upgrade. Werribee Plaza, in neighbouring Hoppers Crossing, is undergoing a $370 million redevelopment and will be renamed Pacic Werribee. e new centre will include a two-level Myer store, 120 new shops and kiosks, a new fresh food area with two supermarkets, and a cinema.

Point Cook Town Centre oers two supermarkets, a Target store, a large range of services and speciality shops. Sanctuary Lakes shopping centre is nearby.

ere is a lot to like in the local leisure options as well. Golfers are well catered for with Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club on one side and Werribee Park Golf Club on the other.

Point Cook Coastal Park oers activities for families with wetlands, reserves and a marine sanctuary. Werribee Open Range Zoo, with its calendar of activities throughout the year, is nearby.

Wyndham Harbour residents can indulge locally in some of the more exciting activities to be had. Learn to y, or view your new home from the air during a joy ight from Point Cook Aireld, the oldest operating aireld in the world and birthplace of the RAAF.

e area also celebrates equine activities in all their glory. Werribee Racing Club holds regular meetings which oer all the excitement and talent of the city tracks, but with a more relaxed atmosphere. ink the city meets picnic races.

Werribee Park Equestrian Centre is a world-class facility hosting Olympic riders and international events. It has indoor and outdoor arenas, show jumping areas, dressage areas, a cross-country course and two polo elds.

For thrills of a tastier kind try lunch or dinner and entertainment at Shadowfax Winery or ne dining at beautiful, historical Werribee Mansion.

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Main picture: Marina Quays. Above: Lighthouse apartments. (Supplied)

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Melbourne CBD is about 30 minutes by car and Geelong is 40 minutes away. Buses connect Wyndham Harbour and Werribee South with Werribee railway station. Eight bus routes leave from the station as well as trains to Melbourne and Geelong.

An exciting proposition for the area is a ferry service, aimed at tourists and commuters, which will incorporate Wyndham Harbour

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e Every child is a Star picnic was organised by Hobsons Bay council to recognise and promote the role of family day care in the development and wellbeing of more than 300 children across the municipality.

Family day care refers to childcare provided in the home for children aged from six weeks to 12 years. ere are 29 registered family day care educators in Hobsons Bay.

e theme that every child is a star symbolises how family day cares home-based, small group setting supports and

encourages every childs individual star quality.

e Hobsons Bay service was in danger of folding aer the federal government withdrew $230,000 of funding to the council.

In its budget last year, the Abbott government announced it would tighten the criteria for family day care from July, 2015, saving $157million over three years.

In a bid to save the service, the council announced in February that childcare fees would increase to make up the funding shortfall.

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Premiered at the Sydney Festival in January, Endings uses portable turntables, reel-to-reel tape players and live performance in a meditation on cycles and the ending of things.

In some ways its about death; its built from a whole heap of interviews with people talking about those last days and moments with loved ones, Saulwick said. I took these interview materials and edited them down to fragments of these conversations, then I cut those on to vinyl records that we play on these old vintage players, which have these beautiful, warm, crackly tones it sounds like another time.

Saulwick said the piece is rounded out with music created in collaboration with her partner,

sound designer Peter Knight, and Grand Salvos Paddy Mann.

She began the project some time ago, yet found it took a personal turn with the death of her own father.

e narrative that runs through it, although not explicitly, is my fathers death and my way of trying to stay connected somehow, Saulwick said. In that sense my narrative has a thread through it but it sits in among all the other voices and experiences.

I think, even though its about death its almost a homage to loved ones and its really about that seemingly intrinsic human desire to stay connected with loved ones beyond the grave in some way.

Endings plays at the Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, May 13-17. Bookings: www.artshouse.com.au.

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Owing to street footballers having broken street electric wires, between 400 and 500 men were thrown out of employment last week. is statement was made by the town clerk to the local council electric light committee last Monday evening. He added that the same trouble occurs every football season, during which the council is subject to heavy expense.

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Footscray AdvertiserMay 5, 1965

Residents of Middle Footscray are again up-in-arms against the proposal to make a bypass road through the Pilgrim and Austin streets area under the provisions of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Planning Scheme. A petition of protest has been signed by 182 people whose homes would be aected by construction of an arterial road. Chairman of the protest committee is Cr J Manalack, one of three Middle Ward councillors.

Williamstown AdvertiserMay 7, 1975

Fieen residents of Electra Street, Williamstown, have demanded that the Williamstown council take action to alleviate what they call the nuisance created by the Methodist Church Coee House. e council decided on Monday night that the town clerk should arrange a meeting between the management of the coee house, ward councillors and complaining residents.

Altona StarMay 7, 1975

Altonas city library needs a bigger building and more sta to provide an ecient service to the community. e city librarian, Miss Cynthia Paltridge, said this yesterday. She was commenting on the We-Study survey, which found libraries in the western region are well below the minimum standards set by the Library Association of Australia.

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Reverence HotelSunday, May 10 One of the hardest-working rock bands in Melbourne, The Hackkets, will release their debut album on Mothers Day. The 13 original tracks cover myriad themes and reect the experiences of singers Stuart Flenley, Victoria Cini and Peter Tolhurst, from Facebook friendship fallouts to Melbournes ever-changing weather and the frustration of being ignored ($10/$5 mums). 28 Napier Street, Footscray.

Bar of BengalSaturday, May 9 Unsealed Road will launch its new album, Small Tokens of Love & Regret, at Bar of Bengal, Yarraville, from 7.30pm, with special guests The Bill Burns Band. Free entry. 212a Whitehall Street, Yarraville.

Littlefoot Saturday, May 9 Snake Oil Smith and the Doctor will perform at Littlefoot from 8pm223 Barkly Street, Footscray.

Hobsons Bay Fishing ClubSaturday, May 9 Head back to the 70s and 80s. Dinner at 7pm with the show at 8.30pm. For details and bookings, phone 0429 494 493. 1 Altona Road, Altona.

Customs House HotelSunday, May 10 Kick back and listen to intimate tunes from Michelle Gardiner at Williamstowns Customs House Hotel. She performs from 3-6pm.161 Nelson Place, Williamstown.

Being heardWith bold, layered imagery and text, artist Ibrahim Ibrahim shouts to the world what it is to be deaf and Sudanese living in Australia. IBBYMAN opens at FCAC Gabriel IBBYMAN opens at FCAC Gabriel IBBYMANGallery at 6-8pm Thursday, showing until May 31. footscrayarts.com/event/ibbyman/

Vietnamese cooking A ve-week workshop learning to create various Vietnamese dishes, including rice crepes, dumplings and more, begins at Maribyrnong Community Centre this week. 9032 4305, email [email protected]. or www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/maricomm

Tree plantingA free family fun day at Newells Paddock in Footscray features tree planting, a barbecue and Australian animals, 10.30am-3.30pm, Sunday, May 17. Help bed in 1000 new plants and get up close with live Australian animals, including a blue tongue lizard, wombat, frog, kookaburra, ringtail possum, turtle, python snake and a crocodile from Animals of Oz, 1.30-3.30pm. RSVP. [email protected] or www.facebook.com/newells.paddock

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Plastic fantasticPlasticus is a free exhibition by Carolyn Hanna and Vanessa White running during May at Newports Substation. 11am-5pm. www.thesubstation.org.au

Mini ChefsKids can learn to cook in a four-week workshop, from 4-5.30pm Thursday at Maribyrnong Community Centre. Ingredients and recipe sheets included. Suitable for children aged 6-12. 9032 4305, email [email protected]. or www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/maricomm

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It is a wonderfully improvised approach that takes us to Footscrays Croatian Club this chilly Friday night.

Its the usual drill get in the car and seek food with a handful of only vague locations rattling around in our minds.

Weve enjoyed the food at Restaurant Katarina Zrinski several times, but its at least a couple of years since we visited.

Its good to be back in this big, cheerful room. As expected on a Friday night, the place is almost fully booked not full yet but working on it. But were early enough to snag one of the undressed tables, joining another pair of walk-in, non-Croatian types.

On previous visits here weve mostly loved the grills things such as cevapcici and raznjici (grilled pork pieces), served with chips and utterly brilliant cabbage salad of the kind so oen found in cuisines of eastern Europe.

Tonight, though, perhaps feeling the onset of winter in our bones, we go big on old-school Croatian comfort food.

But not before tucking into a massive bowl of girice ($11) as found on the specials blackboard.

You have got to be joking! proclaims my son Bennie as our whitebait arrives at the table.

In New Zealand, I grew up regularly eating whitebait of a much smaller kind, usually mixed in a gloopy batter and fried as fritters. ese whitebait are dierent bigger, deep-fried, salty, crunchy and very shy.

From there we head into much more familiar and heart-warming territory

Mains here hover around $18 for smaller serves and $25 for larger portions more if youre inclined to seafood. But weve learnt from previous visits that the larger deals especially the non-grill meals are humongously big.

So we get smart by ordering $17.50 serves of sarma (cabbage rolls) and gulas. is turns out, on top of the whitebait, to be just right for two moderately hungry boys.

e cabbage rolls are both dierent from any Ive enjoyed before and as good as any Ive eaten. e point of dierent comes from the lling being less rice and more meat, in this case a tangy mix of pork and beef.

e gulas is a stunner and very generous for a so-called smaller serve. Atop gorgeously smooth mash, the beefy stew is rich and has heaps of tender meat. As far as I can tell, its cooked with not much more than onion and seasoned with little more than salt and pepper sublime in its simplicity and packed with earthy soul.

Restaurant Katarina Zrinski is back on the radar. e food is great, its a very family-friendly place and the service is ne.

RESTAURANT KATARINA ZRINSKIAddress: 2 Whitehall Street, FootscrayPhone: 9689 5866

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JUST SOUPEROne of the best ways to warm up during the cooler months is to get stuck into a hearty, steaming bowl of soup. My mum makes a cracking pumpkin soup. But last time I tasted it, shed ddled with the recipe. What have you done to it? I asked. I just put a bit of curry powder in it, she replied. I wasnt a fan of the added curry. I prefer my pumpkin soup plain and simple. But it reminded me of the many variations of pumpkin soup doing the rounds.

One such popular twist is Thai pumpkin soup, and one of the simplest recipes around comes from Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham, the ladies behind the top-selling 4 Ingredients cookbooks.Ingredients cookbooks.IngredientsMake up a double batch of this and take some to work The whole ofce will be jealous!

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1kg butternut pumpkin, peeledand cut into 1.5 cm pieces

2 tablespoons red curry paste

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cup chopped fresh coriander leaves

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add pumpkin and curry paste. Cook, stirring, for one to two minutes or until mixture begins to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add coconut cream. Cook, stirring, for a minute. Add two cups of cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes (or until pumpkin has softened). Set aside for ve minutes.

Blend soup in batches until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Top with coriander and serve.

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FB: How would you rate your cooking skills?

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FB: What is your signature dish?WN: The perfect toasted cheese

sandwich. I eat a few of them!

FB: If you could only have one more meal, what would it be?

WN: A home-cooked roast dinner with my family in Williamstown.

FB: What is your favourite TV food show and who is your favourite TV food person?

WN: Tough one. Im a big fan of The Block more than cooking shows, Block more than cooking shows, Blockbut I dont mind Matt Preston (especially his cravat).

FB: What is your favourite food?WN: I love a good steak when I am out

at a decent restaurant.

FB: What is your favourite drink?WN: Coke Zero.

FB: Which ve people would you most like to invite to dinner?

WN: My wife Julie, parents Bill and Colleen, and two sons, Will and Henry.

FB: Do you have a kitchen tip for us?WN: Always have food in the pantry.

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add pumpkin and curry paste. Cook, stirring, for one to two minutes or until mixture begins to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add coconut

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In a prized spot, moments from parkland, the beach, cafes, schools and transport, this luxuriously appointed, circa 2013 double storey will have no trouble winning admirers. Streamlined and light-lled, the house has four upstairs bedrooms and a study (or potential fth bedroom). Wrapped around a large living room, powder room and sleek bathroom, each bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe, while the palatial main has a large, ensuite with dual vanity basins and walk-in shower. Off the entry hall with oorboards, theres an open lounge room with gas log re and, at the back, at big living hub (oorboards) with two picture windows and stacker doors to a covered outdoor zone. The glossy, all-white kitchen has 2pac cabinetry (lots of drawers), a Caesarstone-topped island bench, a butlers pantry, dual wall ovens, 900mm gas cooktop and dishwasher. Other features are gas ducted heating, refrigerated cooling, security system and double-glazing.

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Theres more than meets the eye at this dual-level residence, where elements such as vaulted ceilings, a bluestone wall with inset replace, exposed ceiling beams and vibrant wall paint add a uniqueness of character. Three large bedrooms, including one in attic space, have built-in wardrobes, while the main has a walk-in wardrobe and en suite. Flanking the kitchen are a lounge room with a study nook and a living-dining area. The galley kitchen has a dishwasher and 900mm stainless-steel cooker under a canopy rangehood. The laundry has good storage. A pergola above stamped concrete looks out to a neat backyard where theres a big workshop/garage and extensive paving. Within a short drive of Highpoint and 10 kilometres from the CBD, the property has heating, evaporative cooling, 3000-litre water tank and a ve-vehicle carport.

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Looking all gorgeous circa 1889 Victorian on the outside, this one is actually a luxuriously appointed contemporary abode, recently made over to a high standard. Wide-format oorboards begin in the central hallway and ow throughout, including bedrooms. The hallway is anked by a lounge room which has a cast-iron replace with ornate surround; high ceilings, stepped cornices and deep skirts retain the eras avour. Two downstairs bedrooms include the main with walk-in wardrobe and en suite with freestanding bath. Three bedrooms upstairs share a smart bathroom and a carpeted living room/retreat. Another bathroom at the back has outdoor access, and theres also a study. The glossy, all-white kitchen has stone benchtops, European appliances and a butlers pantry. The living hub accesses a deck. Ther

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