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Women wept for Great War’s impact

A new exhibition opening in Footscray tonight lifts the veil on the terrible impact war has on the women it leaves to pick up...

Setting Sun Film Festival back on big screen

The west’s premier film festival is back this month with a flood of screenings and events. This year’s Setting Sun Film Festival attracted 60 entries,...

Mystery of Three Well Known Australians

The person in the middle of the painting is surely a typical Aussie who doesn’t know what to make of the turmoil around him,...

Get switched on to Fairy Tale News

Follow the crumbs … to Footscray’s Bluestone Church Arts Space for a special school holiday treat. Created by wit incorporated artistic director Belinda Campbell, the...

Yarraville comedian skewers morning TV

Yarraville comedian Zoe McDonald is set to skewer morning television in her latest show for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. After sell-out seasons at the...

West Footscray to be awash with colour

West Footscray will be ablaze with colour this Saturday as residents and visitors celebrate the food, dance and colours of the community. They’ll be invited...

Elvis on the pier

Renowned Elvis tribute artist Sean Spiteri is coming to Williamstown. Spiteri, who was ranked Australia’s No.1 “ultimate Elvis tribute artist” in 2012 and 2014, said...

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...

Enjoy seafood from Pier to Plate

Pier to Plate, the festival for all seafood lovers is on again at Seaworks as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and...

Check in to Hotel Obscura

Audiences are being warned to expect the unexpected when they check into Hotel Obscura this week as part of the Festival of Live Art...

Steamrail opens Newport workshops to public

Steamrail Victoria will reveal the inside of its Newport workshops, built in 1885, for three public open days during the Labour Day long weekend...

Seddon Festival is back to delight

The inner-west’s kaleidoscope of fun days continues this Saturday with the return of the popular Seddon Festival. An expanded range of acts, stalls and activities...

Former Footscray mayor pens poems

A former Footscray mayor has realised a lifelong ambition by publishing his first book of poetry. Ted Logan, 83, has penned “a variety of verse”...

Brazilian storyteller to visit Williamstown

Brazilian storyteller Cadu Cinelli will visit Williamstown’s Loom Room next month. In 1998, Mr Cinelli co-founded Os Tapetes Contadores de Historias, or The Carpet Storytellers,...

Betty’s bespoke boots are a beauty

These boots were made for talking – and each has a unique tale to tell. After a lifetime working in various arts and crafts, Spotswood’s...

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Capping education to cut immigration

This story was originally published in October 2024 and Star Weekly has chosen to share it again for readers to enjoy. The federal government is...