Home » News » From the archives

From the archives

09/02/2026

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 could face a State Government demolition order because it didn’t receive a permit to carry out the work.

30 years ago

14 February, 1996

Laverton and Altona residents have blasted the Federal Government over its plan to close Essendon Airport and move traffic to Point Cook.

20 years ago

14 February, 2006

Bashed and left for dead at the bottom of the Irving Street entrance to Footscray train station, Nathanael Raimundo, 17, says he is not angry or looking for revenge on his attackers.

10 years ago

10 February, 2016

A Yarraville family is pushing for a change to Maribyrnong council guidelines after the council ordered it to tear down its nature strip vegetable garden.

Digital Editions

Maidstone church fire suspicious

Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 207786 A fire at a Maidstone church early on Sunday morning is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews were…

More News

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 growth corridors. Among the 965…
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 these children and their families…
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 health benefits of walking. The…
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 announced the inaugural cohort of…
Faces of the west

Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 530070 Each week Star Weekly photographers are out and about capturing events and people across the west.

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 monthly winners nominated for the…
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 help prevent this, the state…
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 with audiences, reaching more than…
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 the Occupational Health and Safety…
Australian Open smashes attendance records

This year’s Australian Open was officially the most attended on record. More than 1.368 million tennis fans packed Melbourne Park for the 2026 tournament, easily surpassing last year’s record of…