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FAMILIES across the West are getting ready to enjoy Easter festivities this weekend with youngsters already counting down the days until everyone’s beloved bunny arrives and delivers tasty chocolate treats. And little Matilda is no exception. Like most toddlers she has enjoyed a sneaky treat or two this week and is looking forward to waking up on Sunday morning to a house filled with chocolate. 118398 Picture: DAMJAN JANEVSKI
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ALL SIX councils from across the Western Suburbs have united in a desperate bid to try to stop the region from losing more jobs. Melbourne’s West Economic Response Taskforce was recently formed and met for the first time earlier this month with representatives from Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton, Wyndham and Moonee Valley attending. CEO of western suburbs advocacy group LeadWest, Craig Rowley, said the Taskforce was formed as a reaction to the end of motor vehicle manufacturing in the West. He said that following Ford’s closure announcement in 2013, the Federal and State Government’s established funding to be applied over three years in recognition of the economic and social of the economic and social impact of the closure on
communities in Geelong and Melbourne’s North. “Taskforce representatives from LeadWest and the local governments of Melbourne’s West unanimously agreed that fair and equitable treatment is a must,” Mr Rowley said. “The Taskforce will formally request that the Australian and Victorian Government deliver a significant and comprehensive adjustment package to be applied in Melbourne’s West. “This would be on par with how Geelong and Melbourne’s North were helped.” Mr Rowley said the Taskforce would also try to help people who had lost their jobs to find new employment opportunities. “The Taskforce will help facilitate a successful transition from jobs exited at Toyota, Ford and Holden into other jobs and sectors,” he said.
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