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Bringing joy of science to budding young scientists
Dr Lorian Parker says her heart sings when she sees the joy that science can put on the face of a child. The Footscray science…
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Social housing units on VicRoads land nearing their Launch
The first of almost 60 new social housing units in Footscray and Maidstone could be in place by the end of the year following a…
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Maribyrnong Council unveils 2040 Community Plan
Maribyrnong’s industrial roots and multicultural make-up are at the heart of a community-driven vision that will guide planning for the next 20 years. The Maribyrnong…
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Fight for the future of Stony Creek heads to Parliament steps
Residents fighting for the devastated Stony Creek are taking their campaign to Parliament. The waterway remains so heavily contaminated by the August 30 West Footscray…
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Push for Williamstown RSL rebirth
Williamstown RSL could become the first in Victoria to be resurrected after being dissolved, with a new generation of veterans stepping up to form a…
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Star Weekly reporter Benjamin Millar’s work lauded
Star Weekly Maribyrnong reporter Benjamin Millar has been named the 2018 winner of the Media Award in Victoria’s Multicultural Awards for Excellence. The award acknowledges…
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Newport teen nabbed behind wheel of allegedly stolen Ferrari
An alleged car thief with a taste for luxury cars has been caught red-handed in a stolen Ferrari in Newport. The 19-year-old Newport man was…
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All ears for Mental Health Week
The elephant in the room will be the topic of conversations – in more ways than one – when Mental Health Week is marked in…
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Williamstown military bunker buried again
One of Victoria’s oldest-known military bunkers unearthed at Williamstown’s Burbank Oval seven years ago will be buried again. The Williamstown Right Battery was discovered in…
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Newport man charged with trying to buy guns in Lebanon
A Newport man is accused of trying to buy a Kalashnikov assault rifle and other firearms in Lebanon. The 39-year-old was arrested at Melbourne Airport…
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Police officers punched, kicked at Newport
Two police officers were taken to hospital after being assaulted at Newport early Wednesday morning. Sergeant Cameron Scott said the night-shift van was called to…
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Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson
FB: How would you rate your cooking skills? WM: I do cook quite a lot. It’s much like my cricket career … me in the kitchen, it’s…
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Disability in spotlight as fringe festival heads westside
Rachel Edmonds had heard it all – helpful suggestions, unsolicited advice, hopes for a cure. The non-binary theatremaker, performer and producer with a disability is…
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Health blow to the west in wake of toxic West Footscray fire
Children have been hospitalised suffering migraines, nose bleeds, sore throats and breathing difficulties in the wake of the West Footscray factory fire. People from West…
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Airbnb warning after Williamstown arrests
A new police taskforce in Melbourne’s west is urging owners of short-term rentals to meet prospective guests face-to-face in the wake of two arrests in…















