Murder mystery unravels in Mt Martha
An unsolved mystery that rattled 1950s Melbourne is the inspiration for a new novel by a Yarraville writer.
Janice Simpson’s first crime novel, Murder in...
Gig Guide, September 4-6
Gigs and comedy around Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay this weekend.
Reverence Hotel
Friday, September 4
Midnight Woolf will be stomping out two sets of their wild garage...
Head of Gymnastics Victoria leaps at chance to visit RecWest
The head of Gymnastics Victoria has leapt back to his roots during a visit to RecWest in Braybrook.
Jamie Parsons, who grew up just around...
West Fest lights up Kindred Studios
Some of the west’s most talented young performers will take to the stage this Saturday as part of West Fest.
Running from noon to 7.30pm...
Seddon Festival draws big crowds – PICTURES
SEDDON FESTIVAL PICTURE GALLERY
Fun and frivolity were the order of the day as Seddon Festival spilled into the streets on Saturday.
Entertainers such as Rebecca...
Pokemon GO hunters flock to Altona beach
Pokemon GO fans are flocking to Altona beach, with businesses reporting up to 300 extra customers a day.
Altona Pines fish and chip shop owner...
Photographic project focuses on Williamstown
Photographer Harrison Moss is about to launch a project and book featuring images of the people and places that make Williamstown unique.
The 22-year-old RMIT...
Brittania rules at Williamstown Prom night
Prommers will be wearing Union Jack insignia and making plenty of noise at the Last Night of the Proms in Williamstown next month.
Based on...
Yarraville students learn skills for life
A new program at Yarraville Special Developmental School is helping dozens of students gain valuable life and work skills.
The Growing Great Graduates career skills...
Footscray comes alive with Maddern Square celebration
Footscray’s Maddern Square will light up this Friday night with vivid projections, roving performers and the launch of a street art project by French...
MY PLACE
What is your connection with the Sunbury and Macedon Ranges area?
I have a lifelong connection with the area. I spent my childhood at Mount...
Mixed heritage ‘asset’: Fiona Price
Fiona Price’s earliest memories of growing up bi-racial include playground taunting.
“Go back to where you came from,” the children jeered when they saw Dr...
West Projections returns to Footscray in August
People can walk the ‘light fantastic’ at Footscray next month, with the return of West Projections.
Footscray will be transformed after dark over three weekends...
Award-winning Williamstown poet’s new works
Award-winning Williamstown poet Chloe Wilson has published a collection of poems, titled Not Fox Nor Axe.
Ms Wilson recently won the Flash Fiction Prize at...
Park gets a tree change for National Tree Day
Two thousand indigenous trees and shrubs will be planted at Truganina Park in Altona Meadows for National Tree Day on July 31.
Hobsons Bay council...
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Techno turmoil takes toll
This story was originally published in September 2024 and Star Weekly has chosen to share it again for readers to enjoy.
For the past 16...
