Forum discusses air quality
A tri-council forum on the west's air quality problem found it was yet to produce any solutions, according to one participant.
The July 21 forum...
Reaching out continues
Randa Beirouti, along with 70 volunteers, runs a food service in the west which provides 400 meals a week for those in need.
“In the...
Native nursey springs into Braybrook
A glorious patch of Australian bush has been re-created in the grounds of Braybrook’s Dinjerra Primary School.
Fraser MP Dr Daniel Mulino officially opened the...
Apartment zoning confusion
Techno Park resident Lara Week has raised questions surrounding apartments within the same advisory area as Techno park.
The Empress Apartments are within the inner...
Grants intended to bring clean air
A grants package has been designed to improve air quality in the west by modernising truck fleets and sealing local roads.
As part of the...
From the Archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors.
40 years ago
July 27, 1983
Police are to make an all-out bid to cut back the...
VU welcomes report
Victoria University (VU) today welcomed the federal government's Universities Accord interim report into higher education, particularly its focus on equitable access.
The university commended the...
Melbourne number one for students
Melbourne has officially been named the best international student city in the country after the release of global rankings today highlighted our unmatched educational...
Multicultural Awards for Excellence awards open
Nominations for the 2023 Multicultural Awards for Excellence now open.
Now in its 22nd year, the awards honour outstanding individuals and organisations who build...
Young Australians are not satisfied with their sleep
New research from Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health has found 60 per cent of young Australians, including those in Maribyrnong and...
Banding together for road safety
Victoria’s football and netball communities, including those from Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay, will rally behind road safety this week, donning blue armbands to honour...
Crosswords and chess may help more than socialising in avoiding dementia
Computer use, crosswords and games like chess are more strongly associated with older people avoiding dementia than knitting, painting or socialising, a Monash University...
Bilingual Kinder applications open
Language immersion has a profound positive impact on children’s learning and applications are now open for early childhood services, including those from Maribyrnong and...
Record number of Victorians in work
Victorian employment numbers grew to a record level last month, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released on Thursday, July 20.
The data...
Community Calendar
Book sale
Friends of Altona Library hold a monthly book sale on the first Tuesday, Friday and Saturday of each month at the rear of...
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Struggling to hear in noisy places? Technology can help
For many Australians with hearing loss, background noise is more than an inconvenience — it’s a barrier to social connection.
Audiologist Cris Ivanidis from...
