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Seddon Festival chalks up 20 years of celebrating

The sounds of the Seddon Festival will spill through the streets this Saturday as the popular event celebrates its 20th year. Charles and Victoria streets...

Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards evening photo gallery

Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards evening photo gallery

Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

MEGAN HUSTWAITE, JOURNALIST, PRESENTER, BROADCASTER, MEGANHUSTWAITEMEDIA.COM   FB: How would you rate your cooking skills? MH: Solid. Always expanding my repertoire (rotation probably the better word for it!) but...

Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson

MELANIE McGRICE, LEADING MELBOURNE DIETICIAN AND NUTRITIONIST

Gig guide

Smokehouse 101 Friday nights Local band The Alleged Associates Trio features Footscray soul princess Zerafina Zara and regular guests. From 7pm, free. 101 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong   Club Altona Sunday,...

All you need to know about the World Cup

Star Weekly’s Football MadNation is here with all you need to know about the World Cup.

History of Williamstown Racecourse revealed

All that remains of the former Williamstown racecourse is a concrete stairway that leads nowhere and foundations buried in undergrowth. Williamstown historian Tom Ferris has...

Arts takes Jenny to happy places

It’s been a long time between exhibitions for artist Jenny Prabhu. The 77-year-old Hoppers Crossing resident unveiled a mix of local landscapes and portraits...

Blackbird takes flight

A Footscray filmmaker is delving into the dark past of Australia’s sugar trade. An Australian-Solomon Islander, Amie Batalibasi’s latest film project, Blackbird, traces the neglected...

Distribution drop locations

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Airing dreams of stardom

Troy Barrett is about to amp up rocking out to heavy metal in the privacy of his lounge to the next level. The Yarraville guitar...

Awarding excellence

Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards

Worth a Look: Stories of the week

Cat found after 70km trip in rubbish skip A little girl’s faith and a chance sighting in Bacchus Marsh led to a happy reunion between...

Drones take over the west

They’re the big boy toys taking the skies by storm. Drones are the latest must-have item for the tech-savvy and are increasingly being used for...

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Sleepless in Footscray

Footscray’s Sleepless Festival is returning for 2025 and is calling all artists, creatives and nightcrawlers to get involved in the non-profit community arts event. The...