Make it happen grants open
Hobsons Bay residents are being encouraged to apply for the council's Make It Happen grants program.
The grants provide funding for community groups and organisations...
End of an era
It is the end of an era as ExxonMobil announced it would close its Altona refinery after 72 years to become an import terminal,...
Junior girls just the start for Altona North SC
Like many local sporting clubs, Altona North Soccer Club is seeking to attract more female players into its ranks.
This season, Altona North fielded its...
Share your vision for Spotswood
Is it the Westgate Punt ferry service between Spotswood and Port Melbourne or Hobsons Bay’s biggest tourism drawcard, Scienceworks?
Could it be having a coffee...
Life in Lockdown on display
The lollipop lady waiting for children who never come, a chilling experience of a COVID-19 ward, families separated by borders.
Photos and stories from Together Apart:...
Funding safer canteens
Two Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay sporting clubs were among the 32 Victorian clubs named as recipients of grants under Energy Safe Victoria's Safer...
‘Skyzies’ squad rallies
People have rallied to raise funds for a Williamstown mother of three who spent her life helping women fleeing domestic violence and is now...
Footscray secondary school picture takes shape
The inner-west’s biggest educational shake-up in decades is looming after the state government revealed details of its plans for a new Footscray Learning Precinct.
Education...
Western Holiday fun
Western United is offering an exciting lineup of activities to keep the community active and engaged during the school holidays.
The club has organised holiday...
Stay safe during flooding
The Hobsons Bay Visitor Information Centre is closed today (Thursday, October 13) due to the ongoing flooding, with the centre set to reopen tomorrow...
From the Archives
Star Weekly looks back through the pages of our predecessors.
40 years ago
May 25, 1983
A three-day "Right to work march" through the western suburbs is...
Defence joins beach patrol
Summer policing at Altona and Williamstown beaches will be like no other year as the state grapples with COVID-19.
Hobsons Bay Inspector Tim O'Connor said...
Itchy bomb trees making life ‘unbearable’
Williamstown residents say “itchy bomb” trees are making their lives unbearable and could trigger asthma.
Tracey Wallace has collected 62 signatures on a petition calling...
VICTORIA ON TOP IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
Victoria leads all states and territories in job-creating economic performance, new independent analysis published has found.
Reflecting a vibrant jobs market and state-shaping investments in...
Williamstown woman’s Amaze-ing race
Williamstown’s Avril Hannah-Jones will be running with her family in The Age Run Melbourne next month to raise money for Amaze, formerly Autism Victoria.
She...
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Taste of the tropics, the hottest fruit trends for 2025
Move over mangoes, it’s time to go beyond bananas.
Traders at Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market have revealed the hottest produce trends...
