The 23rd of March 2012 was Ride2School day. This day is part of an initiative to promote healthy and active lifestyles. As Australian children are at risk of childhood obesity, many schools are using events like this to educate children on the dangers of being overweight.

Demographer Bernard Salt has stated that single Australian women should move to Footscray if they want to increase their odds of finding a partner. The company KMPG has recently released new data that dubs the area as a bachelor hotspot. This is because there are 1.85 men to each woman in the area.

Registrations for 2012 Raw Comedy are now open.

The Melbourne Museum of Printing in Footscray is opening, on a limited basis, for public visits.

The Museum of Victoria has many items from various areas in Victoria. Among those areas is Footscray; they have at least 100 items in their possession which help to preserve the history of the city.

Western Edge Youth Arts which operates out of the Phoenix Youth Centre in Footscray have been awarded two grants from the Australia Council of the Arts. The first grant is a three-year funding grant and the second is the Cultural Leadership Skills Development grant which was awarded to Cymbeline Buhler, the artistic director of communities.

The Maribymong City Council has voted to double the number of paid parking machines in Footscray; this will put the number of paid parking spots up to 1486; at $1.10 an hour these machines will help to pay for community improvements and pay for such facilities as the Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre car park, which offers free parking at Highpoint Shopping Centre.

More and more women in Australia are starting their own businesses, according to the latest statistics over 30% of small businesses in the country are owned by women. With this in mind, the Melbourne Business Network presents the annual Women in Business lunch. Women business leaders in nearby Footscray are probably planning to attend; this event is also a chance to network with other women leaders, and should provide ample opportunity to take advantage of business card printing in Footscray to ensure that they have enough to hand out to any new contacts.