Classic cars and bikes draw a crowd
Classic car lovers flocked to the 11th annual Hobsons Bay Men’s Shed Classic Car and Bike Show and Family Fun Day event on Sunday...
YMCA to continue at RecWest
YMCA Victoria will continue to manage the RecWest facilities in Footscray and Braybrook.
The Y has been awarded the contract to continue management of both...
Police investigate West Gate Freeway fight
Police are investigating an affray on the Westgate Freeway earlier this month.
Police have been told traffic had slowed in the outbound lanes of the...
Renewable, public owned energy future
Welcome back folks to Connolly’s Corner – my monthly article for the Star Weekly where I talk about what the state governemt is delivering...
Think pink for Cancer Council
Williamstown will be a sea of pink on Sunday, March 12, to raise money for breast cancer research.
Liza Cagorski is hosting a pink high...
Milestone for West Gate Tunnell
Tunnel Boring Machine Vida has broken through on the West Gate Tunnel Project, completing a 2.8-kilometre journey and marking the completion of excavation on...
A festival of heroes
Thanks to the support of Maribyrnong City Council and the SKY Community Group, the
Stony Creek Music Festival is back on the calendar of events...
Jumping rope for 40 years
More Australian schools are being urged to sign-up for Jump Rope for Heart in a bid to improve the physical fitness of school aged...
Why a smoking partner could harm your chances of quitting
Want to quit the cigarettes? You’re much more likely to succeed if you don’t live with other smokers, according to new research.
The...
Too many young Victorians’ requiring emergency medical treatment for sunburn
SunSmart Victoria is deeply concerned about the high number of young adults and adolescents, including those in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong, requiring emergency medical...
Exercising to manage mental health
University of South Australia researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression as a new study shows that physical...
Tiny golden chick has a big future
An adorable, critically endangered chick is taking its first wobbly steps at Werribee Open Range Zoo, marking a significant milestone in threatened species conservation.
The...
Constructing digital safety
Victoria University researchers have developed state-of-the-art technology that will take outdated aspects of Australia’s construction industry into a modern digital age.
VU’s Built Environment Professor...
Family violence felt like ’stampede’
It’s not every day a young boy from the western suburbs gets to spend the afternoon away from school, celebrating the launch of his...
Solar panels to help schools save
Government schools across the state, such as those in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong, will be supported to install solar panels to save millions of...
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Melbourne Water grants open to property owners in West
Melbourne Water has opened its Liveable Communities Liveable Waterways (LCLW) grant program to the Port Phillip and Westernport region, which includes the Maribyrnong and...
