Finding love in fostering
Bayside P-12 college is searching for friendly families, couples and singles like Meg Chun, to host international students studying in Newport.
Ms Chun recently began...
Footbridge desire increases
For more than 11 years, Altona Meadows resident Dorothy MacKechnie has been advocating for a footbridge to be installed across the creek next to...
A day of green, white and red
The Williamstown Italian Social Club (WISC) hosted its Williamstown Italian Festival over the weekend.
WISC president Carlo Abate said it was a huge event that...
A tour of the tunnel
Star Weekly journalist Jennifer Pittorino recently toured the outbound tunnel exit now taking shape as part of the mammoth West Gate Tunnel Project.
West Gate...
Green light for health centre
Despite months of community opposition, planning approval has been given for the Footscray Clinical Hub, a major new healthcare facility proposed by Erica Heathcare...
Remembering youth worker Les Twentyman
Proud western suburbs son, the late Les Twentyman will be honoured with a state funeral on April 16.
Mr Twentyman died on March 30, aged...
Racing reunion on track
It has been 60 years since Tracey’s Speedway Maribyrnong closed and to mark the occasion a reunion is being held at the original site.
Organiser...
Funds needed to fight
Three Maribyrnong residents have joined forces against the ongoing Paintback proposal dispute in West Footscray, creating a go-fund-me to pay for legal representation to...
A toxic discovery
Hobsons Bay council has closed five additional reserves after testing confirmed the presence of material containing bonded asbestos.
Council announced sections of Crofts Reserve, Hosken...
Metro grants up for grabs
Non-for-profit organisations in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay have the chance to apply for another round of grants being offered by Metro Trains.
Metro’s Moving Melbourne...
More cash containers
Two more Reverse Vending Machine’s have been installed in Hobsons Bay under the state governments Container Deposit Scheme ‘CDS Vic’.
The new points are located...
Celebrating together
It was a vibrant celebration for the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation’s (WBCF) Cultural Diversity Week 2024 at the Bowery Theatre and Errington Reserve in...
FUNdraising made easy
No one expected this small school of 320 students to raise $15,000 for Yarraville’s Foodbank, but St Leo the Great Primary School in Altona...
50 arrested as part of operation
Police in Melbourne’s west arrested 50 people as part of a concerted approach to target youth gang members and other repeat young offenders ahead...
Man charged after Williamstown aggravated burglary and police car ramming
Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged a man following an alleged aggravated burglary and ramming of a police vehicle in Williamstown on...
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Repairs ride in
The Footscray Community Bike Hub held two special school holiday sessions to continue the work it does repairing recycled bikes for repurpose.
Facilitator Andrew Johnstone...
