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Swapping sugar for fresh food
Altona Meadows’ Fedah Kaddour is giving up all things sweet and sugary for a good cause next month. Along with her fellow employees at the…
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Bizarre twilight treats
Colourful puppet creatures and dance skills will be on show as part of this month’s Bizarre Bazaar twilight market at Seaworks on Friday, August 19.…
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Stairway to better mental health support
Footscray firefighter Gregor Bush is gearing up for the ninth annual Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb. He will join about 600 other volunteers and paid professionals…
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Altona Meadows aquatic facility plans out for comment
Hobsons Bay council has progressed with plans for a state-of-the-art aquatics centre in Altona Meadows, which would lead to the decommissioning of the Laverton Swim…
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Broadening comfort zones through yoga, dress-up and dance
Moving to the beat and keeping active has been one of the main highlights on the schedule for the recently opened Billy Button Children’s Centre…
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Two-thirds of western businesses concerned about skill shortages
More than a third of employers in the western suburbs of Melbourne have indicated that they are lagging behind in terms of required skills, with…
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From The Archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors. 40 years ago August 17, 1982 Footscray North Primary School principal David Graham is the…
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A fair go in sport for all
The state government has launched a new initiative to better ensure equitable access to everyone to community sport, including in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay. As…
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Community Calendar
Want your event listed? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities.…
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Re-connecting with each other post-COVID
As a local government councillor and through insights gained as a mental health occupational therapist, I am extremely aware of the personal and social consequences…
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My Place
Braybrook’s Matthew Ferguson has been expressing himself through hip-hop dance for about 11 years as a way to overcome his intellectual disabilities, with his dance…
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Upskilling the state’s electrical workforce
The state government is set to invest $7.2 million into Victoria’s Continuing Professional Development [CPD] program for electrical workers across the state. The support means…
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Free kinder spots available
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay families with young children are encouraged to look into enrolling their child into the newly announced free kindergarten program. Early Childhood…
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Calling for young people’s voices
Young people aged between 15 and 19 who live in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay are encouraged to take part in the annual Mission Australia Youth…
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Knowing the stroke signs can save lives
It was during breakfast with his kids in November of 2020 when Stewart Grieg heard an unusual sound. The Werribee resident had woken up that…
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