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Boy seriously injured in electric motorbike crash
A teenage boy has been left with suspected broken legs after crashing his electric motorbike in Altona North on Monday afternoon. The unlicensed 17-year-old was…
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Footscray patrols reducing safety: report
Security guard patrols in the Footscray CBD have made the area less safe and should be immediately scrapped according to research conducted by an organisation…
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ED closing date set
Footscray Hospital’s emergency team wants the community to be aware of a very specific time – 8am on Wednesday 18 February. “That’s when the emergency…
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Thelma celebrates centenary
When Thelma Powell blew out the candles on her 100th birthday cake on Monday, she did it in the same suburb where she was born…
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Tubes of survival
February 1-7 was Feeding Tube Awareness Week, which aims to increase the understanding of tube feeding. Jena Carr spoke with two women with feeding tube…
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Braybrook ramps up for BMX fest
Melbourne’s inner-west will take centre stage this weekend at the Braybrook BMX Festival, a three-day celebration of action sports, youth culture and community, headlined by…
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Former Cash Converters operators penalised
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has secured a total of $112,985 in penalties against the former operators of three Cash Converters stores in Melbourne’s north…
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Maidstone church fire suspicious
A fire at a Maidstone church early on Sunday morning is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews were called to the church on Richelieu Street…
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Events heat up the west
Summer is heating up across the west with a mix of music, culture and experiences for locals to enjoy. Love Westside has put together a…
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Sport
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Eagles big scalp
Yarraville pulled off its best win of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west season on Saturday, knocking off Spotswood. The Eagles, who were on top…
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Brasher makes debut
Footscray’s Dylan Brasher was almost the hero for Victoria in his Sheffield Shield debut last week After piling on the runs at Victorian Premier Cricket…
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Rams ready for finals
Newport Rams are fine tuning things ahead of finals in the Baseball Victoria summer league women’s premier 1 first competition. The Rams, who are the…
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Stewart takes out Deeble
Don Deeble winner for 2025 Jobe Stewart was left speechless on Wednesday night as he was awarded the honour. Stewart was the last of 10…
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Maric joins Panthers
Newport has added a big target as another former AFL player joins the club for the Western Football League division 1 season. The Panthers announced…
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VTCA T20 semi finalists set
Williamstown Imperials and Barkly St Uniting are among the teams through to the semi finals of the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 competition. Three of…
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Spruce up your outdoor living areas
As we enter summer, you may notice that your outdoor area is looking a little worse for wear. Perhaps the deck is a bit dull…
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Treat hospitality staff with respect
Summer can be a great time for dining out, but it can be a hetic and difficult time for those working in kitchens and front…
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Operation Roadwise 2025 launches this holiday season
A statewide road policing activity called Operation Roadwise 2025 that targets the main causes of road crashes will be conducted during the 2025 Christmas Holiday…
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Retirement feels like a permanent holiday at Rivervue
Have you ever returned from a fantastic holiday and wished it could last forever? That carefree feeling of waking up without a schedule, surrounded by…
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Furlong 2025 gets underway over Melbourne Cup carnival
A statewide road policing activity called Operation Furlong 2025 will be conducted over the Melbourne Cup long weekend from Friday 31 October to Tuesday 4…
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Foot and leg pain relief
Every step should feel easy. But for thousands of people in our community, it doesn’t. Foot and leg pain has a way of creeping in…
Women’s Health
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Social media eating ills
Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by eating disorders and body dissatisfaction, with social media having disastrous effects say experts. Eating disorders, like anorexia, bulimia,…
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Free period products a bloody good idea
Free period products should be made mandatory at all community sporting facilities to support people who menstruate and play sport, according to new Victoria University…
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Tech neck a growing concern
With over 5.3 million Australians suffering from neck pain, including tension neck syndrome a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) commonly known as ‘tech neck’ or ‘text neck’,…
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Lauren aims for zero deaths
Lauren Philpot, 24, is raising awareness for a cause very close to her heart having lost her mother, Leigh, to breast cancer. A lifelong Maribyrnong…
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How to avoid bones breaking bad
Australia’s rapidly ageing population will have many and varied impacts in the coming years and an increase in cases of osteoporosis is set to be…
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A pregnancy cut short
Luci Hadler, 43, gave birth to her daughter Coco only 29 weeks into her pregnancy. She speaks with Jena Carr about the challenges of giving…
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Who are these Australians?
The iconic ‘Three Well-Known Australians’ has made its way to Melbourne’s west for a limited time. The work, painted by Martin Shaw in 1982, depicts…
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From the archives
Star Weekly looks back on the pages of our predecessors. 40 years ago 12 February, 1986 A $6000 Western Suburbs fishing club development in Williamstown…
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New
Nearly a thousand new doctors are entering Victoria’s public health system this month, with a significant number allocated to hospitals serving Melbourne’s western and northern…
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Support Sweethearts for HeartKids
Every day in Australia, eight babies are born with a childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD), and during February HeartKids is calling on Australians to help support…
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Walk to Work Day coming
The Pedestrian Council of Australia has announced a new initiative for Walk to Work Day, partnering with the Black Dog Institute to highlight the mental…
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Cancer researchers supported
The next generation of cancer research leaders are being supported through a four-year fellowship program funded by the state government. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has…
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Faces of the west
Each week Star Weekly photographers are out and about capturing events and people across the west.
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Virtual solution for ADHD medication problem
Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be hard enough without having to urgently replace a lost, expired or depleted prescriptions for medication. To…
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Footy films initiative returns
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), AFL, and VicScreen have announced that Footy Shorts will return in 2026. The first Footy Shorts lineup proved a winner…
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Employers fined millions for safety breaches
Victorian employers were fined more than $17 million for unsafe work last year. The total of $17,391,325 in fines, costs and undertakings for breaches of…