53 Buckingham Street, Footscray 3011
This is a corker of a pad for a young couple - who’ll be able to claim their patch as one of the coolest...
Maribyrnong shop local, support local
A number of businesses are still trading during Covid-19 in the Maribyrnong area. Maribyrnong City Council has put together a list so you can support local during this time.
Fishing Village used for sex, drugs and bogan strolls
The Williamstown lessee of a fishing shed on Kororoit Creek has called on Hobsons Bay council to stop people using his land for rubbish...
New chapter in The Steve’s journey
After some deliberation about Sea Shepherd's "controversial" anti-whaling tactics, its decommissioned Steve Irwin ship at Williamstown has been granted heritage listing.
It needed a clear...
Traders rates win
Hobsons Bay traders have had a win with commercial rates set to drop by an average of 1.91 per cent under the council's 2020-21...
Top lockdown reads
Michelle Obama's best-selling memoir is included twice in the top five loans in Hobsons Bay since the second COVID-19 lockdown, as Hobsons Bay Libraries continues...
Photos preserve memory of Altona Pier
An Altona photographer is preserving memories of Altona Pier through large-scale images, before the old wooden structure is replaced with a modern design.
Detailed design...
Outdoor trading back in time for summer
Hobsons Bay’s outdoor trading program is returning this summer on the back of the state government’s $54.5 million Outdoor Economy Package.
Almost 200 businesses took...
Crime up in Maribyrnong, down in Hobsons Bay
Crime rose by 2.8 per cent in Maribyrnong and fell by 6.3 per cent in Hobsons Bay last year.
The Crime Statistics Agency today released...
Victorian government announces more vouchers for popular senior travel scheme
A further 10,000 travel vouchers will be distributed to older Victorians, including in Maribyrnong and the Hobsons Bay, as part of the state government's...
Nashville meets Yarraville in new country album
Yarraville country music duo The Long and Short of It, Patsy Toop OAM and David Baird, have an unspoken language that they have developed...
New sounds from Seddon composer
Seddon trumpeter and composer Peter Knight used isolation and grief as sources of creative fuel to bring his new album 'Shadow Phase' to life.
Dropping...
Five Fraser businesses have been awarded grants
Migrant Coffee, is one of five businesses in Fraser to be awarded a grant under the Energy Efficiency Grants for SMEs program.
Migrant Coffee is...
Police investigate armed robbery at Spotswood
Police are appealing for assistance from the public following an armed robbery in Spotswood last week.
Officers have been told an unknown man wearing a...
Women’s Health Matters
Star Weekly is shining a light on the healthcare issues facing women in the western and northern suburbs.
Over the next 12 months, our ‘Women’s...
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Around the grounds in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong
Bowls
Yarraville Footscray continued its good form with victory against Altona on Saturday in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant premier division. The Bulldogs came away...
