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portrait photo booth. “My favourite part of photographing dogs is the different personalities,” she said. “Just like people, no two dogs are the same. I am looking forward to meeting all the new doggo personalities of the inner west at this year’s Pet Expo.” Maribyrnong mayor Martin Zakharov said the Pet Expo is a family-friendly day.

“Come along and find out what you have always wanted to know about your pets at one of the information stalls on animal care and welfare with local veterinarians.” The 2019 Maribyrnong Pet Expo will be held 10am to 2pm Sunday, March 31 at Coulson Gardens in Maribyrnong.

“However, unfortunately with limited processing capacity at other facilities, we have had no other option but to continue sending recycled materials to landfill.” SKM was contacted for comment. Goya Dmytryshchak

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The concept plans for the Paisley Street located up to 350 interchange, metres from endorsed the train precinct and transport interchange, endorsed precinct and transport Street located up to 350 metres from the train Street railway station will become a station. at last week’s council city development meeting, at last week’s council city development meeting, station. me a Footscray Transport forforVictoria (TfV) prepared a will now go out for community consultation. transport hub and(TfV) Paisleyprepared Street willa will now go out community consultation. Transport for Victoria t will dedicated Footscray Hall said was pleased planMP for Katie a centralised hub in transformed an ambitious $9 million Footscray Hall saidtransport she was pleased concept plan forunder a centralised transport hub in concept llion be HobsonsMP BayKatie residents haveshe expressed theat council focusing efforts on the in 2016,focusing but the project to to see plan to Street revitalise the suburb. to see Street the council efforts failed on the Irving in 2016, but the project failed to Irving anger all their waste going to landfill beautification state government funding. Maribyrnong council funding. last week released attract beautification of central Footscray. state government eased attract as the banofoncentral SKM Footscray. Services accepting “Paisley Street at hastwo needed attention for a along The council again pushing for for theastate a “Footscray “Paisley Streetishas needed attention long Thefor council is againtransport pushing interchange” for the state ange” plans recyclables facilities enters time,” she■ said. to chip in moneyDucted for the hub, on Irving Street and extensive time,” ■ she said. government toCooling chip in money for the Systems hub, government ments third week. ■ Evaporative ■improvements Split Refrigerated Systems Service & Repairs “I’mResidents strongly supportive any improvements the way for the transformation of Paisley Paisley Street, with upgrades to paving “I’m strongly supportive of any improvements paving the way for thealong transformation of Paisley es to to are againofbeing urged to and their pedestrian connections, too – withand dedicated bikeconnections, lanes, improved surrounding to cycling pedestrian too – to cycling Street with areas. dedicated bike lanes, improved Street hold onto recyclable waste after bikes and Protection pedestriansAuthority from buses more trees. Footscray already separatingand bikes and pedestrians from buses separating andismore trees.Melbourne’s busiest footpaths usiest footpaths the Environment SHOW ROOM CNR COOK ST & makes INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, sense.” “Improvements to theAT:public realm are train station and the second busiest sense.” “Improvements to the public realm are makes usiest suburban closed down SKM’sSUNSHINE Coolaroo and Ms Hall said she would always support critical to support the expected growth of jobs for bus movements. Ms Hall said she would always support and critical to support the expected growth of jobs Laverton North sites on February 15,and QUOTES to beautify and improve in Footscray by advocate But aandcouncil hasin found access advocateand forpeople funds (30,500) to beautify and improve peoplereport (30,500) Footscray by (3400) ccess (3400) due tofor firefunds risks.FREE CREDIT CARDS central Footscray. 2031,” the report states. between transport modes in central Footscray central Footscray. scray 2031,” the report states. Altona resident Erin FinniganAND said EFTPOS AVAILABLE ratepayers needed reassurance that www.tonna.com.au genuine attempts were being made to find a timely solution. 3 MARIBYRNONG & HOBSONS BAY STAR WEEKLY \ MARCH 6, 2019 “It’s not enough to ‘monitor day by day’ as the mayor states,” she said. “We need to know if it’s intended to simply ‘monitor’ this situation until someone else fixes it – a government body – or the contract expires [in February 2020]. “The council ought be seeking legal

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